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1 hr ago | ABC7 KGO

New Iraq electoral law sets up national vote

Iraq's parliament ended weeks of debate Sunday and passed a long-delayed law paving the way for the planned January election to go forward, sidestepping a crisis that could have delayed the U.S. troop withdrawal.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, World News, Middle East, Barack Obama

6 hrs ago | Boston.com

Iraq: Key figures since the war began

October 2007: 170,000 at peak of troop buildup. --Oct. 31, 2009: 117,000 CASUALTIES: --Confirmed U.S. military deaths as of Nov.

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Related Topix: Middle East, World News,

10 hrs ago | The News

Baghdad International Fair opens its doors to investors

BAGHDAD: The Baghdad International Fair opened its doors on Sunday for the first time since 2002 as Iraq searches for investors to rebuild its moribund economy after years of violence and sanctions.

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Related Topix: World News

15 hrs ago | WCNC

Fort Bragg unit ends Iraq tour; 4th since 9/11

The 82nd Airborne Division's The 3rd Brigade will start arriving home this week after a year in Iraq.

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Related Topix: Fort Bragg, NC, World News

19 hrs ago | KXMB-TV Bismarck

Obama visit...Iraq arrests...Pirate attacks

Those taken into custod9 include Army Sunday's bombings caused outrage among many Iraqis and raised questions abou4 the abilit9 of Iraq's government to protec4 its people.

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Related Topix: Middle East, World News, Piracy News

Sat Nov 07, 2009

ClipSyndicate

Iraq War Veteran's Wife Gets Good News

Last week we told you about a woman facing deportation to Guatemala. She came to America illegally at the age of six and eventually married an Iraq war vet who now suffers from post traumatic stress disorder.

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Related Topix: Life, Veteran Affairs, Video, World News

Manila Bulletin

candle light vigil at Fort Hood, Texas,

US President Barack Obama led his nation in mourning Friday as shocked Americans struggled to understand why a Muslim army doctor unleashed a massacre at a US military base, killing 13.

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Related Topix: Fort Hood, TX, US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, World News, Middle East

Atwater Signal

Soldier from Merced killed in Iraq accident

Golden Valley High graduate dies in Humvee rollover. By CORINNE REILLY creilly@mercedsun-star.com Pfc.

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Related Topix: Merced Metro, Merced, CA, US Military, Fort Bragg, US Army, World News, US Air Force, Dover Air Force Base

New York Times

Adversities Await Iraqis Who Return Home

As Iraqis who fled their homes to escape sectarian violence are returning, many face high unemployment and poor access to electricity and water, according to a new report by the International Organization of Migration, a nongovernmental group operating in more than 100 countries.

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Related Topix: Middle East, World News

The West Australian

Diggers still busy protecting in Iraq

Australia has ended its combat role in Iraq, but Aussie troops remain in Baghdad protecting diplomats in what has become an increasingly benign security environment compared with the dark days of not long ago.

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Related Topix: Australia, Oceania, World News, Travel, Iraq Travel, Australia Travel,

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Free Republic

Iraqi Forces Arrest 5 Suspected Terrorists

Iraqi security forces arrested five suspected terrorists today in two security operations.

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Related Topix: Middle East, World News, Terrorism,

KXAM-TV Austin

Iraq seeks international bombing probe

Iraq's foreign minister has reiterated his country's request for a high-level international envoy to investigate the extent of foreign involvement in recent bombings of government institutions.

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Related Topix: Terrorism, World News

News.ncmonline.com

After Fort Hood: Count All the Dead

Perhaps the most depressing aspect of Thursday's shoot-out at Fort Hood is that none of the 12 people who died in the melee will be counted as casualties of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, World News, Middle East, Fort Knox, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Luis Obispo Metro

Weekday Magazine - Azerbaijan

Iraq Election Body Seeks Vote Delay Due To Law Row

Iraq's electoral authorities have called for polls due next January to be delayed after parliament failed once more to agree on how to hold the vote.

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Related Topix: Middle East, World News,

Telegraph.co.uk

Iraqi stamp auction posts record prices

A collection of stamps to be auctioned in Iraq. The Philatelic and Numismatic Society of Iraq, established in 1951 at the time of the King, has come to life again following the 2003 US-led invasion Photo: AFP On that day the 56-year-old chemical engineer takes off his white coat and raises his auctioneer's gavel.

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The State

Standoff over Iraq's election law goes on, threatening January's vote

Iraqi lawmakers blew another deadline Thursday as they continued haggling over an election law that's crucial to the country's political stability and to the Obama administration's plans for a speedy withdrawal of U.S. troops.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, World News, Middle East, Barack Obama, Joe Biden,

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Scotsman.com

Bomb attacks leave eight dead in Iraq

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The Coastal Courier

3rd ID assumes responsibility in Iraq region

During a ceremony held at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, on Nov 3, Maj.

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Related Topix: World News, Middle East, Schofield Barracks, HI,

UPI

U.N. officials discuss bombings in Baghdad

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki met with a top U.N. envoy in Baghdad to address defense and sovereignty issues relating to a string of deadly attacks.

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Clover Herald

US military: 2 American soldiers die in Iraq

The U.S. military says two American soldiers have died in Iraq - one in combat and one of noncombat-related injuries.

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