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Iraq hunting $17 billion missing after US invasion - Reuters Sun, 19 Jun 2011 18:19:22 GMT+00:00

Reuters India

Iraq hunting $17 billion missing after US invasion Reuters BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament is chasing about $17 billion of Iraqi oil money it says was stolen after the 2003 US-led invasion and has asked the United Nations for help to track it down. The missing money was shipped to Iraq ... Weekly Open Thread, 20-24 June 2011Crikey (blog) Iraq hunting $20.9b missing after US invasionStuff.co.nz Iraq hunting $17 billion missing after US invasionReuters Africa all 48 news articles »

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McConnell Get terror case out of Ky - Politico Sun, 19 Jun 2011 18:41:33 GMT+00:00

Fox News

McConnell Get terror case out of Ky Politico AP Photo Close By POLITICO STAFF | 6/19/11 2:38 PM EDT Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell vehemently objected to the notion that two suspected terrorists from Iraq arrested in his home state of Kentucky should be tried in civilian courts. ... McConnell: Foreigners not "entitled" to US trialsCBS News McConnell: Kentucky terror suspects should be tried in military courtThe Hill (blog) Joseph Gerth | Mitch McConnell setting GOP agenda in KentuckyLouisville Courier-Journal Louisville.com -Lexington Herald Leader -NPR all 505 news articles »

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Veteran Finds Himself Lost in VA's Benefits Logjam - Fox News Sun, 19 Jun 2011 14:53:02 GMT+00:00

USA Today

Veteran Finds Himself Lost in VA's Benefits Logjam Fox News Iraq War veteran Joel Klobnak is waiting. It's how he spends his time these days after the Department of Veterans Affairs slashed his disability pay two years ago, the Des Moines Register reports. Klobnak, 24, a former Marine who lost his leg in Iraq ... Veteran trapped, like many, in disability paperwork backlogUSA Today all 24 news articles »

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Tears for the fallen to define the legacy of defence chief - Sydney Morning Herald Sun, 19 Jun 2011 14:03:14 GMT+00:00

Brisbane Times

Tears for the fallen to define the legacy of defence chief Sydney Morning Herald Photo: AP WASHINGTON: When the Defence Secretary, Robert Gates, leaves the Pentagon every evening, he carries home a sheaf of documents about the latest American soldiers killed in Afghanistan and Iraq. After dinner, usually alone, he takes out a pen ... The Defense RestsNewsweek Troops for Afghanistan to go to IraqDetroit Free Press Sec. Gates looks ahead in IraqCNN Political Ticker (blog) The Seattle Times -Wall Street Journal -Politico all 561 news articles »

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Rhode Islander is state's new top military officer - Houston Chronicle Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:45:05 GMT+00:00

Washington Examiner

Rhode Islander is state's new top military officer Houston Chronicle Kevin McBride set one big goal when his unit was deployed to Iraq in 2005 and tasked with taking over the notorious Abu Ghraib prison: no headlines. "With everything that had occurred, my thought was we should judge our success by how little people ... Rhode Islander is state's new top military officerBoston Globe all 26 news articles »

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Soccer-Iran beats Iraq 1-0 in Olympic qualifier - Reuters Sun, 19 Jun 2011 20:01:35 GMT+00:00

Eurosport.com ASIA

Soccer-Iran beats Iraq 1-0 in Olympic qualifier Reuters ARBIL, Iraq, June 19 (Reuters) - I ran beat Iraq 1-0 in a second-round 2012 Olympic soccer qualifier played in northern Iraq on Sunday with a first-half goal by Muhsin Musliman. The two teams will meet again on June 23 in Tehran. ... Iran down Iraq in Olympic qualificationPersian Football Iran U-23 defeats Iraq 1-0Press TV Iran Olympic team leaves for IraqTehran Times Times of India all 13 news articles »

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Mark Wallinger: Brian Haw was the conscience of a nation grown quiescent - The Independent Sun, 19 Jun 2011 23:00:38 GMT+00:00

Boston Globe

Mark Wallinger: Brian Haw was the conscience of a nation grown quiescent The Independent After two million came out to protest against the Iraq war it was as if everybody decided to give up. But Brian never gave up. Then they brought in laws trying to curtail his/our right to protest outside Parliament and very few lifted a finger to do ... Peace campaigner dies after decade-long London vigilABC Online Peace protester Brian Haw diesAFP Brian HawTelegraph.co.uk Mirror.co.uk -Daily Mail -Reuters India all 380 news articles »

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Zain Iraq working on launch of IPO - CEO - Reuters Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:40:25 GMT+00:00

ArabianBusiness.com

Zain Iraq working on launch of IPO - CEO Reuters BAGHDAD, June 19 (Reuters) - The Iraqi unit of Kuwaiti telecoms company Zain plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO) on the Iraq Stock Exchange, its chief executive told Reuters on Sunday. Emad Makiya, CEO of Iraq's biggest ... Zain Iraq plans 20% sale in IPO on Iraqi exchangeArabianBusiness.com Zain Iraq prepares for IPO-newspaperKipp Report all 6 news articles »

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Shell, Mitsubishi 'Ready' to Start $12.5 Billion Iraq Gas Deal - Bloomberg Sun, 19 Jun 2011 11:20:32 GMT+00:00

Shell, Mitsubishi 'Ready' to Start $12.5 Billion Iraq Gas Deal Bloomberg (8058) are preparing to begin a delayed $12.5 billion natural-gas project in Iraq, said Hans Nijkamp, vice president and country chairman. “Shell and Mitsubishi are now ready for execution of the project,” he said in an interview published on the ... Shell Ready to Start $12.5 Billion Iraq Natural-Gas ProjectSan Francisco Chronicle all 4 news articles »

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UAF researcher's Iraq air-quality studies raise alarms - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Sun, 19 Jun 2011 09:55:11 GMT+00:00

UAF researcher's Iraq air-quality studies raise alarms Fairbanks Daily News-Miner by Jeff Richardson / jrichardson@newsminer.com FAIRBANKS — Cathy Cahill has never been to Iraq, but the grimy DRUM Aerosol Sampler in her lab at the University of Alaska Fairbanks provides her with a vivid portrait of downtown Baghdad. ... UAF researcher studies Iraq air quality; variety of pollutants a cause for concernGreenfield Daily Reporter UAF researcher studies Iraq air qualityCt Post all 16 news articles »