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WABC-TV New York - Wed Dec 9, 10:47 am ET
The prime minister appealed Wednesday to Iraqis to stand by their security forces.
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The White House - Tue Dec 8, 4:32 pm ET
The Vice President spoke to both Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki earlier today. The Vice President conveyed the condolences of the American people to those Iraqis killed and injured in today's bombings in Baghdad. The United States strongly condemns these attacks on the Iraqi people and their elected government. The perpetrators of today’s bombings will ...
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New York Daily News - Mon Dec 7, 11:20 am ET
An explosion outside an elementary school in a Shiite district of Baghdad killed at least eight people Monday, as Iraqi officials considered delaying national elections until at least February.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 3:36 pm ET
US Vice President Joe Biden spoke to Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki Tuesday, offering condolences and condemnation after five bombs killed 127 people in Baghdad.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 4:25 am ET
Car bombs killed at least 112 people in the heart of the Iraqi capital Tuesday, striking government buildings despite a security crackdown after a series of high-profile attacks.
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The Champaign News-Gazette - Wed Dec 9, 11:03 am ET
BAGHDAD (AP) – The prime minister appealed Wednesday to Iraqis to stand by their security forces, even as angry lawmakers demanded answers and called on top officials to resign following the third massive attack against government sites since summer. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and his interior minister were expected to appear before a special parliamentary session Thursday to answer ...
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AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 2:27 pm ET
Britain believed Iraq had dismantled its chemical and biological weapons in the run-up to the 2003 invasion but thought it was possible they could be reassembled, the former head of the country's Joint Intelligence Committee said Tuesday.
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WashingtonTV - 1 hour 3 minutes ago
Washington, 9 December (WashingtonTV)—Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki asked Iraqis on Wednesday to stand by their security forces, following a deadly attack in Baghdad that has lawmakers demanding answers and calling for resignations of security officials.
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Detroit News - Wed Dec 9, 1:02 am ET
Baghdad -- A suicide car bomb flattened a court building and an explosives-rigged ambulance blew down walls like dominos near the Finance Ministry during a wave of coordinated attacks Tuesday that targeted high-profile symbols of Iraqi authority. At least 127 people were killed.
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INO News - Wed Dec 9, 8:40 am ET
(RTTNews) - Iraq's Presidential Council again postponed the parliamentary elections, but this time by just one day, setting March 7 as the revised date for the long-awaited vote.
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CBS News - Tue Dec 8, 7:22 pm ET
A series of deadly bombings rocked Iraq, killing more than 120 people. As Elizabeth Palmer reports, Iraqis wonder how they will keep safe come election day.
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Seattle Times - Wed Dec 9, 3:13 am ET
Iraq's Ambassador to the U.S. told a Seattle business audience that what the embattled nation needs now is "suits on the ground, not boots on the ground."
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UPI - Tue Dec 8, 12:36 pm ET
LONDON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- A London inquiry into the British role in the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq opted to hold hearings into a dossier on Iraq's weapons deployment behind closed doors.
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WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul - Wed Dec 9, 4:14 am ET
The border between two countries can be a dangerous place -- especially when they've been at war with one another before. At a time when Iran and Iraq were at a critical and dangerous turning point, Photojournalist Tom Aviles and Anchor Don Shelby traveled to the Iran-Iraq border.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 7, 2:10 pm ET
Iraq's electoral commission on Monday recommended a 45-day delay in parliamentary elections until Feb. 27, raising concerns that the postponed balloting could complicate the planned withdrawal of U.S. combat troops and bring a possible surge of violence.