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Two Iraq Car Bombs Kill 21 - Wall Street Journal Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:06:04 GMT

Two Iraq Car Bombs Kill 21
Wall Street Journal
BAGHDAD—A double bombing struck at an upscale neighborhood in Iraq's capital Tuesday, killing at least 21 even though police stopped three attackers storming a counterterror unit, as the government strained to control al Qaeda-based chaos gripping the ...

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Total's Kurdistan oil deal angers Iraq - Reuters Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:44:21 GMT

Business Recorder

Total's Kurdistan oil deal angers Iraq
Reuters
PARIS/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - French oil major Total (TOTF.PA) has bought a 35 percent stake in two exploration blocks in Iraq's Kurdistan region, drawing an angry response from the Iraqi government which has tried to bar companies from dealing directly ...
Total to hunt for oil in Iraq's Kurdish northBusinessweek
Total buys Kurdistan oil stakes, challenging IraqMarketWatch
Total Follows Exxon, Chevron Into Kurdistan Region of IraqBloomberg

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New Iran sanctions also hit banks in China, Iraq - CNN (blog) Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:36:44 GMT

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New Iran sanctions also hit banks in China, Iraq
CNN (blog)
By Jamie Crawford. President Barack Obama announced new U.S. sanctions targeting Iran's oil Tuesday as well as banks in China and Iraq, warning that Tehran faces "growing consequences" for refusing to answer international questions about its nuclear ...
Obama's New Iran Sanctions Target Energy, China, Iraq BanksBusinessweek
Iran Sanctions: Obama Orders New Penalties On Banks In China And IraqHuffington Post
New Iran Sanctions Hit Banks In China, IraqKGTV San Diego
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Iraq says will force out Iran dissident group - Reuters Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:30:43 GMT

UN News Centre

Iraq says will force out Iran dissident group
Reuters
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq on Tuesday told an Iranian dissident group that was given a base in Iraq by Saddam Hussein but is now out of favor with a government that is close to Iran that it must move out of the camp immediately or be forced to leave.
Bombs kill 21, underlining Iraq chaosStarNewsOnline.com
Iraq: Time expiring for Iranian opposition groupCBS News
UN envoy urges Iraq to avoid violence in relocating Iranian exiles from campUN News Centre

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If You Liked the Iraq War, You'll Love Romney's Foreign Policy - Huffington Post (blog) Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:58:40 GMT

If You Liked the Iraq War, You'll Love Romney's Foreign Policy
Huffington Post (blog)
But when George W. Bush took office he surrounded himself with a cadre of foreign policy Neo-Cons who left the country unprepared for 9/11 and then sent the country careening into the worst foreign policy disaster in half a century: the War in Iraq ...

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The Sunni Terror Threat Beyond Iraq - Wall Street Journal Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:15:39 GMT

The Sunni Terror Threat Beyond Iraq
Wall Street Journal
By ROBIN SIMCOX. Imagine that an al Qaeda franchise emerged in a war-scarred nation with a fragile government. Imagine that this franchise launched sophisticated, coordinated attacks every four to six weeks, killing dozens—sometimes even ...

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Iraq's Prime Minister Maliki eyes early elections - Foreign Policy (blog) Tue, 31 Jul 2012 18:32:56 GMT

Iraq's Prime Minister Maliki eyes early elections
Foreign Policy (blog)
By Crispin Hawes. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki is losing patience with his fractious coalition and is trying a number of tactics to force it into line, including ceding concessions on some contentious issues designed to win over Sunni factions ...

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'Iraq After The Americans' Part 2: Al Jazeera Reports - Huffington Post Tue, 31 Jul 2012 22:21:14 GMT

'Iraq After The Americans' Part 2: Al Jazeera Reports
Huffington Post
The United States withdrew its troops from Iraq at the end of 2011, but nearly a decade of war may have left a terrifying legacy in the country. According to some residents of Fallujah, American weapons are behind a shocking spike in the number of ...

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Dallas Cheerleaders, Hollywood Beckon to Iraq War Heroes: Books - Businessweek Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:21:34 GMT

Dallas Cheerleaders, Hollywood Beckon to Iraq War Heroes: Books
Businessweek
Lucky for Bravo squad, the bloody firefight it won in Iraq was shot by an embedded TV team. The footage went viral, America went wild and the boys went home for two weeks of orchestrated patriotism. The last leg of their victory tour, a Dallas Cowboys ...

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Iraq's new violence leaves some US military members questioning war; others ... - Washington Post Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:51:00 GMT

Iraq's new violence leaves some US military members questioning war; others ...
Washington Post
SAN DIEGO — Just months after the U.S. military departed, violence in Iraq is increasing. Hundreds of people have died in recent weeks in bombings and drive-by shootings, some claimed by al-Qaida insurgents. How do the U.S. troops who fought in Iraq ...