Iraqi official: Baghdad bomb kills 1, injures 6
AP - Thu Dec 3, 5:24 am ETAn Iraqi security official says a bomb at a roadside market in northern Baghdad killed one and wounded six people.
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Explaining the Drop in Iraqi War Dead
consortiumnews.com - Tue Dec 1, 12:09 pm ETThe Iraqi government has announced that the civilian death toll for November – 88 – was the lowest since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, marking a two-year decline in killings that has corresponded with a less aggressive American military strategy and a pullback of U.S. troops to bases on city outskirts.
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ATK Supports Iraqi Air Force Buildup
OfficialWire - Tue Dec 1, 5:11 am ETIraqi defense authorities have received delivery of an aircraft from Alliant Techsystems modified with next-generation targeting and data link technologies.
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Iraqi general assassinated in disputed city of Kirkuk
EARTHtimes.org - Mon Nov 30, 1:16 pm ETKirkuk, Iraq - A general from the Iraqi army's military intelligence service was killed in the disputed northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Monday, police told the German Press Agency dpa. Mohammed Khader, 46, was an ethnic Kurd and a member of the Patr...
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Mysterious "Saddam Channel" Hits Iraqi TV
CBS News - Sun Nov 29, 5:30 pm ETReputed Backer Says Broadcasts Honoring Ex-Dictator Are for Iraqis and Other Arabs Who "Long for His Rule"
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Readout of Vice President Biden's Calls Today with Iraqi Leaders
The White House - Mon Nov 30, 2:47 pm ETVice President Biden spoke today to Iraqi leaders to commend them for working together to find a solution to the election law impasse. He encouraged them to finalize an arrangement that would be fair to all sides and that would allow national elections, as desired by the Iraqi people and as outlined in Iraq's constitution.
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UAE firm to build 5 star hotel in Iraqi city of Karbala
EARTHtimes.org - Mon Nov 30, 4:17 am ETCairo - A firm from the United Arab Emirates plans to construct a five star hotel with a capacity for 3,000 guests in the Iraqi sacred city of Karbala, a news report said Monday. The name of the firm was not revealed, according to the Voices of Iraq ...
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Remains of Missing Gulf War Pilot Hidden in Iraqi Sand
Fox News - Sun Nov 29, 10:08 am ETThe military says Capt. Michael "Scott" Speicher died when his fighter jet was shot down over Iraq in the 1991 Gulf War and was never captured or tortured.
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Google documents Iraqi treasures
The Wenatchee World - Sat Nov 28, 10:18 pm ETBAGHDAD — Google is documenting Iraq’s national museum and will post photographs of its ancient treasures on the Internet early next year, Google chief Eric Schmidt announced Tuesday. The museum was ransacked in the chaotic aftermath of Saddam Hussein’s ouster in April 2003, and only reopened to visitors early this year. Schmidt, who toured the museum with U.S. Ambassador Christopher Hill on ...
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Charges dropped against Slatten in Iraqi Blackwater incident
Sparta Expositor - Mon Nov 30, 1:25 am ETFederal charges in connection with a 2007 shooting incident in Baghdad have been dismissed against Nicholas Slatten.
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Biden urges Iraqi leaders to settle disputes over election law for a January national vote
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Sat Nov 28, 3:26 pm ETWASHINGTON - Vice President Joe Biden is encouraging Iraq's leaders to resolve differences and agree to legislation allowing a national vote to take place next year.
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Iraqi Lawmakers Hunt for Election Compromise
New York Times - Sat Nov 28, 12:37 am ETIraqi leaders worked to avoid delays to January elections, warning that disagreements could still unravel any deal.
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Iraqi parliament reaches preliminary deal on key vote law
Washington Post - Fri Nov 27, 10:24 pm ETBAGHDAD -- Iraqi politicians pushed ahead Friday with a compromise on a contested election measure, awaiting approval from Kurdish officials on a deal that would increase the number of seats in parliament as a way to mute criticism and allow a vote crucial to U.S. withdrawal plans.
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Iraqi sands hid remains of missing Gulf War pilot Speicher; twists and turns stymied hunt
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Sat Nov 28, 10:05 am ETMarines from Task Force Personnel Recovery of the Multi-National Force-West conduct recovery efforts at the crash site of Navy Capt. Michael "Scott" Speicher in July.
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Iraqi PM: Election dispute poses risks to security
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Nov 26, 1:07 pm ETIraq's prime minister on Thursday vowed there will be no delay in the withdrawal of U.S. troops despite an Iraqi political dispute that is expected to force a January vote to be postponed.
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Iraqi VP: No deal yet on election law standoff
AP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 27, 9:02 am ETA top Iraqi official warned Friday "it is too early" to claim a breakthrough in a political crisis over the fragile democracy's election law, all but assuring that a national vote will be pushed past its deadline.
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Iraqi journalist turns tables on shoe thrower
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Raw Video: Iraqi shoe thrower targeted himself
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Baghdad's postmen, delivering the mail at any cost
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Raw Video: Soldiers give thanks in Iraq
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Troops stationed in Iraq celebrate the holiday
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Banned Books Trade Sparks Anbar Security Fears
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Iraq Reels After Football Ban
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