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Detainee in Iraq Poses a Dilemma as US Exit Nears - New York Times Mon, 12 Dec 2011 03:35:36 GMT

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Detainee in Iraq Poses a Dilemma as US Exit Nears New York Times WASHINGTON — As United States troops prepare to exit Iraq at the end of the month, the Obama administration is facing a significant dilemma over what to do with the last remaining detainee held by the American military in Iraq. ... US opens its doors to Iraqi studentsUSA Today all 8 news articles »

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US cuts loose from Iraq war still hampered by its legacy - Pakistan Daily Times Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:28:12 GMT

Boston.com

US cuts loose from Iraq war still hampered by its legacy Pakistan Daily Times WASHINGTON: The United States has cut loose from its long war in Iraq aiming to meet other challenges, particularly in Asia, but is still hampered by the war's legacy and the continuing conflict in Afghanistan. With Washington pulling out the last of ... Half an Ending for the Iraq WarHuffington Post (blog) Iraq: A war of muddled goals, painful sacrificeBoston.com Iraq War in final stages as last US troops prepare to come home after 8 years ...New York Daily News AFP -Akron Beacon Journal all 338 news articles »

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Obama to meet Iraq's Maliki on Monday, promote US troop withdrawal - MiamiHerald.com Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:05:39 GMT

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Obama to meet Iraq's Maliki on Monday, promote US troop withdrawal MiamiHerald.com WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration this week plans to showcase the close of the war in Iraq, looking to highlight what it says is a 2008 campaign promise made good - and likely previewing a 2012 campaign theme. President Barack Obama will meet ... Obama to meet with Iraq's prime ministerNashua Telegraph Iraq's future still a concern for ObamaFinancial Times Iraq PM, Obama Get Together To Break ApartNPR The Australian -Washington Post all 109 news articles »

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Frank Rosenblatt returns to Iraq as a lawyer -- and a new father - CNN International Sun, 11 Dec 2011 18:54:54 GMT

Frank Rosenblatt returns to Iraq as a lawyer -- and a new father CNN International Editor's note: This is the first of four stories profiling soldiers and their families whose lives were defined by the Iraq war. Kirkuk, Iraq (CNN) -- Rocket alarms pierced the quiet at Camp Warrior, breaking the concentration ... and more »

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Iraqi troops prepare to protect their own country after US soldiers leave - Xinhua Mon, 12 Dec 2011 01:44:18 GMT

Stars and Stripes

Iraqi troops prepare to protect their own country after US soldiers leave Xinhua CAMP COS KALSU, Iraq, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Breezing Iraq's dusty desert wind, the US army's 1st Cavalry Division handed over their Camp Cos Kalsu to the Iraqi authorities on Sunday. "We are going to protect our own country and we don't ... Iraqi troops prepare to protect their own countryChina Daily In The Iraqi Desert, A Way Station On The Road HomeNPR Once bustling US base in Basra now a ghost townStars and Stripes The Boston Globe all 13 news articles »

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As US leaves, Iraqi forces still under construction - Reuters Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:13:24 GMT

Gulf Times

As US leaves, Iraqi forces still under construction Reuters US Army soldiers walk through a vehicle transport area inside Camp Adder, near Nasiriyah, Iraq December 3, 2011. By Jim Loney BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Nearly nine years after the United States threw out Saddam Hussein and dissolved his feared security ... The Cold War between Saudi Arabia and IranHarvard Political Review COMMUNITY COMMENT: Innocent suffer after war machine leavesEvansville Courier & Press People power mattersgulfnews.com Al-Arabiya all 32 news articles »

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Why US left Iraq early - Hindustan Times Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:04:37 GMT

Why US left Iraq early Hindustan Times In the accounting of what was won and lost in America's Iraq war, this sleepy farming town deep in the western desert will rank as a place where almost everything was lost. It was here, on November 19, 2005, that a group of Marines went on a shooting ... and more »

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NJ widow exposes mishandling of troop remains - CBS News Sun, 11 Dec 2011 05:29:54 GMT

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NJ widow exposes mishandling of troop remains CBS News 9, 2011, and holds a case with an American flag and medals from her husband, Sgt. 1st Class Scott R. Smith, a bomb-disposal technician, who was killed in Iraq in 2006. It took Smith more than four years to learn what happened to the final remains of ... US widow exposes mishandling of remainsNews24 NJ war widow on GI remains put in dump: Never againHunterdon County Democrat - NJ.com Crazy World: Man kills maid for beating his kidsEmirates 24/7 all 250 news articles »

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Iraq Kurds Draft Law for Fund to Invest Region's Oil, Gas Income - BusinessWeek Sun, 11 Dec 2011 09:39:47 GMT

Iraq Kurds Draft Law for Fund to Invest Region's Oil, Gas Income BusinessWeek 11 (Bloomberg) -- Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government proposed a draft law to set up a fund to manage revenue from the sale of oil and natural gas produced in the region, according to the KRG's official website. ... Kurdish Regional Government Continues to Fail Vulnerable Minorities in IraqAINA (press release) all 3 news articles »

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U.S. Moves On, But Can't Leave Iraq Behind - NPR Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:30:10 GMT

U.S. Moves On, But Can't Leave Iraq Behind NPR Nearly nine years after the Iraq war began, the US is winding down its involvement there. Host Audie Cornish speaks with Stuart Bowen, the special inspector for Iraq reconstruction, about lessons learned and challenges ahead. ... and more »