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Planned Friday demonstrations raise concerns among Iraqi politicians - CNN Wed, 23 Feb 2011 02:23:10 GMT+00:00

Christian Science Monitor

Planned Friday demonstrations raise concerns among Iraqi politicians
CNN
Baghdad (CNN) -- Iraqi activists and a gamut of groups ranging from intellectuals to unemployed workers to widows are preparing for large demonstrations Friday in al-Tahrir square in central Baghdad, along with large protests in most of Iraq's ...
Iraqi officials bend to protesters' demandsChristian Science Monitor
Iraq pushes for dramatic pay cuts for politiciansStraits Times
At War: Ahead of 'Day of Rage,' Iraqis Have Mixed DemandsNew York Times (blog)
Alsumaria -UPI.com -MEMRI (blog)
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Iraqi immigrant convicted in Arizona 'honor killing' trial - CNN Wed, 23 Feb 2011 01:10:01 GMT+00:00

USA Today

Iraqi immigrant convicted in Arizona 'honor killing' trial
CNN
(CNN) -- The father of a 20-year-old woman from Iraq, run over because she allegedly had become "too Westernized," was convicted Tuesday of second-degree murder. The Maricopa County (Arizona) Superior Court jury convicted Faleh Hassan Almaleki, 50, ...
US man guilty of 'honour killing'BBC News

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Thousands rally for change in Iraq's Kurdish region - Daily Star - Lebanon Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:18:21 GMT+00:00

Boston Globe

Thousands rally for change in Iraq's Kurdish region
Daily Star - Lebanon
Three young protesters have been killed and more than 100 wounded since Thursday in Sulaimaniyah, the second largest city in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, in demonstrations against corruption and the dominance of two parties. ...
Thousands stage Iraq Kurd anti-govt demoAFP
Thousands rally in Iraq's Kurdish north in anti-government demonstrationThe Canadian Press
Protests show Arab-Kurd issues need solving - UNReuters Africa
Forexyard -Strategy Page
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Columbia to Host Final ROTC Hearing Amid Controversy - DNAinfo Wed, 23 Feb 2011 01:03:16 GMT+00:00

Daily Mail

Columbia to Host Final ROTC Hearing Amid Controversy
DNAinfo
(DNAinfo/Mariel S. Clark) By Leslie Albrecht UPPER WEST SIDE — With Columbia University in the national spotlight after students heckled an Iraq war veteran, the school is set to host its third and final hearing Wednesday on whether to allow the ...
Columbia University Students Heckle Iraq War VeteranFox News
Iraq Vet Jeered At Columbia UniversityMyStateline.com
EDITORIAL: Blind hatred of the ROTC banWashington Times
Big Hollywood -Huffington Post -Daily Mail
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Protests turn Iraqi Kurd city into military zone - Reuters Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:59:10 GMT+00:00

Reuters Africa

Protests turn Iraqi Kurd city into military zone
Reuters
SULAIMANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - Long regarded as a cultural and economic hub in Iraq, Sulaimaniya has turned into a militarized city in recent days as thousands of people take part in anti-government protests under a heavy security ...
Iraq moves to head off demos as protester killedAFP
Teenager dies, 39 hurt in fresh clashes in Iraq's KurdistanCNN International
A revolution for the right rationalesKurdish Aspect
Straits Times -The Associated Press -Canada Views
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Veterans could use reinforcements on the home front - Yakima Herald-Republic Wed, 23 Feb 2011 03:45:31 GMT+00:00

Veterans could use reinforcements on the home front
Yakima Herald-Republic
Too many veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are now fighting a war after the war, an insidious and invisible battle to fit into civilian society after suffering injuries that may not be obvious to friends and family or even to the veterans ...
Making the Most of Educational Benefits for VeteransUS Navy SEALs Blog & Information (blog)
Many US veterans have nowhere to liveAlbuquerque Express
Quick Facts: Plight of US veteransPress TV

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US oversight of war-zone contractors labeled weak - Washington Post Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:04:13 GMT+00:00

US oversight of war-zone contractors labeled weak
Washington Post
The Commission on Wartime Contracting concluded that the use of hired hands has become a "default option," pointing to the estimated $177 billion spent since 2001 on contractors in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to a draft of the report expected to be ...

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BP To Get Iraq Field Upgrade Costs, Remuneration Fees - Zawya Wed, 23 Feb 2011 03:56:41 GMT+00:00

BP To Get Iraq Field Upgrade Costs, Remuneration Fees
Zawya
LN) and its partner China National Petroleum Corp. will be the first companies to be paid back by the Iraqi government for developing Iraq's supergiant Rumaila oil field, a senior Iraqi oil official said. "The first company that we are going to pay ...
Iraq to Auction Oil Field, RefineryWall Street Journal

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WWII-era machine-gun headed to US weapons museum after discovery in Iraq - The Canadian Press Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:00:00 GMT+00:00

WWII-era machine-gun headed to US weapons museum after discovery in Iraq
The Canadian Press
OGDEN, Utah — A World War II-era Browning machine-gun discovered by US Army reservists in Iraq will soon have a home in a US museum. The M1919A4 machine-gun was discovered by the 96th Sustainment Brigade of Utah's Fort Douglas in Taji, Iraq, ...

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Iraq War vet faces prison in Colo. shooting death - Denver Post Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:29:47 GMT+00:00

Iraq War vet faces prison in Colo. shooting death
Denver Post
An Iraq War veteran with two Purple Heart medals faces up to three years in prison for the 2009 shooting death of a Colorado Springs woman. Twenty-six-year-old Thomas Edward Woolly is scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday in a Colorado Springs courtroom. ...
Ex-GI sentenced to 3 years for fatal shooting of Springs womanColorado Springs Gazette
Fort Carson soldier sentenced for homicideKXRM
Former soldier to be sentenced todayKOAA Colorado Springs News

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