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The Return of Iraq's Shoe Thrower: A Rebel's New Cause - TIME Fri, 25 Feb 2011 01:14:12 GMT+00:00

MiamiHerald.com

The Return of Iraq's Shoe Thrower: A Rebel's New Cause TIME After serving nine months of a yearlong prison sentence, he was released on good behavior and has lived in exile outside Iraq ever since. But the uprisings in Tunisia and then Egypt have encouraged Iraqi activists to launch their own broad campaign to ... Iraq braces for largescale protestsAljazeera.net Iraq's Maliki Warns Against 'Day of Rage' ProtestVoice of America Official: 1 killed, 3 wounded in Iraq protestsCNN International The Associated Press -Monsters and Critics.com -ABC Online all 610 news articles »

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Suicide blast kills 11 amid worries over protest - NECN Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:33:09 GMT+00:00

Trend News Agency

Suicide blast kills 11 amid worries over protest NECN BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide bomber has killed 11 people in Iraq, just as tensions are rising around plans for an anti-government protest tomorrow. Iraqi authorities say the bomber struck northeast of Baghdad, in an apparent attempt to assassinate the ... Iraq suicide blast strikes RamadiBBC News Suicide bomber in western Iraq kills 8USA Today Suicide bombing in Iraq kills at least 3-officialReuters CNN -AFP -Khaleej Times all 94 news articles »

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Twenty Years Later, First Iraq War Still Resonates - NPR Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:46:12 GMT+00:00

Twenty Years Later, First Iraq War Still Resonates NPR 28, 1991 — just five days after US-led ground forces first confronted Iraqi troops on Kuwaiti soil, and just over a month after the US had begun bombing Iraq from the air. It was a short war with a long aftermath. Then-Iraqi President Saddam Hussein ... and more »

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'The Bodyguard' to be remade with Iraq War veteran angle - Chicago Sun-Times Fri, 25 Feb 2011 01:23:06 GMT+00:00

ABC Online

'The Bodyguard' to be remade with Iraq War veteran angle Chicago Sun-Times Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner starred in “The Bodyguard.” Warner Bros. has a do-over script in the works. The 1992 hit “The Bodyguard” is the next movie to get the do-over treatment. Warner Bros. has ordered a script for a remake of the film that ... The BodyguardPeople Magazine What diva should star in the "Bodyguard" remake?Salon 5 Actor Pairs Who Could Star in The Bodyguard RemakeBuzzSugar.com Pasta Padre all 122 news articles »

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Study says US wasted billions in Iraq, Afghanistan - AFP Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:15:00 GMT+00:00

Raw Story

Study says US wasted billions in Iraq, Afghanistan AFP WASHINGTON — Corruption and waste has cost the US government billions of reconstruction dollars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to an official study on wartime contracting released on Thursday. The report found that "criminal behavior and blatant ... Wartime contracting panel details years of waste and mismanagementGovExec.com US wasted billions in Iraq and Afghanistan, says reportRFI Report Urges Congress to Clarify US Jurisdiction Over Civilian ContractorsHuman Rights First BusinessWeek -Project on Government Oversight (blog) all 17 news articles »

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Donald Rumsfeld Takes Jon Stewart to School Over Iraq War - Big Hollywood Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:06:59 GMT+00:00

Salon

Donald Rumsfeld Takes Jon Stewart to School Over Iraq War Big Hollywood The takeaway from this interview is that Jon Stewart is really upset that while the administration obviously deliberated at great length behind the scenes, they did not hem and haw over whether or not to go to war with Iraq in public. ... About (Late) Last Night: Donald Rumsfeld defends the Iraq war on 'The Daily Show'Los Angeles Times Rumsfeld's memoir defends Iraq decisionsThe News Journal Jon Stewart vs. Donald RumsfeldThe Week Magazine The Business Insider -New York Times (blog) -Newser all 36 news articles »

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Kurdish protests mar 'The Other Iraq' - The Associated Press Thu, 24 Feb 2011 06:20:00 GMT+00:00

Daily Star - Lebanon

Kurdish protests mar 'The Other Iraq' The Associated Press SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq (AP) — A city that stands out in Iraq for its quality of life — the electricity works, the water's clean and there's even a bowling alley — has turned violent and tense in the past week as at least four protesters have been killed ... Kurdish protests mar 'The Other Iraq'San Francisco Chronicle Policeman killed in Iraq protestsSky News Australia Thousands rally for change in Iraq's Kurdish regionDaily Star - Lebanon AFP -The Canadian Press -Reuters Africa all 356 news articles »

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Agreement for Iraq's Akkas gas field delayed - Bloomberg Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:03:05 GMT+00:00

Agreement for Iraq's Akkas gas field delayed Bloomberg By AP BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi Oil Ministry spokesman says an agreement to develop the first natural gas field in western Iraq has been delayed because of disagreements about what the local government gets from the deal. An initial agreement to develop ... Iraq again postpones Kazakh, Korean gas dealCentral Asia Newswire (subscription) Iraq oil ministry delays Akkas gas deal againReuters UK Iraq oil ministry delays Akkas gas dealReuters all 16 news articles »

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The Next Impasse - New York Times Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:24:51 GMT+00:00

New York Times

The Next Impasse New York Times The showcase for COIN came in Iraq, where after years of trying to kill and capture their way to victory, the Americans finally turned the tide by befriending the locals and striking peace deals with a vast array of insurgents. In 2007 and 2008, ... Civil Resistance to the Wars ContinuesPacific Free Press All-American decline in a new worldCBS News The Growing Divide Between Those Sharing the Sacrifice of War and Those ...Huffington Post (blog) The Stylus -Asia Times Online -Wire all 30 news articles »

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Mabey & Johnson director David Mabey jailed over Iraq bribes - Telegraph.co.uk Thu, 24 Feb 2011 07:00:44 GMT+00:00

Telegraph.co.uk

Mabey & Johnson director David Mabey jailed over Iraq bribes Telegraph.co.uk David Mabey, the millionaire businessman behind engineering group Mabey & Johnson, and two colleagues have been handed prison sentences for paying kickbacks to Saddam Hussein's regime. By Jonathan Russell 7:00AM GMT 24 Feb 2011 Sales director and major ... Former Mabey & Johnson Execs Sentenced To Prison for Iraq BribesWall Street Journal (blog) Britons jailed over Iraq bribesBBC News Engineering bosses jailed over corrupt payments to Saddam Hussein's Iraq regimeThisisgloucestershire The Canadian Press -Boness Today -Jamaica Gleaner all 97 news articles »