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Red Buses Bring New Hope To Iraqis

AP | SAMEER N. YACOUB | Posted 05.30.2012

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BAGHDAD -- Iraqis welcomed the return of red double-decker buses to Baghdad's streets this week, a colorful sign that the country is moving toward nor...

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Kurdish Oil Pipeline Could Split Iraq

Daniel J. Graeber | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Iraq Oil, Crude Oil, Iea, Sunni, Shiite, Baghdad, Iraqi Kurds, Kurdistan, Iraq Sectarianism, Kurdish Oil Pipeline, World News

Kurdish leaders in the north aim to defy Baghdad by exporting oil to Turkey through a new pipeline. Given simmering acrimony between the Kurdish government and Baghdad, that pipeline may be the tether that formally pulls Iraq in two.

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Gunmen Kill 3 Police Officers

AP | SAMEER N. YACOUB | Posted 05.21.2012

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BAGHDAD -- Iraqi officials say gunmen have killed three policemen in an attack on a security checkpoint north of Baghdad. Police officials say the at...

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Fugitive VP Tried For Running Death Squads

AP | SINAN SALAHEDDIN | Posted 05.15.2012

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BAGHDAD — Former bodyguards for Iraq's fugitive vice president testified Tuesday that they were ordered to kill security officials and plant roa...

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Secret Prison Still Open In Baghdad, Human Rights Group Claims

Reuters | Posted 05.15.2012

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By Barry Malone BAGHDAD, May 15 (Reuters) - Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday Iraqi authorities were still running a jail they said ...

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Billions Wasted, Again: State Likely to Give Up on Costly Efforts to Train Iraqi Police

Peter Van Buren | Posted 05.14.2012

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The New York Times reports that the State Department, in the face of massive costs and Iraqi officials who say they never wanted it in the first place...

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Embassy Denies Report Spelling End Of Iraqi Police Program

AP | BUSHRA JUHI | Posted 05.13.2012

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BAGHDAD — A pair of bombings killed four people Sunday in attacks targeting Iraq's security forces, officials said, while the U.S. Embassy in Ba...

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Dozens Killed In Bombings Across Iraq

AP | LARA JAKES | Posted 04.20.2012

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BAGHDAD — Bombs ripped through 10 Iraqi cities Thursday, killing at least 30 people and shattering a month of relative calm. Minority lawmakers ...

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Washington and Tehran's Vicious Spin Cycle

Jamal Abdi | Posted 04.18.2012

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If Iran and the U.S. are unable to build positive sum political space and the mutual spin becomes a vicious cycle, the negotiations could easily spin into failure.

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Empowering Women Through Entrepreneurship And Education

Dr. Amel Abed Mohammed Ali | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Women's Empowerment, Global Links Program, Babylon, Rollins College, Tupperware Brands, Baghdad, Iraq, Entrepreneurship, Impact News

For women around the world, education provides a pathway to greater economic and social independence, greater confidence and a better life. In my home...

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Wounded Warrior Loses 3 Limbs, Becomes Motivational Speaker

USA Today | Posted 04.15.2012

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DALLAS, Pa. – His was an ordinary tale of a rambunctious boy, raised in a Chicago suburb, immersed in sports and the love and rivalry of an identica...

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Explosions Rock Baghdad As Arab Summit Opens

AP | LARA JAKES and HAMZA HENDAWI | Posted 05.29.2012

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BAGHDAD — Sunni Muslim rulers largely shunned an Arab League summit hosted by Shiite-led Iraq on Thursday, illustrating how powerfully the secta...

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Explosions Across Iraq Claim Dozens Of Lives

Reuters | Posted 05.20.2012

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By Kareem Raheem and Aseel Kami BAGHDAD, March 20 (Reuters) - At least 26 explosions struck cities and towns across Iraq on Tuesday, k...

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Iraq's Gay And Lesbian Community Being Targeted By Death Squads: Report

Posted 03.06.2012

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Alarming new reports out of Iraq suggest the nation's gay and lesbian population is being targeted by death squads As the San Diego Gay & Lesbian ...

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Al-Mutanabbi Street: Not Turning the Page

Deborah Stambler | Posted 05.05.2012

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Described as the cultural and intellectual center of Iraq, bookstores, cafes and outdoor book stalls line Al-Mutanabbi street. On March 5, 2007 a bomb exploded there, killing 30 and wounding 100.

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No Questions Asked, Or How I Became A 'Trusted Traveler'

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 03.12.2012

Last week, just days after this story was posted and after informing the chief spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security that the name on my G...

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Ancient Diaries May Shed New Light On Climate Change

Posted 02.27.2012

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By: Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 02/26/2012 08:58 PM EST on LiveScience Diaries and writings from ninth-century Baghda...

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Oscars: Academy Award-Nominated Documentary Was Inspired By Wikileaks

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 02.26.2012

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Just three days after Bradley Manning was arraigned for his role in allegedly spreading classified documents in the massive Wikileaks episode, a docum...

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Wave Of Attacks Kills At Least 50, Injures More Than 200 In Iraq

AP | LARA JAKES | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Tuz Khormato, Tariq Al-Hashemi, Kirkuk, Sarhat Qadir, Iraq Violence, Baghdad, Baqouba, Iraq, Video, World News

BAGHDAD — Bombs and deadly shootings relentlessly pounded Iraqis on Thursday, killing at least 55 people and wounding more than 225 in a widespr...

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Suicide Bomber Hits Iraq Police Academy, Killing 20

AP | SAMEER N. YACOUB | Posted 04.20.2012

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BAGHDAD — A suicide bomber detonated his car Sunday as a group of police recruits left their academy in Baghdad, killing 20 in the latest strike...

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Suicide Car Bomber Kills 33 In Baghdad

AP | By BARBARA SURK | Posted 03.28.2012

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BAGHDAD -- A suicide car bomber struck a Shiite funeral procession Friday, killing 33 people as suspected al-Qaida militants stepped up apparent effor...

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Iraq's National Museum Recovers Lost Treasures

Posted 03.27.2012

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One largely untold cost of the Iraq war is the toll the instability took on the nation's art institutions. Baghdad's National Museum, once so excl...

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Wave Of Car Bombings Kill 14 In Baghdad

AP | By SAMEER N. YACOUB | Posted 03.24.2012

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BAGHDAD -- A wave of car bombings hit the Iraq capital on Tuesday, killing 14 people and wounding more than 70 as violence surges in the country amid ...

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New Wave Of Bombs Kills At Least 17 In Iraq

AP | ADAM SCHRECK and YAHYA BARZANJI | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Iraq Car Bombs, Terror, Iraq Terror, Iraq Shiites, Iraq News, Baghdad, Iraq Bombs, Iraq, Iraq Sectarian Violence, World News

BAGHDAD — Three car bombs exploded Monday evening in the Iraqi capital and killed at least 17 people, authorities said. At least one appeared to...

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Iraqi Leader Calls For Unity, Political Stability

AP | BUSHRA JUHI | Posted 03.02.2012

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BAGHDAD — Iraq's prime minister called Sunday for unity and greater political stability to ensure the country's security after the end of the Am...

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