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FACTBOX: Iraq's disputed city of Kirkuk - Reuters Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:08:00 GMT

AFP

FACTBOX: Iraq's disputed city of Kirkuk Reuters (Reuters) - The United Nations has handed Iraq a report on disputed territories that it hopes will help ease Kurdish-Arab tensions over the disputed city of Kirkuk. Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, is the capital of Tamim province, ... Video: Kurdish region riled by Iraq oil dispute - 22 Apr 09 Al Jazeera UN Report Lays Out Options for an Oil-Rich Iraqi Region New York Times UN report on Iraq says no break-up of Kirkuk AFP Reuters UK - Tehran Times all 254 news articles

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Web 2.0 Execs in Iraq Tweet Hope - Wired News Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:27:25 GMT

Reuters

Web 2.0 Execs in Iraq Tweet Hope Wired News By Chris Snyder April 22, 2009 | 1:22:09 PMCategories: AT&T, Mobile, Twitter Silicon Valley luminaries on a State Department-sponsored trip to Iraq are already making observations and floating ideas through Twitter and blog posts about how to bring the ... Get SMS-ing, US tech execs urge Web-starved Iraq Reuters Twitter boss wants more 'tweets' in Iraq AFP Twittering in Baghdad Los Angeles Times guardian.co.uk - Washington Post all 305 news articles

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Hill confirmed as US envoy to Iraq - United Press International Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:41:40 GMT

United Press International

Hill confirmed as US envoy to Iraq United Press International Christopher Hill, the US Ambassador to Iraq nominee, testifies during his confirmation hearing before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 25, 2009. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch) WASHINGTON, April 22 (UPI) ... World Briefing | Middle East Iraq: US Ambassador Confirmed New York Times Hill confirmed as US Iraq envoy BBC News US Senate confirms Hill as top envoy to Iraq CNN eNews Park Forest - Bowdoin News all 400 news articles

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Suicide bomber kills at least 5 in Iraq mosque - Reuters Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:04:22 GMT

ITN

Suicide bomber kills at least 5 in Iraq mosque Reuters BAGHDAD, April 22 (Reuters) - A suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest inside a mosque in central Iraq on Wednesday, killing at least five people and wounding 15, police said. The attack took place at a Sunni Muslim mosque in the town of Dhuluiya, ... Al Qaeda-trained child suicide bombers captured in Iraq Mangalorean.com A round-up of today's other world's news in brief Irish Times all 89 news articles

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Report vindicates soldiers prosecuted over Abu Ghraib abuses ... - guardian.co.uk Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:58:36 GMT

United Press International

Report vindicates soldiers prosecuted over Abu Ghraib abuses ... guardian.co.uk, UK A newly unclassified Senate report on the US government's treatment of terrorism suspects vindicates enlisted soldiers prosecuted for the abuse of inmates of Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, lawyers for two of the soldiers and a US senator said today. ... Video: Former Abu Ghraib commander on torture report 22 Apr 09 Al Jazeera Guantanamo 'lessons' reached Iraq's front line The Age Abu Ghraib Head: We Were Scapegoated CBS News The Associated Press - BBC News all 442 news articles

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Attorneys Ask Federal Court to Declare Iraq War Unconstitutional - FOXNews Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:32:08 GMT

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

Attorneys Ask Federal Court to Declare Iraq War Unconstitutional FOXNews NEWARK, NJ — Attorneys representing a veteran and two mothers of soldiers are asking a federal court to declare the Iraq war unconstitutional. They said in court Tuesday that former President George W. Bush overstepped his constitutional authority to ... Judge to hear challenge in Iraq war suit Philadelphia Inquirer Federal judge hears challenge to Iraq war The Associated Press all 213 news articles

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Iraq and Syria in pipeline repair deal - AFP Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:16:17 GMT

Earthtimes (press release)

Iraq and Syria in pipeline repair deal AFP Initially shut off in 1982, the pipeline reopened in November 2000 and was shut off again in 2003 following the US-led invasion of Iraq. The countries agreed in August 2007 to reopen the pipeline, which runs from Iraq's northern oilfields to Baniyas on ... Iraq and Syria discuss bilateral trade Alsumaria New phase for Damascus and Baghdad The National Syria, Iraq talk security and commerce Middle East Times Adnkronos International English - TREND Information all 100 news articles

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Petraeus: What I learned in Iraq, and how it applies to Afghanistan - Christian Science Monitor Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:10:41 GMT

WHDH-TV

Petraeus: What I learned in Iraq, and how it applies to Afghanistan Christian Science Monitor, MA As the US shifts focus from Iraq to Afghanistan, much attention has been given to how counterinsurgency strategies honed against Al Qaeda in Iraq may be applied to a resurgent Taliban. If one man has the answer, it just might be Gen. David Petraeus. ... Petraeus Notes Differences Between Iraq, Afghanistan Strategies eNews Park Forest Petraeus: Afghan war will worsen as troop levels rise Stars and Stripes Petraeus: "Tough months" ahead in Afghanistan Boston Globe Harvard Crimson - The Phoenix all 43 news articles

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In Iraq, weddings bloom as violence wanes - Dallas Morning News Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:40:35 GMT

ABC News

In Iraq, weddings bloom as violence wanes Dallas Morning News, TX Couples who put lives on hold amid Iraq's turmoil are rushing to make up for lost time. During the darkest days of Iraq's sectarian violence in 2006-07, many couples put off marriages. Families were too busy mourning deaths or dealing with the worries ... Spring is here, violence is down: Time to marry The Associated Press all 114 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

Kuwait Times

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. ... Video: Ex-Blackwater still present in Iraq without license RT Iraq-Blackwater, 4th Ld story WQOW TV News 18 Blackwater Lingers in Iraq RINF.COM Think Progress - TPMMuckraker all 536 news articles