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Iraq Denies Blackwater Contract

Official: 'They have a bad history'

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 29, 2009 7:00 AM CST

(Newser) – The Iraqi government has refused to grant Blackwater a license to continue its security work in the country, the New York Times reports. The controversial firm probably won’t exit the country at least until spring, as the US and Iraq work on rules for... Read full story »

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