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Boston Globe - Tue Dec 8, 4:48 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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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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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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INO News - Tue Dec 8, 10:55 am ET
(RTTNews) - Iraq's Presidential Council Tuesday postponed the parliamentary elections by seven weeks and set March 6 as the date for the long-awaited vote.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 9:29 am ET
Car bombs killed at least 112 people in Baghdad on Tuesday, police said, leaving pools of blood, charred buses and scattered body parts in a brutal reminder of the threat from Iraq's stubborn insurgency.
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EARTHtimes.org - Tue Dec 8, 8:16 am ET
Baghdad - The Iraqi presidential council on Tuesday set March 6 as the new date for parliamentary elections, Baghdad's Aswat al-Iraq news agency reported, citing state television. The announcement followed parliament's unanimous approval a law to cov...
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The Washington Times - Tue Dec 8, 6:21 am ET
BAGHDAD | A senior Iraqi military official says the Iraqi army wants to continue a long-term training relationship with the United States beyond the 2011 deadline for a U.S. troop withdrawal. Gen. Nasier Abadi, vice chairman of Iraq's army, told The Washington Times that Iraqi commanders would welcome continued training by U.S. forces despite the withdrawal deadline set late last year. Gen ...
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 3:54 am ET
At least 62 people were killed and 105 wounded when four or more large car bombs shook Baghdad on Tuesday, the latest high-profile blasts apparently aimed at sensitive Iraqi government buildings, police said.
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Denver Post - Tue Dec 8, 3:23 am 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.
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Arizona Daily Star - Tue Dec 8, 2:13 am ET
BAGHDAD — President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden intervened personally to save an agreement allowing Iraq's elections to proceed, U.S. and Iraqi officials said Monday, highlighting the stakes in the deal for an eventual American troop withdrawal.
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NPR - Mon Dec 7, 4:31 pm ET
The passage of Iraq's new election law in a down-to-the-wire session of parliament means that U.S. combat troops are a step closer to beginning their phased withdrawal from the country next year after Iraqi elections.
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FOX 61 Chattanooga - Mon Dec 7, 3:31 pm ET
Two Navy SEALs accused in the mistreatment of an Iraqi suspect in the 2004 slayings of four U.S. contractors were arraigned in military court Monday, and one SEAL said he was gratified by support from the public and some members of Congress.
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The Washington Times - Mon Dec 7, 3:00 pm ET
BAGHDAD — 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. American commanders have noted the chance of increased pre-election bloodshed aimed at destabilizing the pro-Western government. A ...
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New Haven Register - Mon Dec 7, 2:56 pm ET
Associated Press BAGHDAD — Iraqi lawmakers approved plans Sunday to hold parliament elections early next year that are seen as an important step toward political reconciliation and easing the withdrawal of U.S. troops.
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USA Today - Mon Dec 7, 1:39 pm 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.