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Iraq war contractor ordered to pay $85 million - San Angelo Standard Times Sun, 04 Nov 2012 02:46:54 GMT

The News International

Iraq war contractor ordered to pay $85 million San Angelo Standard Times A jury on Friday ordered an American military contractor to pay $85 million after finding it guilty of negligence for illnesses suffered by a dozen Oregon soldiers who guarded an oilfield water plant during the Iraq war. After a three-week trial, the ... Troops win $85m in Iraq health risk caseThe News International Jury finds Iraq war contractor responsible for soldiers' diseases, orders $85 ...Fox News Soldiers win $85m compensation from Iraq war contractorThe Guardian Sacramento Bee all 336 news articles »

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Iraq war veteran challenges military on injury benefits - The Seattle Times Sat, 03 Nov 2012 22:01:43 GMT

Iraq war veteran challenges military on injury benefits The Seattle Times Iraq war veteran challenges military on injury benefits. The Defense Department is being taken to task over a rule that an injury during combat training doesn't qualify a veteran for the enhanced benefits provided for combat injuries. By Michael Doyle ...

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Iraq police arrest prison head after al-Qaeda jailbreak - The News International Sun, 04 Nov 2012 01:57:22 GMT

Press TV

Iraq police arrest prison head after al-Qaeda jailbreak The News International SAMARRA, Iraq: Iraqi police on Saturday arrested the head of a jail from which dozens of al-Qaeda militants escaped weeks ago, hours after he left hospital after being treated for wounds suffered in the incident. Brigadier General Laith al-Salmani is ... Iraq arrests warden in jailbreak investigationPress TV all 20 news articles »

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Iraq court hands Sunni VP 2nd death sentence - Businessweek Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:57:08 GMT

AFP

Iraq court hands Sunni VP 2nd death sentence Businessweek The verdict was the second death sentence for Tariq al-Hashemi in less than two months, and is likely to stoke further resentment among Iraq's minority Sunni Muslims against the Shiite-led government. The sentence is unlikely to be carried out any time ... Fugitive Sunni Iraq VP sentenced to death on second chargeReuters Fugitive Iraq VP handed second death termAFP Iraq court hands Sunni vice-president 2nd death sentencegulfnews.com Newser -RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty all 236 news articles »

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KBR loses $85M suit by Iraq soldiers - UPI.com Sat, 03 Nov 2012 15:32:11 GMT

KBR loses $85M suit by Iraq soldiers UPI.com The soldiers charged in the suit that KBR was negligent in the way it handled sodium dichromate, an anti-corrosion agent that contains the known carcinogen hexavalent chromium, at a compound in Iraq in 2003. The chemical was added to water that was ... and more »

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Obama's Iraq ambassador: I wanted troops to remain in Iraq - Foreign Policy (blog) Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:55:04 GMT

Antiwar.com

Obama's Iraq ambassador: I wanted troops to remain in Iraq Foreign Policy (blog) Obama's former ambassador to Iraq, who served during the withdrawal of U.S. forces, was in favor of keeping some troops in the Iraq past the 2011 withdrawal date, he told The Cable in an interview today. COMMENTS (0) SHARE: Twitter. Reddit. Bookmark ... Report: $800 million is snuck out of Iraq each weekChristian Science Monitor Obama's Iraq Ambassador: I Wanted Troops to Stay in IraqAntiwar.com Iraq to have provincial vote in AprilUPI.com Business Recorder (blog) -CNN (blog) -Al-Monitor all 46 news articles »

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Insurgents shoot dead 3 soldiers in Iraq - Sacramento Bee Sat, 03 Nov 2012 14:00:34 GMT

DAWN.com

Insurgents shoot dead 3 soldiers in Iraq Sacramento Bee BAGHDAD -- Iraqi authorities say insurgents have gunned down three soldiers at a checkpoint near the country's capital. Police officials said that the early Saturday shooting took place in Taji, 20 kilometers (12 miles) north of Baghdad, and two other ... 3 killed in Iraq attacksPakistan Daily Times Insurgents kill three Iraqi soldiersPress TV all 173 news articles »

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Iraq vet first at scene where boy died in wreck - HeraldNet Sat, 03 Nov 2012 07:13:31 GMT

Iraq vet first at scene where boy died in wreck HeraldNet McCallon, who served two tours in Iraq, found 7-year-old Josiah A. Alves dead in the front passenger seat of a black BMW that had been reported as being driving erratically. Nicholas McCallon, 27, of Everett, with his newborn son, Nathan, was. Mark ...

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Iraqi tourist sector hurt by Iran's currency pain - Huffington Post Fri, 02 Nov 2012 18:25:09 GMT

RT

Iraqi tourist sector hurt by Iran's currency pain Huffington Post NAJAF, Iraq — The plunge in Iran's currency is proving bad for business in neighboring Iraq. Yousif Jassim Mohammed would know. The Iraqi merchant's gift shop sits on prime real estate opposite the gold-domed Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, one of the ... The unfolding human catastrophe in IranMuslimVillage.com all 414 news articles »

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After Saddam and war, Iraq's musicians see revival - Al-Arabiya Sat, 03 Nov 2012 10:08:52 GMT

Al-Arabiya

After Saddam and war, Iraq's musicians see revival Al-Arabiya The once quiet courtyards of Baghdad's Institute of Musical Studies, located in the busy Sinak area, where violence was rife during the height of Iraq's sectarian violence in 2006 and 2007, are thriving again as the Iraqi capital enjoys a noticeable ... and more »