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Gates pleads for 'critically urgent' funds for State Department's work in Iraq - Washington Post Fri, 18 Feb 2011 01:14:08 GMT+00:00

Christian Science Monitor

Gates pleads for 'critically urgent' funds for State Department's work in Iraq
Washington Post
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told a Senate committee Thursday that everything the United States has accomplished in Iraq is potentially at risk if the State Department does not get the money it has requested to fund its work in ...
Iraq war: why US military withdrawal might not happen in 2011Christian Science Monitor
Gates says funding cut could put gains in Iraq at riskCNN
Expect a Longer Stay in Iraq, Says Democratic CongressmanWall Street Journal (blog)
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IRAQ: At least two protesters dead - Los Angeles Times Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:38:12 GMT+00:00

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IRAQ: At least two protesters dead
Los Angeles Times
Kurdish security guards opened fire Thursday on a crowd of protesters calling for political reforms in northern Iraq, killing at least two, officials told the Associated Press. The demonstration in Sulaimaniyah was the most violent in a wave of ...
Two Iraqi protesters killed amid unrest in normally peaceful KurdistanWashington Post
One Killed in Northern Iraq ProtestVoice of America
One person dead, 33 wounded in northern Iraq protestReuters
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Colin Powell demands answers over false Iraq intel: report - AFP Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:15:00 GMT+00:00

The Guardian

Colin Powell demands answers over false Iraq intel: report
AFP
LONDON — Ex-secretary of state Colin Powell called on the CIA and Pentagon to explain how he was given unreliable information which proved key to the US case for invading Iraq, The Guardian reported Wednesday. Powell's landmark speech to the United ...
Colin Powell: Why'd We Strike Out With “Curveball?”Fox News (blog)
German Foreign Minister: CIA Knew 'Curveball's' WMD Intel Was QuestionableNPR (blog)
Powell questions handling of Iraqi defectorCNN
Global Security Newswire -The New American -Neon Tommy
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In Belgium, Beer and Frites Honor Political Failure - New York Times Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:46:53 GMT+00:00

Aljazeera.net

In Belgium, Beer and Frites Honor Political Failure
New York Times
Belgians are not sure, but a lighthearted mood prevailed Thursday as Belgium overtook Iraq's record in trying to form a government: 249 days and counting. To mark the occasion, 249 people planned to strip naked in Ghent (though ...
Belgium takes a world record – in political dysfunctionChristian Science Monitor
Rudderless Belgium's 'chips revolution' on the marchAFP
Belgium Weighs New Government ProposalWall Street Journal
Telegraph.co.uk -BBC News -Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
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Car Bomb Attack Leaves 13 Dead In Northern Iraq - RTT News Thu, 17 Feb 2011 22:27:20 GMT+00:00

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Car Bomb Attack Leaves 13 Dead In Northern Iraq
RTT News
Diyala province was earlier considered to be the hotbed of al-Qaeda insurgency in Iraq, but the security situation improved after the introduction of US-backed local anti-al-Qaeda groups known as Awakening Councils. Awakening Council, or Sahwa as it is ...
Car bomb blast kills 13 in IraqBBC News
Death toll rises to 8 in Iraq's suicide attack against policeXinhua
Iraq car bomb kills 'at least 13'Irish Times
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Iraq Exports 2.163 Million B/D Of Oil In Feb-SOMO Chief - Wall Street Journal Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:11:47 GMT+00:00

Iraq Exports 2.163 Million B/D Of Oil In Feb-SOMO Chief
Wall Street Journal
BAGHDAD (Dow Jones)--Iraq has exported 2.163 million barrels a day of crude oil this month to Feb. 17, the same rate as the previous month, head of the state oil marketing company, or SOMO, said Thursday. ...

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Baghdad wants U.S. to pay $1 billion for damage to city - Reuters Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:59:15 GMT+00:00

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Baghdad wants U.S. to pay $1 billion for damage to city
Reuters
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's capital wants the United States to apologize and pay $1 billion for the damage done to the city not by bombs but by blast walls and Humvees since the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. The city's government issued ...
Iraq Seeks US Payment For Damages To BaghdadMyStateline.com
Iraqis demand $1bn from US for 'damage to Baghdad'Independent
Baghdad Wants US Apologies and Restitution for Damage DoneThe Moderate Voice
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WorleyParsons Wins Contract For Rumaila Oil Field In Iraq - Wall Street Journal Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:56:37 GMT+00:00

WorleyParsons Wins Contract For Rumaila Oil Field In Iraq
Wall Street Journal
AU) said Friday that it has been awarded a design and early-stage engineering contract for the development of the giant Rumaila oil field in Iraq. Worleyparsons said the contract, awarded by BP PLC (BP.LN) and its partners PetroChina and Iraq's State ...
WorleyParsons wins $US100m Iraq contractNinemsn

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Names of the Dead - New York Times Fri, 18 Feb 2011 02:53:53 GMT+00:00

Names of the Dead
New York Times
The Department of Defense has identified 4427 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war. It confirmed the death of the following American this week: EVANS, Lashawn D., 24, Specialist, Army; Columbia, SC; First Infantry ...
Fort Riley Soldier Dies in IraqKSNT
SC soldier killed in Iraq in noncombat incidentABC NEWS 4
Former enemies partner for Iraq's futureManhattan Mercury
WIS
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President requests $671 billion for DoD in 2012 - Fort Leavenworth Lamp Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:52:53 GMT+00:00

MiamiHerald.com

President requests $671 billion for DoD in 2012
Fort Leavenworth Lamp
Overall, the Defense Department budget is declining, with funding for overseas contingency operations dropping by $41.5 billion, due mainly to military operations winding down in Iraq, officials said. The president is asking Congress for $671 billion ...
Iraq to face problems without US military: GatesReuters
Gates: U.S. Keen on Keeping Some Troops in Iraq After 2011Wall Street Journal (blog)
Gates: US has 'interest' in keeping troops in IraqThe Associated Press
Foreign Policy -Monsters and Critics.com -Department of Defense
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