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  • January 2008

    • Iraq Ends Ban on Saddam-Era Baath Officials

      BBC  |  Jan 12, 08 9:50 AM CST

      Iraq Ends Ban on Saddam-Era Baath Officials

      (Newser) - The Iraqi parliament today cleared the way for former members of Saddam's Baath party to rejoin the government and military, the BBC reports. The move is seen as a way to smooth tensions between Shiites, who control the new government, and Sunnis, who ruled under Saddam and dominated the Baath party. Those with outstanding criminal charges will not be allowed to return. More »

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      Iraq  • Shiite  • Saddam Hussein  • Sunnis  • Iraqi Parliament  • Baath Party

  • July 2007
  • June 2007

    • Iraqi PM in Trouble With Fellow Shiites

      Washington Post  |  Jun 21, 07 10:45 AM CDT

      Iraqi PM in Trouble With Fellow Shiites

      (Newser) - Disillusionment with PM Nouri al-Maliki is growing within the Iraqi government.  Vice President Abdul Mahdi resigned last week--he was persuaded to stay, at least  temporarily--and others may follow, the Washington Post reports. Discontent stems from Mailiki's apparent inability to curb violence, boost the economy and build power-sharing with the minority Sunnis. More »

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      Iraq  • Nouri al-Maliki  • insurgents  • Shiite  • Sunni  • Iraqi Parliament  • Samarra  • Abdul Mahdi

    • Iraq Misses Mark on US Demands

      New York Times  |  Jun 13, 07 8:13 AM CDT

      Iraq Misses Mark on US Demands

      (Newser) - The Iraqi government has flubbed virtually all of the legal benchmarks proscribed by the US occupation. Sunni, Shia, and Kurdish blocs in Iraq's legislature have so far failed to agree on watershed issues like distributing oil wealth, debaathification, and curbing sectarian violence; now scorekeepers are saying no major legislation will make it through this year. More »

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      Iraq  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Kurds  • Iraqi Parliament  • Ahmad Chalabi

  • May 2007

    • Sunnis Threaten To Quit Cabinet

      New York Times  |  May 1, 07 6:58 AM CDT

      Sunnis Threaten To Quit Cabinet

      (Newser) - The largest bloc of Sunni Arabs in Iraq's parliament threatened to pull its five ministers out of the cabinet yesterday, the New York Times reports. To forestall the pullout, which would further undermine the faltering government, President Bush phoned Tariq al-Hashimi, a Sunni Arab vice president, to discuss their concerns. More »

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      Iraq  • Sunni  • Iraqi Parliament  • Ba'ath party  • Tariq al Hashemi

  • April 2007

    • Al-Sadr Cronies Quit Cabinet

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 16, 07 1:33 PM CDT

      Al-Sadr Cronies Quit Cabinet

      (Newser) - Six cabinet members loyal to radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr have made good on their threat to resign from the Iraqi parliament, after the Prime Minister refused to set a date for the Americans to leave. But they insist—in spite of a spate of violence yesterday and today that many blame on Sadr's Madhi Army—that the move is intended to strengthen the government. More »

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      Iraq  • troop withdrawal  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • Mahdi Army  • Iraqi Parliament

    • Eight Dead In Bombing of Iraqi Parliament

      Associated Press  |  Apr 12, 07 2:13 PM CDT

      Eight Dead In Bombing of Iraqi Parliament

      (Newser) - Eight people, including three lawmakers, were killed and at least 30 wounded when a suicide bomber eluded the normally heavy security around the Green Zone and  denonated an explosion in the cafeteria of the Iraqi parliament. Officials believe the culprit was the bodyguard of a Sunni legislator not among the dead. The bomb squad defused two other satchel bombs found inside the building. More »

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      Iraq  • al-Qaeda  • terrorism  • Middle East  • War on Terror  • insurgents  • US Army  • bombing  • Shiite  • Sunni  • Green Zone  • Iraqi Parliament

    • Explosion Rocks Iraqi Parliament

      Reuters  |  Apr 12, 07 7:39 AM CDT

      Explosion Rocks Iraqi Parliament

      (Newser) - An explosion hit a restaurant inside the Iraqi parliament in Baghdad today, killing two members of parliament, wounding dozens and creating chaos in the capitol. The blast occurred when many MPs were having lunch, on a day when parliament was in session. The parliament building is deep within Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone. More »

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      Iraq  • terrorism  • Baghdad  • bombing  • violence  • Green Zone  • Iraqi Parliament  • Mahmoud Mashhadani

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