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Mayors approve end-the-wars resolution - UPI.com Tue, 21 Jun 2011 01:36:58 GMT+00:00

Los Angeles Times

Mayors approve end-the-wars resolution
UPI.com
UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg BALTIMORE, June 20 (UPI) -- US mayors voted Monday in favor of a resolution urging speedy ends to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, redirecting war funding to needs at home. The resolution was adopted after it was amended to ...
US Mayors Pass Resolution To Bring 'War Dollars' HomeHuffington Post
Mayors Ask Congress To End Iraq, Afghan Wars, Reroute Money To US CitiesNPR (blog)
Nation's mayors pass resolution to 'bring US war dollars home'CNN Political Ticker (blog)
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Baghdad bombs target police, security personnel - Washington Post Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:22:07 GMT+00:00

CTV.ca

Baghdad bombs target police, security personnel
Washington Post
BAGHDAD — Multiple bombs detonated in Iraq's capital on Monday morning, jolting residents out of bed, killing at least one police officer and injuring several people, and startling a carful of security officials working for ...
Bomb targets French embassy car in IraqAFP
Iraq: Bomb hits French embassy convoyNews24
Attacks kill 2, wound 16 in IraqCNN
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Iran Sets Hearing Date for American Hikers - Voice of America Tue, 21 Jun 2011 01:10:16 GMT+00:00

AFP

Iran Sets Hearing Date for American Hikers
Voice of America
Nearly two years have passed since Iranian authorities arrested three US hikers on charges of illegally crossing into the country from Iraq and spying. One of the hikers, Sarah Shourd, was released on bail last year. The other two hikers, ...
Captive hikers get trial date in IranUPI.com
Iran sets new hearing date for US hikers: lawyerAFP
Former detained hiker speaks on campusDaily Californian

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Brian Haw sacrificed his life for peace - The Guardian Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:30:18 GMT+00:00

Daily Mail

Brian Haw sacrificed his life for peace
The Guardian
'Brian Haw did not stop the Iraq war, but he will be remembered as a man who stood against it.' Photograph: Paul Grover/Rex Features Brian Haw was a man of principle and a man of action who took his campaign against the Iraq war to Parliament Square ...
'Unsung hero' Brian Haw, 1949-2011Aljazeera.net
Brian Haw, Parliament Square peace activist, diesThe Periscope Post
Peace campaigner Brian Haw was eccentric but shamed the liars in ParliamentDaily Mail
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Iraq awards cement factory contract to Turkish group - Reuters Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:29:26 GMT+00:00

Iraq awards cement factory contract to Turkish group
Reuters
BAGHDAD, June 20 (Reuters) - Iraq has awarded Turkey's Partner Teknik a contract to renovate a cement factory as part of plans to rehabilitate its dilapidated state industries after years of wars and sanctions, the government said on Monday. ...

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Iraq demands return of $17bn missing oil money 'stolen by US after 2003 invasion' - Daily Mail Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:00:11 GMT+00:00

ArabianBusiness.com

Iraq demands return of $17bn missing oil money 'stolen by US after 2003 invasion'
Daily Mail
By Daily Mail Reporter Iraq is demanding the return of $17billion (£10.5billion) in oil money it says was stolen by US institutions in the wake of the 2003 invasion. In a letter to sent the UN sent last month the Iraqi parliament asked for help finding ...
Iraq to chase missing billionsAljazeera.net
Iraq hunting $17 billion missing after US invasionReuters
Iraq hunting $17 billion missing after US invasionStabroek News
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Iraq's Kurds content to wait for their state - The National Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:03:05 GMT+00:00

The National

Iraq's Kurds content to wait for their state
The National
Erbil, Iraq: A view of the country's biggest park, with the one of the city's largest mosques in the background. Lee Hoagland/The National ERBIL, IRAQI KURDISTAN // Masrour Barzani, the son of the President of the Kurdistan Region, says he eventually ...
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Lung ailments rise among Iraq, Afghan veterans - Boston Globe Mon, 20 Jun 2011 04:18:53 GMT+00:00

New York Times

Lung ailments rise among Iraq, Afghan veterans
Boston Globe
Gary Durham, an Iraq veteran, received a medical discharge from the Army in 2005 after he developed breathing problems. (Josh Anderson/ The New York Times) By James Dao NEW YORK — As a teenager in northern New York, Gary Durham ran cross-country and ...
Debate Swirls Around Research Showing Lung Problems for Returned TroopsNew York Times

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Defendant in death lawsuit sent to Iraq - Richmond Register Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:53:04 GMT+00:00

Defendant in death lawsuit sent to Iraq
Richmond Register
Matt Lasters, who was the operator of the CSX train that struck and killed Hillary Hadley, 21, is in Iraq serving in the Army, according to an order filed Monday in Madison Circuit Court. The order, signed by Judge William Clouse and agreed to by ...
Lawsuit over train fatality could be delayedDanbury News Times

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President Obama to unveil plan for Afghanistan, Iraq - The State Column Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:58:21 GMT+00:00

Los Angeles Times

President Obama to unveil plan for Afghanistan, Iraq
The State Column
President Obama will reportedly unveil his plan for US troops fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq Wednesday, according the White House. Mr. Obama is finalizing his decision on how many US troops to withdraw from Afghanistan starting next month and is ...
Obama Sets June 22 Announcement on Afghanistan Drawdown PlanBusinessWeek
Obama to Announce Plans for Afghan Surge PulloutNew York Times
Obama to announce Afghanistan withdrawal decision on WednesdayUSA Today
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