Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari insisted Wednesday he will be the Shiite nominee for a new term, saying it is “out of the question” that he will step down. Al-Jaafari’s comments, made in a nationally televised press conference, mean the deadlock over the premiership likely will continue. Sunni and Kurdish objections to al-Jaafari have stalled efforts to form a unity government four months after national elections. Full Story