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    <title><![CDATA[   Deadly attacks underscore security concerns in Iraq ]]></title>
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        BAGHDAD | Suicide car bombers struck twice Sunday in the northern city of Mosul, killing at least six people and wounding dozens of others, U.S. and Iraqi officials said.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Christians flee Mosul ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:38 CDT</pubDate>
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        BAGHDAD | Hundreds of Christian families have fled Mosul to escape extremist attacks that have increased despite military operations to secure the city, officials said.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Recent military deaths ]]></title>
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        The Department of Defense has announced that the following military personnel died in Iraq or Afghanistan:      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Cleric says he will support Iraq's government in talks on U.S. troop presence ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:43 CDT</pubDate>
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        BAGHDAD | Iraq&amp;rsquo;s prime minister said Friday that the country&amp;rsquo;s most influential Shiite cleric will leave the decision on the future of U.S. troops to the government and Parliament.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Iraq in talks to buy military equipment from France ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:43 CDT</pubDate>
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        PARIS | France, which opposed the Iraq war, is in talks to resume sales of military equipment to Baghdad for the first time in nearly two decades, French and Iraqi officials say.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Bombing kills Iraqi lawmaker ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:08 CDT</pubDate>
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        BAGHDAD | An Iraqi lawmaker loyal to anti-U.S. Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was killed Thursday in a bombing of his convoy in Baghdad, officials said.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Widow of Iraq war vet sues over his suicide ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:37 CDT</pubDate>
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        PHILADELPHIA | The widow of a 23-year-old Iraq war veteran from Pennsylvania is suing the U.S. government over her husband&amp;rsquo;s suicide.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   American, Iraqi negotiators stuck over legal jurisdiction of U.S. soldiers accused of crimes ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:52 CDT</pubDate>
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        BAGHDAD | The Iraqi foreign minister said Tuesday it will require &amp;ldquo;bold political decisions&amp;rdquo; to resolve the major issue standing in the way of a U.S.-Iraq security deal.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Potential of rich rewards pursuing Iraqi oil comes with risk of death ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:37 CDT</pubDate>
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        BAGHDAD | Recurrent violence in oil-rich parts of Nigeria may provide a sobering lesson for oil companies hoping to work in Iraq.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Iraqi family of 11 killed in U.S. raid in Mosul; U.S. military says five were terrorists ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:38 CDT</pubDate>
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        BAGHDAD | Eleven members of an Iraqi family were killed Sunday in a U.S. raid in Mosul, including three women and three children, officials said.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Military deaths ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 20:33 CDT</pubDate>
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        The Department of Defense has announced that the following military personnel died in Iraq or Afghanistan:      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Turk-Kurd clash leaves 38 dead ]]></title>
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        ANKARA, Turkey | Fighting between Kurdish rebels and Turkey&amp;rsquo;s army and air force in southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq killed 15 soldiers and 23 insurgents, the military said Saturday.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Analysis: A resurgent Iraq could become a player in the Mideast &mdash; and in U.S. policy ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 19:53 CDT</pubDate>
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        BAGHDAD | As violence in Iraq recedes, neighboring states are pondering how to deal with an unwieldy country that could re-emerge as a key player in the region.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   U.S. soldier pleads guilty and is sentenced in killings of Iraqi prisoners ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:48 CDT</pubDate>
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        VILSECK, Germany | A U.S. soldier pleaded guilty Thursday to accessory to murder. Spc. Steven Ribordy, 25, of Salina, Kan., was sentenced to eight months in prison for his role in the killing of four Iraqi prisoners who were bound, blindfolded, shot and dumped in a canal.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   30 killed in Iraq violence ]]></title>
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        BAGHDAD | Suicide bombers Thursday struck two Shiite mosques in Baghdad, killing 24 people and wounding dozens during celebrations marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Iraqi government takes command of U.S.-backed Sunni fighters ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:56 CDT</pubDate>
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        BAGHDAD | Iraq&amp;rsquo;s Shiite-led government took command Wednesday of thousands of U.S-backed Sunni fighters who turned against al-Qaida. The government pledged to integrate the fighters into public life in recognition of their help in quelling violence.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Iraqi troops deaths up from a year ago, but U.S. deaths down ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:11 CDT</pubDate>
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        BAGHDAD | The number of Iraqi security forces killed in September rose by nearly a third to 159 compared with the same period last year, Associated Press figures showed Tuesday.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Summer '09 deployment plans for Iraq announced ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:31 CDT</pubDate>
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        WASHINGTON | Six Army brigades, a National Guard unit and three military headquarters have been ordered to Iraq next summer.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Al-Maliki backs legislative seats for religious minorities in Iraq ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:49 CDT</pubDate>
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        BAGHDAD | Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Sunday sought safeguards for small religious communities in this mainly Muslim country.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Military deaths ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:49 CDT</pubDate>
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        The Department of Defense last week announced that the following military personnel died in Iraq or Afghanistan:      
    
  

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