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Obama Pledges Continued Support For Troops As Iraq War Ends - Fox News Thu, 15 Dec 2011 03:19:30 GMT

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Obama Pledges Continued Support For Troops As Iraq War Ends Fox News FORT BRAGG, NC – President Obama marked the end of the Iraq war by welcoming home soldiers to Fort Bragg, NC, and -- amid discussion of deep cuts to the Pentagon budget -- pledging to continue supporting troops and their families. ... Obama Calls End of Iraq War 'an Extraordinary Achievement'BusinessWeek Iraq After AmericaWall Street Journal Obama marks end of Iraq war at Fort BraggBBC News Voice of America -Washington Post all 3,192 news articles »

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Post-US Iraq: Welcome to Shia-stan - msnbc.com (blog) Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:23:33 GMT

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Post-US Iraq: Welcome to Shia-stan msnbc.com (blog) Saddam's Iraq is gone, but in its place is a state with close ties to one of America's biggest and most unpredictable enemies: Iran. NBC's Richard Engel has been covering the war from the start, and went back for this historic week to take a closer ... US military chapter in Iraq draws to a closeReuters PREVIEW - US military chapter in Iraq draws to a closeReuters India How Much Influence Will Iran Have In Iraq?NPR Huffington Post all 415 news articles »

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Obama marks Iraq war's end with a salute to troops - San Jose Mercury News Thu, 15 Dec 2011 03:56:48 GMT

Obama marks Iraq war's end with a salute to troops San Jose Mercury News AP FORT BRAGG, NC -- President Barack Obama on Wednesday saluted troops returning from Iraq, asserting that the nearly nine-year conflict was ending honorably, "not with a final battle, but with a final march toward home. ... and more »

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At Iraq War's End, Wounds Are Still Fresh for Falluja - New York Times Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:45:45 GMT

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At Iraq War's End, Wounds Are Still Fresh for Falluja New York Times FALLUJA, Iraq — They came on Wednesday to bury the war: clerics and sheiks, children and widows from across this scarred city. In the shadow of an overpass, they waved banners, burned an American flag, displayed photos of their dead and ... and more »

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Junkyard Gives Up Secret Accounts of Massacre in Iraq - New York Times Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:44:15 GMT

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Junkyard Gives Up Secret Accounts of Massacre in Iraq New York Times BAGHDAD — One by one, the Marines sat down, swore to tell the truth and began to give secret interviews discussing one of the most horrific episodes of America's time in Iraq: the 2005 massacre by Marines of Iraqi civilians in the ... and more »

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Leaving Iraq at the right time: Obama keeps his promise to end the 9-year war - New York Daily News Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:01:13 GMT

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Leaving Iraq at the right time: Obama keeps his promise to end the 9-year war New York Daily News It is incredibly gratifying to know that at the end of this month, American soldiers will no longer have this welcome-to-Iraq experience. Today, after nearly nine years of war in Iraq, just 8000 troops remain at five bases — all of whom will be able ... and more »

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How the war in Iraq touched Oregon - OregonLive.com (blog) Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:37:30 GMT

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How the war in Iraq touched Oregon OregonLive.com (blog) Even if most Oregonians weren't paying attention, the war in Iraq touched the state in many ways. The eight-plus years of military occupation were marked by courage, tedium, good deeds, sacrifice and sorrow. The Oregon National Guard sent about 5300 ... As Iraq war ends, strange hush descends on US basesChristian Science Monitor all 2 news articles »

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House OKs defense bill...Obama honors Iraq troops...Wanted: Kidney donor - 9&10 News Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:56:07 GMT

House OKs defense bill...Obama honors Iraq troops...Wanted: Kidney donor 9&10 News It will authorize money for military personnel, weapons systems and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Passage came after the White House dropped a veto threat over provisions on handling terrorist suspects. FORT BRAGG, NC (AP) — President Barack Obama ... and more »

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Looted Dishes Used in Art Project Returned to Iraq - New York Times (blog) Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:30:55 GMT

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Looted Dishes Used in Art Project Returned to Iraq New York Times (blog) Creative Time, which bought them on eBay for Michael Rakowitz, an artist whose Iraqi-Jewish grandparents fled Iraq in 1946, said it believed that an American soldier and an Iraqi citizen first bought them from Iraqis who had looted and carried on a ... New York's US attorney returns smuggled dinnerware to IraqReuters Saddam Hussein Dinnerplates Used in Art Exhibit Returned to IraqWNYC US is returning to Iraq stolen dinnerware once used by Saddam Hussein, later ...Washington Post Huffington Post -myfoxny.com all 188 news articles »

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Nine years on, Iraq's economic potential still untapped - Reuters Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:19:14 GMT

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Nine years on, Iraq's economic potential still untapped Reuters Iraq's oil sector was limping along after years of sanctions and conflict following the US invasion in 2003, and badly needed more investment. But bringing in Big Oil could expose a vulnerable country to rapacious bids and exploitation. ... Iraq: Bomb attacks on oil pipelines halve production at southern Iraqi oil fieldWashington Post all 366 news articles »