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Iraq OKs US Troops for 3 More Years

Pact gives Iraqis more oversight over American presence

By the Associated Press

Posted Nov 27, 2008 8:14 AM CST

(AP) – Iraq's parliament today passed a security pact with the US that lets American troops stay in the country for 3 more years. The ruling coalition's Shiite and Kurdish blocs as well as the largest Sunni Arab bloc backed the "yes" vote, the AP reports.... Read full story »

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