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Rising Violence in Iraq Spurs Fears of New Sectarian War - New York Times Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:17:21 GMT

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Rising Violence in Iraq Spurs Fears of New Sectarian War New York Times BAGHDAD — In what appeared to be a new phase in an intensifying conflict that has raised fears of greater bloodshed and a wider sectarian war, Iraqi soldiers opened fire from helicopters on Sunni gunmen hiding in a northern village on Wednesday ... Clashes continue in Iraq; at least 17 more dieLos Angeles Times Iraq, on edge over violence, endures more bloodshedCNN Iraq on edge after raid fuels deadly Sunni unrestReuters Fox News -NPR all 68 news articles »

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Brit Convicted of Selling Fake Bomb Detectors, Iraq Still Using Them - ABC News Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:44:39 GMT

ABC News

Brit Convicted of Selling Fake Bomb Detectors, Iraq Still Using Them ABC News An antenna on a black hinge was once a silly, useless gift for anyone trying to find lost golf balls. But British businessman Jim McCormick claimed the device could detect bombs, drugs, even ivory, turning a piece of plastic into a multi-million dollar ... Iraq Still Uses Fake Bomb DetectorsTruthdig Conman 'sold golf ball finders as bomb detectors'FRANCE 24 UK businessman found guilty of selling fake bomb detectors to IraqThe Guardian CBS News all 80 news articles »

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Reid: Replace Sequester With War Money - ABC News Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:52:34 GMT

ABC News

Reid: Replace Sequester With War Money ABC News The Overseas Contingency Operation is the designation used in the Department of Defense budget for money used to fund the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. At the start of FY2013, $96.7 billion was allocated for OCO, including money for the State Department ... and more »

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Dozens Killed in Battles Across Iraq as Sunnis Escalate Protests Against ... - New York Times Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:41:16 GMT

New York Times

Dozens Killed in Battles Across Iraq as Sunnis Escalate Protests Against ... New York Times BAGHDAD — Gun battles erupted in cities with Sunni majorities across Iraq on Tuesday after security forces from the Shiite-led government stormed a Sunni protest encampment in a village near the northern city of Kirkuk. The clashes left dozens dead ... Dozens killed in wave of Iraq violenceAljazeera.com Iraq violence sparks fears of a Sunni revoltLos Angeles Times Iraq Raids Protesters' CampWall Street Journal Al-Arabiya -CNN International -ABC News all 135 news articles »

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Iraq's local elections A damp squib - The Economist (blog) Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:05:52 GMT

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Iraq's local elections A damp squib The Economist (blog) While the security measures temporarily stopped the bombings that are still a regular feature of life (and death) in Iraq, they did not prevent assassinations of political candidates. More than a dozen were killed, all of them Sunnis, a minority among ... Iraq: UN envoy expresses disappointment at election delays in two provincesUN News Centre Iraq sets July 4 for local elections in 2 Sunni provincesXinhua Iraq's provincial elections, a major test of democracyTehran Times all 13 news articles »

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PM Note: Exclusive – George W. Bush on Iraq, Post-Presidency, and How ... - ABC News (blog) Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:38:53 GMT

Straits Times

PM Note: Exclusive – George W. Bush on Iraq, Post-Presidency, and How ... ABC News (blog) Bush Still 'Very Comfortable' With Iraq Decision – “We're just laying out the facts. And that was a fact,” Bush said. “I am comfortable in the decision-making process. I think the removal of Saddam Hussein was the right decision for not only our own ... Bush 'comfortable' with decision to invade Iraq - GlobalPostGlobalPost George W. Bush Is 'Very Comfortable' With His Decision to Invade Iraq - GawkerGawker Bush: I'm 'Very Comfortable' With Decision on IraqNewser Straits Times -East Idaho News -Huffington Post all 429 news articles »

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Has this Iraq war nurse been fatally poisoned by radioactive dust from our own ... - Daily Mail Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:31:42 GMT

Daily Mail

Has this Iraq war nurse been fatally poisoned by radioactive dust from our own ... Daily Mail On the wall at Katrina Brown's home is a treasured photograph of her beaming with joy in Iraq, her arms around two Army friends. In another picture she is in uniform, standing near the British Army's 34 Field Hospital in Iraq where she was serving as a ... Toxic Iraq, the real WMDs: children dying in cancer epidemic caused by U.S. ...allvoices all 2 news articles »

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Shawki Omar, US citizen held in Iraq prison, abused and discriminated against ... - CBS News Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:09:43 GMT

CBS News

Shawki Omar, US citizen held in Iraq prison, abused and discriminated against ... CBS News Omar's case is unique in one way: He was the first known American to be slated for trial in Iraq's post-Saddam Hussein courts. He is also one of only five American citizens in Iraqi custody. But his allegations of mistreatment are far from unusual ... and more »

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Sunnis Are Awakening Once Again in Iraq - Mother Jones Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:47:06 GMT

Mother Jones

Sunnis Are Awakening Once Again in Iraq Mother Jones Security forces for the Shiite-led Iraqi government raided a Sunni protest camp in northern Iraq on Tuesday, igniting violence around the country that left at least 36 people dead. The unrest led two Sunni officials to resign from the government and ...

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Is Obamacare really the Iraq War? - Washington Post (blog) Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:30:59 GMT

Is Obamacare really the Iraq War? Washington Post (blog) A contributor to the human, economic, and political disaster that was the Iraq War was the flawed information loop that the war's supporters bought into early on. The only information that was credible to them was information that supported the war ... and more »