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5 Iranian Pilgrims Killed In Iraq As Maliki Visits Obama

nytimes.com | STEVEN LEE MYERS | Posted 08.22.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD Five Iranians were killed and 35 others were wounded northeast of Baghdad on Wednesday when gunmen attacked a convoy of buses carrying pilgrim...

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Obama Maliki Meeting: Iraqi PM To Seek US Investments

AP | CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA | Posted 08.21.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD — Bombs killed at least 18 people and wounded dozens in Iraq on Tuesday in a sign that insurgents, though weakened, remain intent on des...

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The Beginning of the End of the Iraq War?

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.30.2009 | World

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Chris Weigant

If our soldiers are out of Iraqi cities, and the Iraqi security forces start shouldering more and more responsibility as a result, do we really need all 130,000 troops sitting in their bases?

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Iraqi Officials Start Referring To Maliki As "Master," Reminding Some Of Saddam Era

New York Times | Posted 07.13.2009 | World

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Iraq's civilian leaders held a meeting on Thursday with the 300 top Iraqi military commanders from around the country to discuss the withdrawal of Ame...

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Iraq Anti-Corruption Watchdog Arrests 1,000 'Corrupt' Officials

BBC | Posted 06.27.2009 | World

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Iraq's anti-corruption watchdog says arrest warrants have been issued for some 1,000 allegedly corrupt officials....

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Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki Is Big Winner In Elections

AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 03.08.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD — Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's allies swept to victory over Shiite religious parties during last weekend's provincial elections in I...

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Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Maliki May Be Weakened By Security Pact Dealmaking

AP | HAMZA HENDAWI | Posted 12.29.2008 | Politics

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BAGHDAD — Parliament's approval of a security pact with the U.S. has propelled Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki into a position of strength unsurp...

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Iraq-US Security Pact: Bitter Battles Ahead?

The Real News | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics

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The Real News Network spoke with Leila Fadel about the Iraq/US deal that will not allow residual forces to stay after 2011.

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Iraq's prime minister won't sign US troop deal

McClatchy Washington Bureau | Roy Gutman | McClatchy Newspapers | Posted 11.25.2008 | Home

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Leaked Iraq Exit Stategy: Out By 2011?

Washington Independent | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

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It was supposed to lock in an indefinite U.S. occupation. Last year, after the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki indicated that Iraq consi...

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Report: Bush Pushed Back Iraq Withdrawal To Help McCain

Think Progress | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

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Last July, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said U.S. troops should be out of Iraq "as soon as possible" and endorsed Sen. Barack Obama's (D-IL) w...

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'Surging' McCain

The Real News | Posted 09.07.2008 | Politics

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Real News Network analyst, Pepe Escobar looks at the flipping and the flopping of McCain's "surge" message.

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Sam Stein

Afghan Ambassador Trumpets Obama Agenda

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.06.2008 | Politics

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Afghanistan's Ambassador to the United States trumpeted major portions of Barack Obama's approach towards his country on Tuesday, marking the second t...

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Pentagon Fights Peace Majorities in US, Iraq, the Crisis of Democracy Grows

Tom Hayden | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics

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Tom Hayden

In John McCain, the hawks have found the perfect iconic candidate for keeping the Iraq war alive through the present depths of its democratic legitimacy crisis.

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Pentagon Fighting Off Peace Majorities in Iraq and US, A Crisis of Democracy

Tom Hayden | Posted 07.20.2008 | Politics

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Tom Hayden

Al-Maliki and the Pentagon are conspiring to fool public opinion in the US and Iraq during an election year by finally promising a withdrawal deadline with vague parameters. What's going on here?

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US Withdrawal Timetable Insisted Upon By Iraqi Government

AP | SALLY BUZBEE | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

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BAGHDAD — Iraq's national security adviser said Tuesday his country will not accept any security deal with the United States unless it contains ...

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Iraq Includes Timetable For US Withdrawal In Security Proposal

AP | QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SEBASTIAN ABBOT | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics

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BAGHDAD — Iraq's prime minister said Monday his country wants some type of timetable for a withdrawal of American troops included in the deal th...

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Sunnis Suspend Talks With Iraqi Government

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 06.05.2008 | Politics

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BAGHDAD — The Iraqi government's national reconciliation efforts suffered a new setback Wednesday as the main Sunni political bloc announced it ...

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GOP Senator Lindsey Graham May Force Out Iraqi PM Maliki

The Hill | Roxana Tiron | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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In a move that could give cover to Republicans in an increasingly tough election year, one of the Bush administration's most steadfast supporters in t...

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