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Pentagon budget down due to Iraq pullout: US - AFP Tue, 15 Feb 2011 03:30:00 GMT+00:00

MiamiHerald.com

Pentagon budget down due to Iraq pullout: US AFP The total budget of $671 billion is down from last year's request of $708 billion but the "base" defense budget -- excluding the cost of the wars in Iraq ... Budget 2012: Defense DepartmentWashington Post Proposal Trims Defense Outlays for First Time Since 9/11 AttacksWall Street Journal Obama, Gates' Military Budget Hinges On Concluding War Efforts AbroadNeon Tommy Voice of America -Monsters and Critics.com -MarketWatch all 397 news articles »

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Donald Rumsfeld's Iraq revisionism - Washington Post Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:54:43 GMT+00:00

CBS News

Donald Rumsfeld's Iraq revisionism Washington Post What went wrong in Iraq? According to Donald Rumsfeld's memoir, US difficulties stemmed not from the Pentagon's failure to ... Lupica: Egypt's lesson for U.S. polsNew York Daily News Donald Rumsfeld Opens Up About Mistakes in IraqCBS News Rumsfeld lashes out at John McCain, Condoleezza Rice, and othersMacleans.ca Telegraph.co.uk -NPR (blog) -The Times of Trenton - NJ.com all 31 news articles »

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Iraq diverts F-16 budget for food rations - AFP Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:00:00 GMT+00:00

Tampabay.com

Iraq diverts F-16 budget for food rations AFP BAGHDAD — Iraq has postponed the planned purchase of 18 F-16 fighter planes from the United States this year and diverted the funds to feeding the poor, ... Iraq won't buy US fighters to feed poorThe Voice of Russia Iraq delays purchase of US fighter jetsBusinessWeek Iraq delays purchase of US fighter jetsThe Associated Press all 151 news articles »

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Obama keeps Afghan war spending, Iraq costs down - Reuters Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:32:21 GMT+00:00

New York Times (blog)

Obama keeps Afghan war spending, Iraq costs down Reuters Obama, in his budget for the 2012 fiscal year, proposed spending just $16 billion in Iraq -- a significant decrease as US diplomats take over from combat ... Obama budget small down payment on very big debtUSA Today White House budgets a mix of politics and guessworkAFP Highlights of Obama's 2012 spending planCNN International CNNMoney all 6,314 news articles »

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Slight State Department Spending Increase, Military Decrease In Obama Budget - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Mon, 14 Feb 2011 23:17:45 GMT+00:00

RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

Slight State Department Spending Increase, Military Decrease In Obama Budget RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty The modest increase in the department's proposed budget, however, does not reflect special spending for Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan. For the first time, ... Budget 2012: State Department/USAIDWashington Post State Department Plans Cuts in Security Funding, AidBloomberg Obama's Budget Combines Civilian, Military War FundsWired (blog) The Canadian Press -US Department of State (press release) -Foreign Policy all 39 news articles »

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Budget Seeks 10.6% More to Fight Veterans' Trauma - Bloomberg Tue, 15 Feb 2011 01:36:44 GMT+00:00

Budget Seeks 10.6% More to Fight Veterans' Trauma Bloomberg A recent analysis published by the VA and Department of Housing and Urban Development concluded that new veterans, likely of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, ... Budget 2012: Veterans AffairsWashington Post VA budget would increase modestly in 2012NavyTimes.com VA Announces Budget Request for 2012Business Wire (press release) all 22 news articles »

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Iraqis stage Valentine's Day protest over government corruption, poor services - Christian Science Monitor Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:35:47 GMT+00:00

The Hindu

Iraqis stage Valentine's Day protest over government corruption, poor services Christian Science Monitor The Valentine's Day protest came amid reports of a man in northern Iraq killing himself in an apparent copycat self-immolation – the same dramatic act that ... Iraqis Protest Power Cuts, CorruptionWall Street Journal Iraq delays purchase of US fighter jetsMalaysia Sun Iraqis protest corruption, lack of public servicesXinhua MEMRI (blog) -AFP -Boston Globe all 85 news articles »

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Iraqi Protesters Seek Not a New Regime, but Jobs - New York Times Tue, 15 Feb 2011 01:10:08 GMT+00:00

Iraqi Protesters Seek Not a New Regime, but Jobs New York Times BAGHDAD — Iraq would seem to have virtually every ingredient for upheaval: crippling poverty, few good jobs, creaky public services, ... and more »

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CPAC and Foreign Policy - American Conservative Magazine Mon, 14 Feb 2011 19:15:01 GMT+00:00

Boston Globe

CPAC and Foreign Policy American Conservative Magazine The reason you haven't heard much about Iraq or Egypt or Afghanistan is because a reprise of Bush-Cheney would go down like a Ricky Gervais joke at the ... Thank MubarakCalgary Herald The Messy Failure Of The Freedom AgendaNPR Why Worship Democracy?American Thinker MarketWatch -Ventura County Star -Tuscaloosa News (subscription) all 68 news articles »

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Iraq to host Arab summit on March 29 -official - Reuters Africa Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:07:15 GMT+00:00

Al-Arabiya

Iraq to host Arab summit on March 29 -official Reuters Africa BAGHDAD, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Iraq will host its first Arab League Summit in two decades on March 29 despite ongoing unrest in the Middle East, ... Arab summit in Baghdad on March 29AFP all 34 news articles »