The Iraqi parliament has voted to oust its outspoken speaker. The assembly said the behavior of Mahmoud Mashhadani, a leader of the main Sunni Arab bloc, has been an embarrassment. He frequently engaged in shouting matches with other members of the assembly.
NPR's Jamie Tarabay tells Michele Norris that the vote against Mashhadani, a Sunni physician, came one day after an altercation between him and Firyad Mohammed Omar, a Shiite Turkoman. Omar said that Mashadani's bodyguards had treated him roughly.
Last year, Mashhadani was nearly ousted after he said that Iraqis who killed American troops should be celebrated as heroes.
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