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Report: US using contractors in Iraq at unprecedented rate - CNN International Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:41:25 GMT

Report: US using contractors in Iraq at unprecedented rate CNN International - 1 hour ago WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States spent $85 billion on contracts in Iraq and other countries in the first four years of the war and is relying on ... US spent $85 bn on contracts in Iraq NDTV.com Report finds Iraq contracts have cost US billions Jerusalem Post Congress Details Massive Use of Private Contractors in Iraq Voice of America AFP - FCW.com all 350 news articles

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The implications of improving security in Iraq - Daily Star - Lebanon Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:51:13 GMT

Seattle Times

The implications of improving security in Iraq Daily Star - Lebanon, Lebanon - 6 hours ago By Ghassan Atiyyah In the past few months, Iraq has witnessed developments that point to a relative improvement in the security situation and a ... Iraq parliament speaker taken to Jordan with heart problems AFP Security Topped Agenda at Iraq-Jordan Meeting Deutsche Welle Jordan's King Visits Iraq Hartford Courant Detroit Free Press - Houston Chronicle all 426 news articles

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Names of the Dead - New York Times Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:11:16 GMT

Names of the Dead New York Times, United States - 2 hours ago The Department of Defense has identified 4134 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war and 566 who have died as a part of ... US military deaths in Iraq war at 4140 FOXNews all 77 news articles

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IRAQ: For some Iraqis, it's first-class flights home - Los Angeles Times Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:05:58 GMT

The Associated Press

IRAQ: For some Iraqis, it's first-class flights home Los Angeles Times, CA - 11 hours ago A recent report by the International Organization for Migration said about 16% of the 16848 families that have returned home had come from outside Iraq. ... IRAQ: Group of NGOs warn against “premature” refugee return IRINnews.org Iraqi leader gives refugees free flight home The Associated Press Too soon for displaced Iraqis to return? Middle East Times AFP - Xinhua all 105 news articles

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A Case For McCain - Atlantic Online Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:48:27 GMT

Voice of America

A Case For McCain Atlantic Online - 9 hours ago On Iraq, I don't quite understand your outpouring of support for Obama. The fact that Maliki has seemed to endorse Obama's policy does not mean that anyone ... Top 10 Idiocies of the General Election ... So Far AlterNet Warrior John McCain: Far More Dangerous Than Bush Scoop.co.nz WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING Chicago Tribune The Washington Independent - New Zealand Herald all 768 news articles

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Iraq veterans jump from frying pan into the fire - Times Online Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:16:01 GMT

Boston Globe

Iraq veterans jump from frying pan into the fire Times Online, UK - Aug 11, 2008 “I have just come from Iraq. Now I am here to drink Russian blood,” he said with a cheery smile, encapsulating Georgian bravado against an overwhelmingly ... Video: Coffins Arrive In South Ossetia CBS America Must Stand Up For Georgia CBS News Air Force News, news from Iraq - Air Force Times AirForceTimes.com Australia.TO - The Associated Press all 977 news articles

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Iraqi governor escapes injury in suicide blast - The Associated Press Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:11:59 GMT

The Associated Press

Iraqi governor escapes injury in suicide blast The Associated Press - 2 hours ago But the US military in northern Iraq said American soldiers at the site had confirmed the attacker was a woman. On Monday, a female suicide bomber struck a ... Despite amnesty offer, more violence in Diyala San Jose Mercury News Suicide bomber kills 2 Iraqis, wounds 6 in Baqouba International Herald Tribune Hundreds arrested in crackdown in Iraqi province The Olympian CBS 21 - The Associated Press all 353 news articles

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Suicide Bombing Kills Two in Eastern Iraq - Voice of America Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:36:52 GMT

Today's Zaman

Suicide Bombing Kills Two in Eastern Iraq Voice of America - 6 hours ago In other news, Iraqi officials say the speaker of Iraq's parliament, Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, traveled to Jordan today for medical treatment, ... Iraq imposes Baquba curfew after bomb kills three AFP Suicide bomber dressed as woman kills at least one more in Iraq Los Angeles Times Baqouba under curfew after suicide bombing Daily Star - Lebanon Pakistan Dawn - Swissinfo all 102 news articles

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Reserve Soldiers Found to Increase Alcohol Abuse After Combat - Bloomberg Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:55:26 GMT

CTV British Columbia

Reserve Soldiers Found to Increase Alcohol Abuse After Combat Bloomberg - 6 hours ago 12 (Bloomberg) -- US National Guard and military reserve soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan combat are likely to drink alcohol more heavily and ... After combat, citizen soldiers turning to alcohol The Associated Press Alcohol abuse rises among US combat veterans-study Reuters Drinking Problems Greater Among Returning Combat Veterans Forbes Honolulu Advertiser - Newswise (press release) all 216 news articles

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Indiana soldier killed in Iraq honored at funeral - Chicago Tribune Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:33:10 GMT

Indiana soldier killed in Iraq honored at funeral Chicago Tribune, United States - 6 hours ago AP PENDLETON, Ind. - One of three Indiana National Guard soldiers killed in Iraq this month was remembered at his funeral Tuesday as a leader among the ... Hundreds bid farewell to fallen Guardsman Indianapolis Star Pendleton soldier laid to rest WISH all 9 news articles