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Iraq MPs again fail to vote on new election law - AFP Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:46:03 GMT+00:00

France24

Iraq MPs again fail to vote on new election law AFP BAGHDAD — Iraq's parliament met on Saturday to vote on a new electoral law for polls early next year but no quorum was reached and the session was postponed ... Iraq VP: 'Optimistic' signs on election accordThe Associated Press Iraq parliament fails to convene for election law debate - SummaryEarthtimes (press release) Iraq Parliament due for urgent sessionAlsumaria ReliefWeb (press release) -Antiwar.com all 99 news articles »

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A lost son returns to Iraq killing fields - The Associated Press Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:01:08 GMT+00:00

Los Angeles Times

A lost son returns to Iraq killing fields The Associated Press HALABJA, Iraq — Six families nervously awaited the DNA tests on the young man who returned from Iran. They wondered: Could this be their son who was just an ... A lost son finds his way home to IraqLos Angeles Times Lost son returns to Iraq killing fieldsBoston Herald Halabja gas attack survivor reunited with motherBBC News all 136 news articles »

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Iraq vet charged with murder in Fort Drum killings - The Associated Press Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:17:54 GMT+00:00

MiamiHerald.com

Iraq vet charged with murder in Fort Drum killings The Associated Press All three had served in Iraq and shared the apartment in Evans Mills near the main gate to the Army post that's home of the 10th Mountain Division. ... US Soldier Who Killed Two Buddies Was Shattered by Iraq TragedyHuffington Post (blog) Joshua Hunter is Alleged Fort Drum MurdererRight Juris Fort Drum says murder suspect's unit saw no combatWatertownDailyTimes.com UPI.com -WPEC -WESH.com all 823 news articles »

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Protesters oppose sending more troops to Afghanistan - Louisville Courier-Journal Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:24:05 GMT+00:00

Reuters

Protesters oppose sending more troops to Afghanistan Louisville Courier-Journal Louisville Peace Action Community also holds monthly peace vigils protesting the Iraq war at Douglass Boulevard and Bardstown Road. ... Obama speech. A John Kerry MomentNaples Daily News A commitment with noncommitment at its coreJournal Times Best of the Web Today: Al Qaeda and IraqWall Street Journal Huffington Post (blog) -Times Herald-Record -Boston Globe all 340 news articles »

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The good and the bad news on the prospects for Obama's Afghanistan policy - Foreign Policy Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:01:10 GMT+00:00

Los Angeles Times

The good and the bad news on the prospects for Obama's Afghanistan policy Foreign Policy Back in 2007, Webb was a key figure in the Democrats' "slow bleed strategy" to hobble the Iraq surge by setting ... The costs of Obama's ambitionsWashington Post Rumsfeld's Office Rejects White House Explanation of Obama's CriticismFOXNews President Wasn't Talking About Rumsfeld Under-resourcing Afghanistan -- but ...ABC News Los Angeles Times -Puggal Latest News and events -ABC News all 68 news articles »

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Obama on right track in Afghanistan, Crocker tells Bellingham crowd - TheNewsTribune.com Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:04:25 GMT+00:00

Atlanta Journal Constitution

Obama on right track in Afghanistan, Crocker tells Bellingham crowd TheNewsTribune.com BELLINGHAM - Ryan Crocker, who served as US ambassador to Iraq under George W. Bush, says President Obama is doing what needs to be done in sending more ... Ex-Iraq ambassador gets Bush post at A&MHouston Chronicle Ex-ambassador to Iraq named dean of A&M schoolThe Associated Press Former US Ambassador to Iraq to Speak in BellinghamKGMI Austin American-Statesman all 166 news articles »

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Critical flaws in Obama's Afghanistan strategy - Examiner.com Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:06:39 GMT+00:00

MiamiHerald.com

Critical flaws in Obama's Afghanistan strategy Examiner.com According to the NY Times' anonymous sources, it was the success of the surge in Iraq. "It turned out to be a good thing," Obama reportedly said of the Iraq ... Similarities to Iraq Surge Plan Mask Risks in AfghanistanNew York Times 'Obama's war' in Afghanistan could be politically precariousChristian Science Monitor Patrick Cockburn: US surge will only prolong Afghan warIndependent Colorado Springs Gazette -Chicago Tribune -Australia.TO all 2,028 news articles »

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Ex-UN weapons inspector condemns Blair, Bush on Iraq - AFP Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:02:32 GMT+00:00

Telegraph.co.uk

Ex-UN weapons inspector condemns Blair, Bush on Iraq AFP Blix said he warned Blair not to invade, saying: "It would prove paradoxical and absurd if 250000 troops were to invade Iraq and find very little. ... Iraq war inquiry sees fingers pointed at USBBC News Bush and Blair's war on Iraq was illegal: Hans BlixPress Trust of India UK inquiry into Iraq War yields revelations in lead up to invasionFree Speech Radio News UPI.com -Times Online -Telegraph.co.uk all 230 news articles »

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Switzer, Tommy Bowden to coach teams for troops - The Associated Press Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:31:16 GMT+00:00

Examiner.com

Switzer, Tommy Bowden to coach teams for troops The Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY — Barry Switzer and Tommy Bowden are heading back to sidelines, but in Iraq instead of the US Switzer, who led Oklahoma to an NCAA ... Barry Switzer to coach in IraqNewsOK.com Switzer To Coach USO TeamKTUL Ex-college football stars to play game in war zoneExaminer.com all 166 news articles »

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Pawlenty, other aspirants travel for foreign cred - The Associated Press Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:38:02 GMT+00:00

Pawlenty, other aspirants travel for foreign cred The Associated Press Candidates also must show the mettle required of the commander in chief, with the nation at war in Iraq and Afghanistan and facing nuclear threats from Iran ... and more »