Will Iraq finally get a new government?: Shiite leader vows quick work in 30 days; 5 U.S. soldiers killed

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The Shiite hard-liner tapped as Iraq's new primeminister promised Saturday to swiftly finish building a unitygovernment after parliament elected a top national leadership, endingmonths of political deadlock as the nation spiraled into chaos.

Jawad al-Maliki has 30 days to assemble a Cabinet from dividedShiite, Sunni and Kurdish parties. The most contentious question willbe filling key ministries that control security forces amid demandsto purge them of militias blamed for the rise in sectarian bloodshed.

Five American soldiers died Saturday in roadside bombings south ofBaghdad, and Marines killed four insurgents in a gun battle in Ramadi-- clear …