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Prime Minister Puts Power-Sharing at Risk in Iraq - New York Times Thu, 22 Dec 2011 02:24:33 GMT

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Prime Minister Puts Power-Sharing at Risk in Iraq New York Times BAGHDAD — Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki of Iraq threatened on Wednesday to abandon an American-backed power-sharing government created a year ago, throwing a fragile democracy into further turmoil just after the departure of American troops and ... Iraq Leader Warns of Coalition's EndWall Street Journal Iraq's al-Maliki rebuffs Biden, signals move to Shiite ruleMiamiHerald.com With US gone, Iraq's Maliki is setting the board for a power grabChristian Science Monitor Washington Post -Chicago Tribune all 1,469 news articles »

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Iraq extends deadline for Iranian exiles to leave refugee camp - Washington Post Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:03:47 GMT

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Iraq extends deadline for Iranian exiles to leave refugee camp Washington Post Instead, Iraq said it will shut Camp Ashraf sometime in January and insisted that all its residents must leave the country by April. It promised not to deport anyone to Iran. A spokeswoman for the exiles responded positively to elements of the plan and ... Iraq extends deadline for Iran camp closureAFP Iraq sets deadline for Iranian exiles to leave Camp AshrafThe Daily Star Iraq extends deadline for closing Iranian campReuters all 518 news articles »

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Lessons from Iraq: In nation building we trust - Washington Times Thu, 22 Dec 2011 01:28:58 GMT

Washington Times

Lessons from Iraq: In nation building we trust Washington Times Photo: US Troops leave Iraq/AP WASHINGTON, December 20, 2011 — Nine years after the first American troops entered Iraq, President Obama welcomed home some of the last combat troops to serve there. He went to Fort Bragg, North Carolina last Wednesday, ... Iraq: Did the war succeed? Now that we're gone, will Iraq go up in smoke?AnnArbor.com From vets to moms, Iraq war leaves mark on townBoston.com all 3,897 news articles »

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Washington Flails as Chaos Threatens Iraq: Will Iran Stoke or Douse the Fires? - TIME (blog) Thu, 22 Dec 2011 03:45:09 GMT

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Washington Flails as Chaos Threatens Iraq: Will Iran Stoke or Douse the Fires? TIME (blog) By Tony Karon | @tonykaron | December 21, 2011 | + Vice President Joe Biden has been on the phone to Baghdad and Erbil this week, frantically trying to coax Iraq's main political players back from the brink of a new sectarian confrontation less than a ... Analysis: Iraq crisis raises specter of sectarian strifeChicago Tribune Analysis: Neighbors eye Iraq's sectarian rift with uneaseReuters all 18 news articles »

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Troops remember five key moments in Iraq - USA TODAY Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:19:48 GMT

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Troops remember five key moments in Iraq USA TODAY The last US forces left Iraq this month, ending a conflict that bitterly divided the American public over its necessity. The troops leave behind a changed Iraq, but the military itself was also transformed — more aware of its limits but also confident ... and more »

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Syrian chaos threatens Iraq - The Australian Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:10:53 GMT

Syrian chaos threatens Iraq The Australian Picture: Peter Wilson Source: The Australian IRAQ'S teetering democracy could be torn apart by events in neighbouring Syria in the next few weeks, according to leading figures from both sides of Baghdad's sectarian divide. ... Syrian Oppn backs foreign troops on ground, warns violence could engulf regionABC Online all 3 news articles »

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With Iraq War Officially Over, Peace Vigils Continue in the Heartland - Huffington Post (blog) Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:43:32 GMT

With Iraq War Officially Over, Peace Vigils Continue in the Heartland Huffington Post (blog) And, it doesn't look as though they are going away despite President Obama's declaration of the end of the war in Iraq. "Officially the war is over, the military has left, but our overall attempt to dominate the region is still there," said today's ... and more »

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Iraq War Casualties Remembered at Illinois Memorial - Voice of America Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:43:40 GMT

Iraq War Casualties Remembered at Illinois Memorial Voice of America December 21, 2011 Iraq War Casualties Remembered at Illinois Memorial Kane Farabaugh | Marseilles, Illinois The legacy of the war in Iraq, one of the longest conflicts fought by the US military, has yet to be measured. The cost of that war is visible ...

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Soldiers just back from Iraq get new orders: Afghanistan - CNN International Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:03:47 GMT

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Soldiers just back from Iraq get new orders: Afghanistan CNN International By Chelsea J. Carter, CNN Atlanta (CNN) -- Soldiers who just returned from Iraq are among several thousand being ordered to Afghanistan in six months as part of a mission designed to beef up Afghan forces ahead of a planned 2014 US military withdrawal, ... UPI NewsTrack TopNewsUPI.com all 75 news articles »

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Romney Reverses Position on Iraq - New York Magazine (blog) Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:29:20 GMT

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Romney Reverses Position on Iraq New York Magazine (blog) By Jonathan Chait You people don't care about Iraq any more, do you? Didn't think so. In an interview with MSNBC's Chuck Todd today, Mitt Romney asserts that “of course” invading Iraq was a bad idea now that we know Saddam Hussein had no weapons of ... Mitt Romney On Iraq War: In Hindsight 'Obviously We Would Not Have Gone In'Mediaite Romney Gets Facts Wrong on IraqNewsMax.com Romney: 'Obviously We Would Not Have Gone In' If We Knew Iraq Had No WMDThinkProgress Mother Jones all 14 news articles »