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In Iraq, car perk overrides promises to public - Boston.com Sat, 12 May 2012 19:36:10 GMT

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In Iraq, car perk overrides promises to public Boston.com BAGHDAD—Iraq's lawmakers have hightailed it out of town for a six-week vacation without following through on promises to cancel a pricey perk for free armored cars that they approved for themselves in the annual budget. It is the sort of move that is ... and more »

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Iraq seeks bidders to start work on giant port - Reuters Sat, 12 May 2012 17:01:35 GMT

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Iraq seeks bidders to start work on giant port Reuters BASRA, Iraq May 12 (Reuters) - Iraq has issued a tender for the building of a breakwater in the Gulf, the country's state port company said on Saturday, the first stage of construction in a giant $6 billion port scheme shelved under former dictator ... Iraq Invites Bids to Build Breakwater for Basra PortBloomberg all 5 news articles »

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Officer: Military could learn from civilian courts - Wall Street Journal Sat, 12 May 2012 16:18:40 GMT

Officer: Military could learn from civilian courts Wall Street Journal During his second tour, this time in Iraq, his best friend was killed by a roadside bomb. A few months before his November 2007 serve-out date, while stationed at Fort Drum, NY, Miller learned that he had been "Stop-Loss'd" — meaning he would remain ... and more »

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graduate, Iraq veteran earns award - The Augusta Chronicle Sun, 13 May 2012 00:06:59 GMT

graduate, Iraq veteran earns award The Augusta Chronicle By Tom Corwin As a soldier in Iraq, Dr. Catherine Mary “Katie” Cook encountered death and oversaw the respectful handling of the remains of the fallen. It stuck with her, and it was her dignified treatment of dying patients that helped her earn the top ... and more »

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Iraq arts fest: more words, less song and dance - The Associated Press Fri, 11 May 2012 15:38:00 GMT

The Associated Press

Iraq arts fest: more words, less song and dance The Associated Press By LARA JAKES, AP – 1 minute ago BABYLON, Iraq (AP) — Poetry has returned to the Triangle of Death. But dancing and singing are being left behind. In this dusty southern community, home to the renowned archaeological site of Babylon and ravaged by ... and more »

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Iraq arts fest: more words, less song and dance - Sacramento Bee Sat, 12 May 2012 08:59:04 GMT

Iraq arts fest: more words, less song and dance Sacramento Bee By LARA JAKES AP BABYLON, Iraq -- Poetry has returned to the Triangle of Death. But dancing and singing are being left behind. In this dusty southern community, home to the renowned archaeological site of Babylon and ravaged by modern-day sectarian ... and more »

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Historic Battleship Becoming Naval Museum In SoCal - NPR Sun, 13 May 2012 01:47:50 GMT

Historic Battleship Becoming Naval Museum In SoCal NPR This was the Iowa of the late 1980s, at the end of its active duty as it escorted reflagged Kuwaiti oil tankers from the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran-Iraq war. Some 25 years later, following years of aging in the San ... and more »

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Syria starting to draw Iraq comparisons - TheReporter.com Sat, 12 May 2012 08:20:21 GMT

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Syria starting to draw Iraq comparisons TheReporter.com For many, the al-Qaida-style tactics recall those once familiar in the country's eastern neighbor, Iraq, raising fears that Syria's conflict is drifting further away from the Arab Spring calls for political change and closer to a bloody insurgency. Islamist group al-Nusra Front 'behind Damascus blasts'BBC News all 884 news articles »

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Iraq's Kurds fire back in dispute with Iran over Mossad - Pakistan Daily Times Sat, 12 May 2012 20:47:24 GMT

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Iraq's Kurds fire back in dispute with Iran over Mossad Pakistan Daily Times ARBIL: The government of Iraq's Kurdish region fired back on Saturday over allegations by Iranian diplomats and officials that Kurdistan was playing host to Israeli intelligence. Kurdish authorities described the claims, made in previous weeks, ... Iraq's Kurdistan Rejects Claims of Israeli PresenceCRIENGLISH.com all 12 news articles »

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Iraq Oil Output Beating Iran Ends Saddam Legacy - BusinessWeek Fri, 11 May 2012 11:27:48 GMT

Iraq Oil Output Beating Iran Ends Saddam Legacy BusinessWeek By Nayla Razzouk and Anthony Dipaola on May 11, 2012 Iraq, seeking to more than double oil output by 2015, is poised to overtake Iran as OPEC's second- largest producer by the end of the year as sanctions hobble crude production in its Persian Gulf ... and more »