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US loses up to $60B in misspent Iraq, Afghan funds - The Seattle Times Wed, 31 Aug 2011 02:58:37 GMT+00:00

BBC News
US loses up to $60B in misspent Iraq, Afghan funds
The Seattle Times
As much as $60 billion in US funds has been lost to waste and fraud in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past decade through lax oversight... By RICHARD LARDNER The Associated Press No comments have been posted to this article. WASHINGTON — As much as $60 ...
AP Exclusive: Up to $60B in war funds said wastedThe Associated Press
Report: US Wasted $30 Bln. In Iraq, Afghanistan War ContractsRTT News
US has wasted $30bn on Iraq and Afghanistan contracts, report findsThe Guardian
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Cheney and Powell clash over Iraq war record - ABC Online Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:21:27 GMT+00:00

Los Angeles Times
Cheney and Powell clash over Iraq war record
ABC Online
Mr Cheney is standing by his recollections of the war in Iraq and claims Mr Powell never objected to the invasion. TONY EASTLEY: In the United States long-running tensions between two senior figures in the Bush administration have burst into the ...
Former US VP Cheney Defends Iraq War, WaterboardingVoice of America
Cheney defends Iraq war as 'sound' policyCBC.ca
Cheney: I don't think Iraq war hurt U.S. reputationmsnbc.com
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From Baghdad to Tripoli - Wall Street Journal Tue, 30 Aug 2011 23:26:50 GMT+00:00

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From Baghdad to Tripoli
Wall Street Journal
In stark contrast to the challenges faced by Iraq, fair winds attend the Libyan venture. By FOUAD AJAMI On the face of it, the similarities of the undoing of the terrible regimes of Saddam Hussein and Moammar Gadhafi are striking. ...
In Iraq and Afghanistan, War-Weary Eyes Turn Toward LibyaNew York Times (blog)
Defence: Lessons from LibyaFinancial Times
Hunt for Gaddafi is onNews24
StandardNet
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Obama pledges support to veterans | The Republic - The Republic Tue, 30 Aug 2011 23:33:49 GMT+00:00

Politico
Obama pledges support to veterans | The Republic
The Republic
MINNEAPOLIS — President Barack Obama pushed two job initiatives for veterans on Tuesday in Minneapolis in front of a crowd well aware of the problems facing newly returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan ...
President Obama pledges to help 'the 911 generation'Politico
Obama salutes '9/11 Generation'USA Today (blog)
Obama links veterans aid to jobs package : 2011-08-30Washington Times
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Why President Gore might have gone into Iraq after 9/11 too - Salon Wed, 31 Aug 2011 01:13:30 GMT+00:00

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Why President Gore might have gone into Iraq after 9/11 too
Salon
Attacking Iraq was an oil-patch mafioso vendetta, plain and simple. Since Gore isn't a member of that group, and had no reason to harbor a vendetta, he wouldn't have been stupid enough nor have any notable motivation to do what Bush-Cheney did. ...
Going to war with Al Gore?Washington Post (blog)
Welcome to the Oval Office, President GoreSlate Magazine (blog)

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"Dancing with the Stars" Season 13: Ranking the competitors - CBS News Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:13:18 GMT+00:00

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"Dancing with the Stars" Season 13: Ranking the competitors
CBS News
Back row from left, NBA player Ron Artest, actor David Arquette, actor and Iraq War veteran JR Martinez, TV personality Rob Kardashian, activist Chaz Bono. Seated from left, TV personalities Ricki Lake, Kristin Cavallari, singer Chynna Phillips, ...
'Dancing with the Stars' Season 13 cast: JR Martinez is Iraq War veteran ...New York Daily News
Dancing with the Stars 2011: JR Martinez reveals Iraq War veteran pastDaily Mail
What's the lowdown on the new 'Dancing with the Stars' cast?OregonLive.com

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Feature: Eid al-Fitr sparks revival of hope for war-ravaged Iraq - Xinhua Tue, 30 Aug 2011 23:14:39 GMT+00:00

Feature: Eid al-Fitr sparks revival of hope for war-ravaged Iraq
Xinhua
30 (Xinhua) -- Eid al-Fitr came in war-battered Iraq on Tuesday, bringing revived hope for the people, who have been seeing violence almost on daily basis since 2003. The traditions of Ramadan are meant to unite families and neighborhoods in a spirit ...

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US Iraq pull-out 'to proceed as scheduled': Maliki - AFP Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:30:00 GMT+00:00

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US Iraq pull-out 'to proceed as scheduled': Maliki
AFP
BAGHDAD — Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has said US forces will leave Iraq as scheduled by year's end, and that there will not be any permanent US bases in the country, a statement from his office said on Tuesday. "The agreement on the ...
Maliki: US Troops Will Leave Iraq in December. What About Trainers?Firedoglake
'No more permanent US bases in Iraq'Press TV
UN envoy disputes Iraq's PM on Iranian exilesThe Associated Press
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Pelecanos' New Crime Novel Doesn't Disappoint - ABC News Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:18:08 GMT+00:00

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Pelecanos' New Crime Novel Doesn't Disappoint
ABC News
by George Pelecanos: At Thrillerfest, a crime writers conference held in Manhattan this summer, dozens of literary agents spent half a day listening to would-be authors pitch their ideas for books about grizzled Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans who ...

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Turkey's need for Israel's UAVs may rehabilitate their relationship - Ha'aretz Wed, 31 Aug 2011 02:21:42 GMT+00:00

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Turkey's need for Israel's UAVs may rehabilitate their relationship
Ha'aretz
On Thursday the Turkish army announced that it had killed 100 PKK members in areas along the Iraqi border and inside Iraq as well, a week after the PKK killed eight Turkish soldiers. Turkey censured Israel for its activities in Gaza, but operates in a ...
Iraq: Turks Report Kurdish DeathsNew York Times
Maliki, Saleh to meet in Baghdad soonAswat Al Iraq
Turkish military renews raids on PKK bases in Iraq: armyAFP
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