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AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 8:06 am ET
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki accused rivals on Thursday of stoking political rows that have put Iraq's security at risk, as US Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrived on a surprise visit.
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UPI - Fri Dec 11, 6:18 pm ET
BAGHDAD, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. military forces continue on a deliberate timeline to reduce their troop presence in Iraq by more than half by July 2011, U.S. military generals said.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 9:40 pm ET
Iraqi leaders were set to come under fire Wednesday, having failed to prevent a spate of attacks in Baghdad that killed 127 people, the third major set of bombings to hit the capital since August.
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USA Today - Thu Dec 10, 7:20 pm ET
The last time former Iraq electricity minister Aiham Alsammarae was in Baghdad, he was hatching a plan to break out of jail.
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USA Today - Tue Dec 8, 9:13 pm ET
Hours after a quick succession of car bombs exploded Tuesday in Baghdad, Iraqi officials expressed resolve to continue the fight against terrorism.
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Fox News - Fri Dec 11, 5:22 am ET
International oil companies vied Friday for the biggest slice of Iraq's oil riches on offer in decades, with Iraqi officials hoping the firms will look beyond persistent security fears and strike deals crucial for the country's reconstruction efforts.
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Boston Herald - Wed Dec 9, 1:51 pm ET
BAGHDAD - 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...
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The World - Thu Dec 10, 2:56 am ET
BAGHDAD (AP) — The owner of a dog that miraculously survived a massive bombing returned to his collapsed home Wednesday to be reunited with his pet, stunning neighbors who thought he was dead.
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CNN - Thu Dec 10, 1:17 pm ET
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki canceled a planned meeting with visiting U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday after being summoned by Iraqi lawmakers to discuss a huge bombing in the capital earlier this week.
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Arkansas News Bureau - Sat Dec 12, 5:01 am ET
Iraq’s hope of attracting international oil companies with its mother lode of oil met with mixed results Friday, with only two deals struck as security fears appeared to weigh heavily on the country’s second oil auction this year.
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EARTHtimes.org - Sat Dec 12, 4:46 am ET
Baghdad - A consortium led by Russian energy giant Lukoil and Norway's Statoil on Saturday won the rights to develop Iraq's massive West Qurna-Phase II oil field, the Oil Ministry confirmed. The field, with some 12.9 billion barrels of proven reserve...
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Anniston Star - Sat Dec 12, 4:36 am ET
As the U.S. mission in Iraq winds down, the work is moving in a different direction, namely toward training and equipping the Iraqi Army — and some of that work will be done in Anniston.
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Denver Post - Fri Dec 11, 3:26 am ET
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived here Thursday for talks with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, but the prime minister said he was too busy to see Gates because he had to defend himself before a parliament outraged by a recent series of bombings.
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Market Watch - Fri Dec 11, 10:10 am ET
An oil-exploration team including Royal Dutch Shell and Malaysia's Petronas wins a contract to redevelop war-torn Iraq's massive Majnoon oil field, one of the largest in the world.
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NPR - Fri Dec 11, 7:43 am ET
Iraq is holding a two-day auction for some of its biggest oil fields. This is just the second auction since the U.S. invasion in 2003. The fields located in the relatively stable southern region of Iraq attracted heavy interest.