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Shootings, bombings kill 55 across Iraq - USA TODAY Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:15:30 GMT

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Shootings, bombings kill 55 across Iraq USA TODAY Cars burned, school desks were bloodied, bandaged victims lay in hospitals and pools of blood were left with the wounded on floors of bombed businesses after the daylong series of attacks in 12 cities across Iraq. The assault demonstrated how ... Coordinated Attacks Bombard Iraq, Killing DozensNew York Times Widespread shootings, bombings kill 55 across IraqSan Jose Mercury News Widespread Attacks Kill Dozens Across IraqWall Street Journal Reuters -Los Angeles Times all 1,288 news articles »

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Farmers furious after Iraq stops buying US rice - Jamestown Sun Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:10:44 GMT

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Farmers furious after Iraq stops buying US rice Jamestown Sun DAYTON, Texas (AP) — The talk of the day among Ray Stoesser and other rice farmers is Iraq's decision not to buy US rice, a stinging move that adds to a stressful year punctuated by everything from drought to unusual heat. DAYTON, Texas (AP) — The ... Summary Box: Iraq stops buying US riceSacramento Bee all 289 news articles »

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Fears of 'another Iraq' if troops enter Syria - The Independent Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:00:31 GMT

Fears of 'another Iraq' if troops enter Syria The Independent "Syria sits next to Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Turkey, Iraq – what happens in Syria has an effect on all of those countries and the consequences of any outside intervention are much more difficult to foresee." Instead, he said, world leaders including ... and more »

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Iraq approves $100.5 bln budget for 2012 - Reuters Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:15:51 GMT

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Iraq approves $100.5 bln budget for 2012 Reuters (Adds detail, background) By Aseel Kami BAGHDAD Feb 23 (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament approved on Thursday a much delayed $100 billion budget for 2012, based on an average oil price of $85 per barrel and 2.6 million barrels per day (bpd) in crude ... Iraq parliament approves 2012 budgetNinemsn Iraq parliament passes USD-100-bln federal budgetKuwait News Agency all 10 news articles »

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Guess who's coming to the Iraq dinner - CNN (blog) Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:36:15 GMT

Guess who's coming to the Iraq dinner CNN (blog) By Chris Lawrence The Pentagon released the list of the 78 members of the armed forces who are invited to next week's White House dinner to honor Iraq veterans. (Read the list here) The February 29 dinner, hosted by President Barack Obama and the first ... White House Dinner Guest List Includes 64 Iraq VetsDepartment of Defense all 3 news articles »

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No Second Iraq - Tablet Magazine Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:55:16 GMT

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No Second Iraq Tablet Magazine (Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images) In case your memory needed refreshing, yesterday's front-page New York Times story noted the parallel between the run-up to the invasion of Iraq and current talk over Iran. And just as important as understanding the ... In din over Iran, echoes of Iraq warSan Jose Mercury News Iran Through the Optics of IraqHuffington Post UK (blog) Gulf War III isn't an optionWashington Post EurasiaNet -JURIST all 852 news articles »

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Iwo Jima, Iraq violence and a push for a Syrian cease-fire: Morning roundup - Washington Post (blog) Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:06:10 GMT

Iwo Jima, Iraq violence and a push for a Syrian cease-fire: Morning roundup Washington Post (blog) (AP) — Dozens of people were killed in Iraq on Thursday after a series of bomb blasts went off in Baghdad. (Washington Post) — President Obama apologized to Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai over the Koran burning incident that triggered violent ... and more »

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Iraq to Raise Crude Oil Production to 4 Million Barrels in 2013 - Bloomberg Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:31:09 GMT

Iraq to Raise Crude Oil Production to 4 Million Barrels in 2013 Bloomberg Iraq plans to increase its production of crude oil to 4 million barrels a day in 2013, an oil ministry spokesman told state-run Iraqiya television. “Iraq is on its way to reaching production capacity of 12 million barrels of crude oil a day but will ... and more »

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Soldier defers plea in WikiLeaks case - The Associated Press Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:28:00 GMT

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Soldier defers plea in WikiLeaks case The Associated Press Defense lawyers say Manning was emotionally troubled and shouldn't have had access to classified material nor have been sent to Iraq for a tour of duty. A court-martial defendant can defer entering a plea until the start of the trial and defer choosing ... and more »

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Iraq seeks to educate more students in US - Stars and Stripes Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:40:12 GMT

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Iraq seeks to educate more students in US Stars and Stripes "No country can get out of the suffering and backwardness without the development of higher education," said Ali al-Adeeb, Iraq's minister of higher education, who met Tuesday with State Department officials. Adeeb and several of his top deputies will ... US-Iraq Joint Coordinating Committee for Cultural and Educational CooperationUS Department of State (press release) Despite Challenges, Iraq and US Universities Agree to Work Toward More ...Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) all 10 news articles »