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US firm Blackwater in Iraq bribery scandal: report - AFP Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:01:07 GMT+00:00

DAWN.com

US firm Blackwater in Iraq bribery scandal: report AFP The US State Department refused to renew annual contracts for Blackwater earlier this year after Iraq's government banned it in January over the killings in ... Blackwater Said to Pursue Bribes to Iraq After 17 DiedNew York Times Blackwater approved payments in Iraq shooting - NYTReuters Report: Blackwater OK'd $1M plan to pay off IraqisThe Associated Press Independent -Newser -The Nation. all 353 news articles »

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Minorities In Iraq Face 'Catastrophe', Human Rights Watch Warns - NPR Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:19:38 GMT+00:00

Seattle Post Intelligencer

Minorities In Iraq Face 'Catastrophe', Human Rights Watch Warns NPR Iraq's minorities -- including Yazidis, Shabaks, Turkoman and Assyrian Christians -- face a "full-blown human rights catastrophe" as the ... Iraq's Northern Minorities Seen Under ThreatNew York Times Iraq's Kurds will hold on to oil revenues -BarzaniReuters In the Iraq war, Christians pushed to the brinkChristian Science Monitor The Associated Press -Boston Globe -Monsters and Critics.com all 189 news articles »

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Three ND soldiers suing contractors over burn pit at camps in Iraq, Afghanistan - In-Forum Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:32:16 GMT+00:00

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Three ND soldiers suing contractors over burn pit at camps in Iraq, Afghanistan In-Forum FARGO - Three North Dakota soldiers have joined hundreds of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans nationwide to sue US military contractors for allegedly ... Military contractors sued over Iraq 'burn pits'The Associated Press Former medic in Iraq returns after testifying about open burn pits in IraqWAFF Halliburton, KBR named in suit over 'burn pits'Houston Chronicle Boston Herald -Louisville Courier-Journal -Nashua Telegraph all 221 news articles »

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Ex-Marine who survived three tours in Iraq is slain while installing cable TV ... - Los Angeles Times Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:23:40 GMT+00:00

KTLA

Ex-Marine who survived three tours in Iraq is slain while installing cable TV ... Los Angeles Times A former US Marine who survived several tours of duty in Iraq and a knife attack at his Phelan home a few months ago was violently beaten to death with a ... Former US Marine killed while installing cable at Victorville homeRedlands Daily Facts Former Marine Killed in New Role as Cable GuyNBC Los Angeles all 39 news articles »

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NY police: Iraq war vet died of fall - Newsday Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:43:55 GMT+00:00

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NY police: Iraq war vet died of fall Newsday November 10, 2009 By AP BATAVIA, NY - BATAVIA, NY (AP) — Police in western New York say an Iraq War veteran whose body was found outside a video-rental ... Autopsy shows Iraq War hit head in fallAlbany Times Union Report: Iraq veteran died in a fallThe Daily News Online Young man found dead Saturday in Batavia was Iraq War veteranThe Batavian Buffalo News all 25 news articles »

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Now that parliament approved elections, Iraqis are ambivalent - MiamiHerald.com Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:18:22 GMT+00:00

MiamiHerald.com

Now that parliament approved elections, Iraqis are ambivalent MiamiHerald.com While US officials hail the coming elections as a sign that Iraq is becoming a stable democracy, many Iraqis like Hussein are ambivalent at best about their ... Investors seen positive on Iraq law, eye Kirkuk rowReuters Britain hails Iraqi lawmakers' efforts toward January electionsXinhua Iraq election law delays decision on flash pointsThe Associated Press CNN -Aljazeera.net -Wall Street Journal all 1,234 news articles »

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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4362 - The Associated Press Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:32:26 GMT+00:00

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4362 The Associated Press 10, 2009, at least 4362 members of the US military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. ... US military deaths in Iraq war at 4362Atlanta Journal Constitution all 35 news articles »

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Families of Americans held in Iran plot each move - The Associated Press Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:33:45 GMT+00:00

Times Online

Families of Americans held in Iran plot each move The Associated Press ... for three young people they say simply went astray when they crossed into Iran while on a hike in a part of northern Iraq popular with tourists. ... WORLD: Iran charges 3 American hikers with espionageChicago Tribune Clinton Urges 'Compassion' for Americans Detained in IranVoice of America Hikers' espionage chargesUnited Press International OneWorld.net -World Market Media (blog) -New York Post all 1,998 news articles »

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From Peaceful Gettysburg to the Battlefield of Iraq - New York Times Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:31:17 GMT+00:00

New York Daily News

From Peaceful Gettysburg to the Battlefield of Iraq New York Times Mr. Conklin had already served one tour in Iraq when he was cast in the Brooklyn installment of “The Real World.” In March viewers of that show saw him get ... MTV documentary follows Soldier's return to IraqUnited States Army (press release) all 6 news articles »

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Would Taliban fighters switch sides? - BBC News Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:16:39 GMT+00:00

BBC News

Would Taliban fighters switch sides? BBC News Gen Lamb oversaw a similar initiative in Iraq two years ago, which saw the US military paying tens of thousands of former insurgents to join local militias ... Afghanistan is neither Vietnam nor IraqForeign Policy Why A Maximalist Af-Pak Policy Will Not WorkHuffington Post (blog) Studying Vietnam Doesn't Really HelpThe League of Ordinary Gentlemen (blog) Atlantic Online (blog) -Carolinian (subscription) all 53 news articles »