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Bombs target Iraq oil pipelines, exports not hit - Reuters Sat, 09 Jun 2012 13:02:08 GMT

AFP

Bombs target Iraq oil pipelines, exports not hit
Reuters
KIRKUK, Iraq, June 9 (Reuters) - Two bombs exploded on Saturday close to minor oil pipelines carrying crude from a major oilfield near Iraq's northern city of Kirkuk, according to security and oil sources who said exports to the Ceyhan port in Turkey ...
Bombs hit Iraq pipelines, exports unhurtAFP
Two bomb attacks hit Iraq oil pipelines, exports unharmedGlobalPost

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Iraq ambassador nominee hits Senate opposition over racy e-mails - Washington Post Sat, 09 Jun 2012 02:24:53 GMT

USA TODAY

Iraq ambassador nominee hits Senate opposition over racy e-mails
Washington Post
The White House's pick for ambassador to Iraq has hit opposition in the Senate after reports revealed a racy e-mail exchange that he had in 2008 with a reporter when both were working in Baghdad. Brett McGurk, whom President Obama tapped to lead the US ...
Iraq Ambassador Nominee's Ties to Reporter QuestionedWall Street Journal
Administration defends nominee for Iraq ambassadorThe Seattle Times
Inhofe won't meet with Obama's pick for Iraq ambassadorUSA TODAY
Huffington Post
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4 killed in Iraq shootings, bombing - Sacramento Bee Sat, 09 Jun 2012 11:11:25 GMT

Independent Online

4 killed in Iraq shootings, bombing
Sacramento Bee
Violence has ebbed in Iraq, but insurgents carry out frequent attacks on security forces and officials in an attempt to undermine the Shiite-led government. Reader comments on Sacbee.com are the opinions of the writer, not The Sacramento Bee.
4 killed in Iraq, among them couple shot dead in attack that wounded their 3 ...Washington Post

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Nominee For Iraq Envoy Runs Into Opposition Over Racy Emails - KGTV San Diego Sat, 09 Jun 2012 17:35:43 GMT

The Express Tribune

Nominee For Iraq Envoy Runs Into Opposition Over Racy Emails
KGTV San Diego
By Dugald McConnell and Brian ToddCNN WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Obama administration's nominee for the next US ambassador to Iraq has run into new opposition thanks to the publication of some racy emails suggesting an affair with a Wall Street Journal ...
White House defends pick for Iraq ambassador amid allegations of inappropriate ...Detroit Free Press
Leaked racy emails cloud nomination for US Iraq envoyThe Express Tribune

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TV contestant confused about Iraq claims - UPI.com Sat, 09 Jun 2012 17:53:00 GMT

E! Online

TV contestant confused about Iraq claims
UPI.com
SAN ANTONIO, June 9 (UPI) -- "America's Got Talent" singer Timothy Michael Poe said he "never intended to hurt anyone" with disputed claims he made about being shot in Iraq. During Monday's performance on the reality television talent show, Poe, ...
SA singer did not go to Iraq, officer claimsHouston Chronicle
Sobbing soldier says he's sorry for making false claimsKENS 5 TV
Ex casts more doubts on singer's war injury claimsSeattle Post Intelligencer
Pioneer Press
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Suicides rising among US troops who served in Iraq and Afghanistan; Deaths ... - New York Daily News Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:19:30 GMT

New York Daily News

Suicides rising among US troops who served in Iraq and Afghanistan; Deaths ...
New York Daily News
The numbers reflect a military burdened with wartime demands from Iraq and Afghanistan that have taken a greater toll than foreseen a decade ago. The military also is struggling with increased sexual assaults, alcohol abuse, domestic violence and other ...
Suicides outpace combat deaths for US troopsWorcester Telegram
Suicides outpace war deaths for US troops: PentagonTimes of India
Does Macho Culture Keep Suicidal Soldiers From Seeking Help?LiveScience.com
Santa Monica Mirror
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Politics loom large in trial of Iraq VP, first major case dealing with ... - Washington Post Fri, 08 Jun 2012 18:45:46 GMT

Politics loom large in trial of Iraq VP, first major case dealing with ...
Washington Post
BAGHDAD — Iraq's first major trial dealing with the country's savage Sunni-Shiite sectarian killings is tainted by politics, critics say — an ominous sign for those hoping for justice for tens of thousands of victims of street executions, bombings ...

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Schweitzer speaks to state Democrats on 'craziness' of Iraq, Afghan wars - The Missoulian Sun, 10 Jun 2012 01:40:28 GMT

Schweitzer speaks to state Democrats on 'craziness' of Iraq, Afghan wars
The Missoulian
Brian Schweitzer told Montana Democrats on Saturday it's time for Americans to stand up and say they won't be the world's police anymore and they won't become involved in more wars like those in Iraq and Afghanistan. “We've destroyed a lot of lives,” ...

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Hussein Aide Executed, Iraq Says - Wall Street Journal Thu, 07 Jun 2012 14:01:53 GMT

BBC News

Hussein Aide Executed, Iraq Says
Wall Street Journal
4 on the US most-wanted list in Iraq, was executed by hanging on Thursday, the Iraqi Justice Ministry said. Abed Hamid Hmoud was the latest in a series of former senior regime officials who have been executed by Iraq's new rulers since the toppling of ...
Iraq executes Saddam's personal secretaryUSA TODAY
Senior Saddam aide executed in IraqReuters
Iraq: Saddam Hussein's right-hand-man executed by hanging for genocideGlobalPost
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Press Release: QATAR AIRWAYS BEGINS FLIGHTS TO IRAQ'S CAPITAL BAGHDAD - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) Sat, 09 Jun 2012 09:13:58 GMT

Press Release: QATAR AIRWAYS BEGINS FLIGHTS TO IRAQ'S CAPITAL BAGHDAD
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
Baghdad, IRAQ – Qatar Airways has in the span of just two weeks expanded passenger services to Iraq with the launch of its second destination in the country – to the capital Baghdad. The Doha-based airline is operating four-flights-a-week non-stop on ...

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