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Iraq President Opposes Death Sentence For Saddam's Minister

AP | BARBARA SURK | Posted 05.25.2011

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BAGHDAD — Iraq's president declared on Wednesday that he will not sign off on the hanging of Tariq Aziz, joining the Vatican and others in objec...

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Biden Makes Unannounced Iraq Visit To Discuss Troop Exit

AP | LARA JAKES | Posted 05.25.2011

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BAGHDAD — Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Iraq early Thursday for talks with the new government's leaders about the future of American troop...

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Iraq Parliament Elects Jalal Talabani President, Despite Sunni Walk Out

AP | BARBARA SURK and REBECCA SANTANA | Posted 05.25.2011

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BAGHDAD — Iraq's president gave Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki the nod to form the next government Thursday after an eight-month deadlock...

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"A Success Story in the Middle East"

Janet Ritz | Posted 05.25.2011

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A recent conversation with Qubad Talabani, the Kurdish representative to the U.S., centered on what the son of Iraq's President Jalal Talabani called the U.S.'s success story in the Middle East.

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Iraq Finally Has A New Government

AP | LARA JAKES and REBECCA SANTANA | Posted 05.25.2011

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BAGHDAD — Iraq seated a freely elected government Tuesday after nine months of haggling, bringing together the main ethnic and religious groups ...

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Iraq's Top Leaders: A Look At The Proposed Iraqi Government

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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BAGHDAD (AP) - The long awaited announcement of Iraq's new government set for Monday will be delayed once again over disputes between the parties on h...

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Joe Biden, Iraqi Leaders Discuss Ending Country's Political Stalemate

AP | BARBARA SURK | Posted 05.25.2011

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BAGHDAD — Vice President Joe Biden on Monday made a final effort to push Iraqi leaders to bridge their differences, which have created a dangero...

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Iraq Elections: Kurds Show Influence With Strong Turnout

guardian.co.uk | Martin Chulov | Posted 05.25.2011

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A strong turnout from Iraq's Kurds in national elections on Sunday has enhanced their status of kingmakers in forming the central government, with pre...

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Time for Arabs to Get Serious About Iraq

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Iraq is slowly coming out of the woods. It has already shown that it is able to produce more than the one-man shows that we have in many Arab countries today.

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Iraq's "National Sovereignty Day" is U.S.-Style Hallmark Hype

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 05.25.2011

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The puppet government in Iraq has named June 30th "National Sovereignty Day." This is U.S.-style Hallmark hype and will remain so until every last occupation soldier leaves Iraqi soil.

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Pope Mideast Trip May Include Iraq

Earth Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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A report published in a leading Baghdad daily that Pope Benedict XVI may visit Iraq in mid-May as part of his tour of the Middle East sparked instant ...

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Obama Went to Iraq and Visited... the Airport. Was it the Sandstorms or the Rising Shitstorm?

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 05.25.2011

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it is hard not to wonder about the "coincidence" of Obama's visit being confined to the airport and coming in the midst of a rising tide in violence in Iraq over the past several days.

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Iraq's President Talabani Unlikely To Seek Re-Election

AP | HAMZA HENDAWI | Posted 05.25.2011

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KARBALA, Iraq — Iraqis seeking to punish religious parties for bad governance gave a veteran administrator the most votes in a January election ...

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Iran, Iraq Presidents Start Official Talks

Aswat Al Iraq | Posted 05.25.2011

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BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on Friday started the first round of official talks with Iranian officials by meeting his Iran...

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Sarkozy Visits Iraq For First Time

BBC NEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy has visited Baghdad for the first time, in a bid to rebuild ties and drum up business for French companies. After ...

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Vice President-Elect Joe Biden Arrives In Iraq (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BAGHDAD — Vice President-elect Joe Biden has arrived in Baghdad following his visit to Afghanistan and Pakistan. There was no formal announceme...

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The U.S. Attack on Syria: Implications for the Next Administration

Stephen Zunes | Posted 05.25.2011

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Obama's refusal to criticize the U.S. attack on Syria raises the prospect that rather than pursue the diplomatic route, he will instead "pick up where the Bush Administration has now ended."

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Bush Thanks Iraqi Leaders For Security Pact Help

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Bush called Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Thursday to thank him for pushing through an agreement that sets a th...

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