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Senate Confirms Ambassador to Iraq - New York Times Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:47:38 GMT

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Senate Confirms Ambassador to Iraq New York Times, United States By Carl Hulse Christopher R. Hill was confirmed late this afternoon as the new ambassador to Iraq, winning strong Senate support despite some Republican objections to his handling of previous talks with North Korea. The vote on the nomination of the ... Hill confirmed as US Iraq envoy BBC News US Senate confirms Hill as Iraq ambassador AFP Senate confirms Obama's Iraq ambassador CNN Political Ticker Boston Globe - CQPolitics.com all 292 news articles

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Judge to hear challenge in Iraq war suit - Philadelphia Inquirer Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:53:54 GMT

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Judge to hear challenge in Iraq war suit Philadelphia Inquirer, PA AP NEWARK, NJ - A federal judge in Newark is scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of the Iraq war. The action was brought by two New Jersey women whose sons served in Iraq. The plaintiffs are being ... Federal judge hears challenge to Iraq war The Associated Press all 201 news articles

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Iraq: No long-term role for ex-Blackwater units - The Associated Press Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:10:25 GMT

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Iraq: No long-term role for ex-Blackwater units The Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's government spokesman insisted Tuesday that the former Blackwater Worldwide can have no long-term presence in the country and said authorities will continue to press for compensation for a deadly September 2007 shooting. ... Iraqis outraged over Blackwater's slow exit from the country. Think Progress The Daily Muck TPMMuckraker Blackwater out of Iraq? No, not yet The Associated Press all 526 news articles

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State Dept. Hosting High-Tech Execs in Iraq - Washington Post Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:02:00 GMT

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State Dept. Hosting High-Tech Execs in Iraq Washington Post, United States Several executives from well-known high tech firms are in Iraq this week as guests of the State Department, part of an effort to boost the use of online and social media in the war-torn country. While in Iraq, the tech representatives will meet with ... Twitter, WordPress execs in Iraq to help country use new media CNN International Google, AT&T and Twitter executives visit Iraq Reuters Twitter,Wordpress execs in Iraq to help country use new media Examiner.com Mashable - TG Daily all 74 news articles

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Syrian PM vows to support Iraq reconstruction - AFP Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:17:41 GMT

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Syrian PM vows to support Iraq reconstruction AFP BAGHDAD (AFP) — Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Naji Otri pledged on Tuesday at the start of a two-day visit to Iraq to support its war-torn Arab neighbour's reconstruction, as the nations sought better ties. Otri received a red carpet welcome from his ... Syria, Iraq talk security and commerce Middle East Times Iraq: Syrian premier seeks boost in bilateral trade Adnkronos International English Syrian PM visits Iraq TREND Information Alsumaria - GulfNews all 74 news articles

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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4274 Tuesday, according to ... - Los Angeles Times Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:47:17 GMT

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4274 Tuesday, according to ... Los Angeles Times, CA AP As of Tuesday, April 21, 2009, at least 4274 members of the US military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians killed in action. ...

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Ridgecrest Marine dies in Iraq - Bakersfield Now Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:06:29 GMT

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Ridgecrest Marine dies in Iraq Bakersfield Now, CA By Betsy Lambert, Eyewitness News Twenty-year-old Lance Cpl. Ray A. Spencer II from Ridgecrest died on April 16 from a non-hostile incident in the Anbar province in Iraq. Spencer was a 2006 graduate of Burrough High School. Staff at the school say he ... Kaneohe Marine, 20, dies in Iraq Honolulu Star-Bulletin all 24 news articles

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Iraq elects parliament speaker after 4-month impasse - Los Angeles Times Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:23:41 GMT

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Iraq elects parliament speaker after 4-month impasse Los Angeles Times, CA By Liz Sly Reporting from Baghdad -- Iraq's parliament ended four months of legislative paralysis Sunday by electing a new speaker who supporters hope will bring both muscle and discipline to the notoriously disorderly body. Iyad Samarrai, a leading ... Iraq parl't gets speaker after months of discord Reuters New speaker for Iraq parliament BBC News Political gamble in a polarised Iraq GulfNews AFP - Middle East Times all 666 news articles

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George McGovern urges pullout from Iraq this year - Los Angeles Times Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:02:08 GMT

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George McGovern urges pullout from Iraq this year Los Angeles Times, CA The former US senator admires Obama but is puzzled by his adoption of the Bush administration's policy of dragging out the withdrawal of troops from Iraq. By George S. McGovern President Obama holds my admiration with high hopes for his message of ... Army to transfer Iraq engineers to Afghanistan The Wichita Eagle The Out of Iraq Caucus Wants Out of More Than Iraq CQPolitics.com The Faces of Four Americans Killed in Iraq and Afghanistan Salem-News.Com OPB News - Columbia Daily Tribune all 167 news articles

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Child bombers-in-training arrested in Iraq - United Press International Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:17:10 GMT

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Child bombers-in-training arrested in Iraq United Press International KIRKUK, Iraq, April 21 (UPI) -- Iraqi forces arrested four children, all under 14, who are allegdly linked to al-Qaida and training to become suicide bombers, an Iraqi general said. The children, detained near Kirkuk, were part of a cell known as the ... Iraq arrests children recruited by Al-Qaeda AFP Qaida-trained suicide bomb children captured in Iraq People's Daily Online Al-Turki says no Iraqi report on Al-Qaeda arrest Saudi Gazette Times Online - UAE Daily News all 55 news articles