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Suicide Bombing Kills at Least 21 in Northern Iraq - Washington Post Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:27:42 GMT+00:00

New Zealand Herald

Suicide Bombing Kills at Least 21 in Northern Iraq
Washington Post
13 -- Two suicide bombers killed at least 21 people in a cafe in northern Iraq on Thursday, Iraqi officials said, in the latest attack targeting ethnic or ...
21 Die in Bombing in Northern IraqNew York Times
Double suicide bombs in Iraq townBBC News
Northern Iraq Twin Suicide Bombings Kill 20Voice of America
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High-Stakes Opening and Closing Roles for a US General in Iraq - Washington Post Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:00:10 GMT+00:00

AFP

High-Stakes Opening and Closing Roles for a US General in Iraq
Washington Post
Heidi Brown made history during the 2003 invasion of Iraq as the first female commander to head an American combat brigade in wartime. ...
Iraq PM set to break with Shiite coalition in January pollsAFP
Iraq's Shiites Show Restraint After AttacksNew York Times
TV station fined for misquoting official in IraqThe Associated Press
Foreign Policy In Focus -MiamiHerald.com -Medford Transcript
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US, Syria Discuss Iraq Border Control - CBS News Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:56:27 GMT+00:00

Washington Post

US, Syria Discuss Iraq Border Control
CBS News
A senior delegation of US military commanders has ended talks with Syrian officials on the best ways to curb the flow of foreign fighters into Iraq with no ...
US security team to visit Syria, focus on IraqReuters
US envoy, Syria foreign minister discuss Mideast peace effortsJerusalem Post
Will Syria Fold?Foreign Policy
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67 US soldiers in Iraq have swine flu - AFP Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:01:04 GMT+00:00

Earthtimes (press release)

67 US soldiers in Iraq have swine flu
AFP
BAGHDAD — There have been 67 confirmed cases of swine flu among US soldiers stationed in Iraq, the military said on Thursday. ...
Swine flu hits US military in IraqExaminer.com
Swine flu cases climb among US soldiers in IraqThe Associated Press
India struggles to contain swine fluThe Detroit News
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Boeing To Pay $25M To Settle Charges Of Defective Work - Wall Street Journal Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:55:10 GMT+00:00

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Boeing To Pay $25M To Settle Charges Of Defective Work
Wall Street Journal
(BA) will pay $25 million to settle charges that it performed defective work on a fleet of Air Force refueling planes used in Iraq and Afghanistan, ...
Boeing pays $25 million to settle US probeThe Associated Press
Boeing agrees to $25 million settlement with Air ForceBizjournals.com
Boeing to pay cash, repairs to resolve US caseReuters
Bloomberg -PR Newswire (press release) -The Associated Press
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Major problems cited in Iraq interpreter contract - The Associated Press Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:11:16 GMT+00:00

Major problems cited in Iraq interpreter contract
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — A company with a $4.6 billion contract to supply US forces in Iraq with Arabic-speaking translators received a scathing review on Wednesday ...
Defense says extensive outsourcing on Iraq linguist contract is ...GovExec.com

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Afghan War Likely to 'Absorb' Potential Savings From US Withdrawal ... - FOXNews Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:07:07 GMT+00:00

The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

Afghan War Likely to 'Absorb' Potential Savings From US Withdrawal ...
FOXNews
(AP) President Obama's projection of substantial savings from drawing down troops in Iraq may be undermined by his request for $68 billion in military ...
Is Afghanistan Obama's Iraq?Charleston Post Courier
Barack Obama's words downplay warsPioneer Press
The obamacare QuagmireWall Street Journal
Seattle Times -Tikkun
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FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Aug 12 - Reuters Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:01:56 GMT+00:00

Telegraph.co.uk

FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Aug 12
Reuters
* KIRKUK - Three policemen were killed and three wounded when defusing a car bomb north of Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, police said. ...
'Illusion' of security in IraqBBC News
Iraq attacks raise fears of renewed ethnic tensionsLos Angeles Times
Eight killed in Iraq bomb attacks: officialsAFP
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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4332 - The Associated Press Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:01:46 GMT+00:00

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4332
The Associated Press
12, 2009, at least 4332 members of the US military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. ...

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Al Qaeda shows resilience in N.Iraq-US commander - Reuters Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:02:00 GMT+00:00

Voice of America

Al Qaeda shows resilience in N.Iraq-US commander
Reuters
WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Al Qaeda in Iraq has shown with a string of more deadly bombings in northern areas that it can reconstitute itself and its ...
In Iraq's Kurdistan, political pessimism clouds economic progressKansas City Star
Al-Qaeda remains threat in northern Iraq: US generalAFP
US Commander: Al-Qaida Still Formidable, Iraqi Army Can Contain ...Voice of America
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