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U.S. Embassy In Baghdad Has "Multiple" Construction Flaws: Report

McClatchy | Warren P. Strobel | McClatchy Newspapers | Posted 10.22.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON -- The $736 million new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, which American diplomats have occupied for 18 months, contains "multiple significant const...

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U.S. Approves $209M For Afghan Embassy Projects (POLL)

Huffington Post | Adam Taylor | Posted 10.14.2009 | World

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According to the U.S. State Department's website, a contract has been awarded for $209,392,452 to build housing and what sounds like a shopping center...

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US Embassy In Baghdad Built By Bush Must Be Downsized: State Department

McClatchy | Warren P. Strobel | Posted 08.22.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Embassy in Iraq, the government's largest overseas mission, is significantly overstaffed and needs to be downsized to reflect t...

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US Inaugurates New $700 Million Embassy In Baghdad

AP | CHELSEA J. CARTER | Posted 02.05.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD — The United States inaugurated its largest embassy ever on Monday, a fortress-like compound in the heart of the Green Zone _ and the mo...

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Future Uncertain For Vast US Embassy In Baghdad

McClatchy Newspapers | Posted 12.29.2008 | World

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Shelley's lines about a long-forgotten ruler's monument to himself come unavoidably to mind the first time one visits the new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad....

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How Obama Can Fix Iraq, Short of Withdrawing U.S. Forces

Lionel Beehner | Posted 07.04.2008 | Politics

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Every American should hold their head in shame at how our government can't scrounge enough cash to offer asylum to more Iraqis fleeing violence.

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US Embassy Personnel In Baghdad Told Not To Leave 'Reinforced Structures' Due To Incoming Insurgent Fire

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 04.04.2008 | Home

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WASHINGTON — The State Department has instructed all personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad not to leave reinforced structures due to incoming...

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GOP Loyalist Says State Department Brought "Worst Of America" To Iraq

ABC News | Jonathan Karl | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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In a confidential memo, a long-time Republican operative who has served in the U.S. embassy in Baghad for the past year says the State Department's ef...

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Baghdad Embassy Considered A Serious Fire Risk

Washington Post | Glenn Kessler | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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The firefighting system in the massive $736 million embassy complex in Baghdad has potential safety problems that top U.S. officials dismissed in thei...

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Baghdad Embassy's Fire-Fighting System Is Defective

McClatchy | Warren Strobel | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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The fire-fighting system in the massive new $740 million U.S. Embassy in Baghdad is defective, according to documents obtained by McClatchy and U.S. o...

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Contractor Blamed For Baghdad Embassy Flaws Hired For More Jobs

McClatchy Newspapers | Warren P. Strobel | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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The Kuwaiti contractor that's building the new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad -- behind schedule and plagued by allegations of shoddy construction and safety...

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Opening Of Mammoth U.S. Embassy In Baghdad Delayed Indefinitely

Reuters | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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The opening of the mammoth new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad has been delayed indefinitely while its Kuwaiti contractor fixes a punch list of problems, the ...

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