"The reconciliation process is beginning," a senior official with the Coalition Provisional Authority said.

The Coalition Provisional Authority has not responded to inquiries about the announcement.

Coalition Provisional Authority - 2 May 2003 to 28 June 2004.

The 12-month contract with the Coalition Provisional Authority was worth $16.8 million.

Now the Coalition Provisional Authority seems to have realized its mistake.

Officials from the Coalition Provisional Authority, the governing American body, worked with the committee.

The Coalition Provisional Authority did not return calls seeking comment on the issue.

His absence could mean less leverage for the Coalition Provisional Authority.

Now, with control over the remains of the program shifting to the Coalition Provisional Authority, those records should be released.

The Coalition Provisional Authority opposed allowing democratic elections at this time.