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Obama Addresses U.S. Troops in Texas

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

President Barack Obama met with troops at Fort Bliss, Tex. on Tuesday, hours before his national address on the end of the U.S. combat mission in Iraq.

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Series of Attacks in Iraq Kill More Than 50

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Iraqi authorities say at least 54 people have been killed in the country, following a series of attacks this morning. The Associated Press reports that insurgent militants targeted Iraqi security forces throughout the country, launching suicide and car bomb attacks.

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Monday, August 23, 2010

David Sanger, of The NYT, weighs in on U.S. combat troops pulling out of Iraq and why Pres. Obama is getting heat for going on vacation.

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Obama Reaffirms Timeline to Withdraw Troops from Iraq

Monday, August 02, 2010

The president says the U.S. is sticking to its timeline in Iraq

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Gen. Mattis Tapped to Lead Central Command

Thursday, July 08, 2010

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he's recommending Marine Corps General James Mattis to head U.S. Central Command.

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Suicide Bomber Kills Pilgrims in Baghdad

Wednesday, July 07, 2010

A suicide bomber made his way through the crowds of a religious ceremony and blew himself up in Baghdad.

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Iraqi Court Disqualified Candidates

Monday, April 26, 2010

A court in Iraq disqualified 52 people in the running for the country's March 7 parliamentary elections today. Two of them barred had come from the Iraqyyia list of former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi and had won seats.

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Baghdad Blasts Kill At Least 49 People

Tuesday, April 06, 2010

At least 49 people have died today in Iraq, following seven explosions across Baghdad. More than 160 were wounded.

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No Majority Winner Expected in Iraq Election

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Election results from Iraq are increasingly showing there will not be a clear cut winner.

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Monday, March 08, 2010

David Sanger, of The NYT, talks about Iraq's elections and the latest $15 billion jobs bill out of Congress.

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Maliki's Coalition Leads Polls in Iraq

Monday, March 08, 2010

Despite car bombings and mortar attacks, 62 percent of Iraq's registered voters turned out to vote in the parliamentary elections.  

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Blasts in Baghdad Target Early Voters in Iraq

Thursday, March 04, 2010

More than a dozen people died in Baghdad today after a series of explosions went off across the capital.

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Bombings in Baqouba, Ahead of Iraqi Elections

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Three attacks killed at least 30 people today in Baqouba, Iraq in Diyala province.

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Iraq Orders Security Guards Out of Country

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Iraq has told about 250 former and current employees of Blackwater to leave the country within seven days or face having their visas pulled.

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Bombs Kill Dozens in Pakistan, Iraq

Friday, February 05, 2010

Two bombs exploded this morning in Karachi, Pakistan, the country's largest city. Separately, two bombs exploded outside Baghdad, Iraq.

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Iraq Court Overturns Election Ban

Wednesday, February 03, 2010

An Iraqi court has overturned a provision banning people with suspected ties to Saddam Hussein's old Baath Party from running for office.

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Attacks On Iraqi Shiite Pilgrims Kill Dozens

Wednesday, February 03, 2010

At least 25 people have died from explosions in Karbala and Baghdad.

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Dozens Killed at Iraqi Drink Stand Bombing

Monday, February 01, 2010

More than 50 people died when a woman detonated her suicide blast at a refreshment stand in northern Baghdad today.

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Blair Defends Decision to Invade Iraq

Friday, January 29, 2010

The former British Prime Minister defended his decision to send troops to Iraq in front of a panel today in London.

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Baghdad Bombers Target Police Crime Lab

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Today's suicide bomb attack killed at least 18 people, many of them police officers.

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