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July 2008
- Sunnis Rejoin Iraqi Parliament
  
  newser | Reuters | Jul 19, 08 7:32 AM CDT
  
  The Sunni Arab bloc of Iraq's Parliament returned from a year-long absence today, Reuters reports, as the government approved several Sunni ministerial candidates. The move is a major breakthrough for national reconciliation; "It is a real step forward for political reform," a senior lawmaker in the bloc said. Rafie al-Esawi, a prominent Accordance Front member, will join a Kurdish politician as the second deputy prime minister to Nouri al-Maliki. More »
  
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  Iraq • Nouri al-Maliki • Sunni leaders • Iraq parliament • Sunni Accordance Front
- Obama Arrives in Afghanistan
  
  newser | CNN | Jul 19, 08 5:58 AM CDT
  
  Barack Obama touched down in Afghanistan today to begin a trip to the Middle East and Europe, CNN reports. The Illinois senator, whose whereabouts have been under wraps since he left Washington on Thursday, made a stop in Kuwait, where he visited US troops, his campaign said. He plans to speak with top commanders in both Afghanistan and Iraq, to get a sense of what "their biggest concerns are," he told a pool reporter before his departure, and to "thank our troops for the heroic work that they've been doing." More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Iraq • Afghanistan • Hamid Karzai
- Obama Camp Spills Some Details on Foreign Trip
  
  newser | USA Today | Jul 18, 08 5:50 PM CDT
  
  Barack Obama’s team released a few details about their candidate's trip abroad today, but the time frame remains tightly under wraps. Israel in particular presents a maze of meetings for the Democrat, who’ll see not only president Shimon Peres, but scandal-plagued prime minister Ehud Olmert and three potential replacements. Obama will also meet with the Palestinian president and prime minister, USA Today reports. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Iraq • John McCain • Israel • Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Shimon Peres • Brandenburg Gate
- Iraqi Visits: Much Ado but Few Epiphanies
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jul 18, 08 11:45 AM CDT
  
  Lawmakers have been flocking to Iraq to assess the situation on the ground, as Barack Obama is about to do, but the visits rarely result in any revelations for them, writes Karen DeYoung in the Washington Post . The itineraries are fairly routine by now—meet the generals, the troops, and some Iraqi leaders; maybe visit the front lines—and "most seem to return even more convinced of the views they held before they left." More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Iraq • John McCain • Iraq war • Iraq exit strategy • Green Zone • US Congress • US embassy in Baghdad • political strategy
- Shoddy Electrical Work Killing US Troops in Iraq
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 18, 08 4:00 AM CDT
  
  Shoddy electrical work by private contractors is making Iraq an even deadlier place for US troops, reports the New York Times . At least 13 troops have died from electrocution and many more have been injured. Others have perished in electrical fires. The problem is worse than the Pentagon has acknowledged, with 283 fires sparked at military installations in a 6-month period, according to Army documents. More »
  
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  Iraq • US military • Iraq contractors • military bases • electrical shocks • KBR • electrocution
- Iraq Backs Barack, Despite Pullout Fears
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 17, 08 3:41 AM CDT
  
  Barack Obama is widely popular in Iraq, despite deep concerns about his plans to withdraw American troops, reports the New York Times . Iraqis around the country expressed admiration for Obama and believe he would be a major improvement over President Bush—but also worry that his proposed 16-month withdrawal timetable could reverse hard-fought security gains. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Iraq • troop withdrawal • Iraq pullout • Iraqi security forces
- Canadian Court Sends Deserter Back to US
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 15, 08 10:36 AM CDT
  
  Canada's federal court ruled yesterday that an American army deserter can be deported to the US, rejecting his request for a stay to the order. The judge said that Robin Long did not provide clear and convincing evidence that he will suffer irreparable harm if he is returned to the US. Long, 25, fled to Canada in 2005 to avoid serving in Iraq. More »
  
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  Iraq • Iraq war • Canada • deserter
- Voters Split on Candidates' Iraq Stances: Poll
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jul 15, 08 10:00 AM CDT
  
  Barack Obama and John McCain have battled each other to a draw when it comes to Iraq, according to a new Washington Post -ABC News poll. Americans are split more or less down the middle on Iraq policy, with 50% supporting Obama’s withdrawal timetable and 49% backing McCain’s open-ended approach. In general, 47% trust McCain to handle Iraq, while 45% trust Obama. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Iraq • John McCain • election 2008 • poll • Iraq exit strategy • Washington Post ABC poll
- Obama: Swift End to Iraq War Will Strengthen Security
  
  newser | Politico | Jul 15, 08 8:39 AM CDT
  
  Barack Obama will promise a swift end to the Iraq war in a major speech today, arguing that the ongoing conflict “distracts us from every threat that we face,” according to excerpts obtained by Politico. As president, Obama would take the fight to al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan. “The central front in the war on terror is not Iraq,” he says, “and it never was.” More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Iraq • John McCain • election 2008 • Iraq war • Afghanistan • Obama 2008 • Iraq exit strategy • speech
- Suicide Bombers Kill 35 in Iraq
  
  newser | Reuters | Jul 15, 08 5:29 AM CDT
  
  Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in an Iraqi army recruitment center, killing 35 people and wounding at least 63, the New York Times reports. Most of the dead were recruits. The attack took place in Baquba, the capital of Iraq's ethnically mixed Diyala province. On Sunday the country's interior ministry announced a major crackdown in Diyala, which will involve American troops. More »
  
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  Iraq • Iraq death toll • suicide attack • Baquba • suicide bombers
- Hold Those Horses: Obama Is Unchanged on Iraq
  
  newser | New Republic | Jul 14, 08 3:44 PM CDT
  
  Barack Obama is the same man on Iraq he was 6 months ago and 2 years ago, the New Republic editors say—so how come the press keeps saying he’s gutted his own policy? Sure, Obama recently “shifted the accent in his Iraq talk,” but talking with the commanders before definitive action has always been part of his careful “fine print”—and the press, once again, is just vilifying nuance. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Iraq • flip flop • campaign press corps
- Obama to Meet With Abbas During Mideast Swing
  
  newser | CNN | Jul 14, 08 2:53 PM CDT
  
  Barack Obama will visit Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank next week, a top Palestinian official said today. The Ramallah meeting with the president of the Palestinian Authority will happen on July 23, CNN reports. Details on the international trip have been guarded, but the Times of London says Obama will touch down in London this Friday, continue to Israel, Jordan, Afghanistan and Iraq—and finish in France and Germany on the 24th and 25th. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Iraq • Israel • Afghanistan • France • Germany • London • Mahmoud Abbas • West Bank • Chuck Hagel • Jordan • Jack Reed
- New McCain Attack: Obama Wants to Lose War
  
  newser | Talking Points Memo | Jul 14, 08 1:57 PM CDT
  
  John McCain’s inner circle tried a new line of attack against Barack Obama today, charging that the presumptive Democratic nominee and his entire party want to lose the Iraq war to serve their own political purposes. Said McCain’s top foreign policy hand, “Senator Obama seems to think losing a war will help him to win an election.” More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Iraq • John McCain • Afghanistan • Harry Reid • patriotism • Lindsey Graham
- Obama Stands By Plan for 16-Month Drawdown in Iraq
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 14, 08 7:42 AM CDT
  
  Calling Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki's demand for a timetable for US withdrawal an "enormous opportunity," Barack Obama lays out his plan for ending the war in Iraq in a New York Times op-ed piece. The presumptive Democratic nominee reiterates his support for a careful withdrawal over 16 months, leaving behind a "residual force" which would perform limited missions. "The good news is that Iraq’s leaders want to take responsibility for their country by negotiating a timetable for the removal of American troops," he writes. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Iraq • Iraq war • Afghanistan • Nouri al-Maliki • War on Terror • Iraq exit strategy
- Army Waivers Linked to Suspect Soldiers
  
  newser | Sacramento Bee | Jul 13, 08 7:17 PM CDT
  
  Dozens of US criminals who were granted Army waivers to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan have been linked to in-service problems, the Sacramento Bee reports. In a year-long study, the paper connected "suspect soldiers"—accused of beating prisoners, stealing weapons, and more—to troubles back home. Of 18 with felony arrest or mental health records, eight were involved in Iraq incidents and a ninth killed himself. More »
  
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  Iraq • Iraq war • military • American troops
- US Weighs Faster Iraq Withdrawal
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 13, 08 7:29 AM CDT
  
  US officials in Washington and Baghdad may pull as many as three brigades from Iraq by the time George Bush leaves office, the New York Times reports. The move, driven in part by a need to bolster the American presence in Afghanistan, could remove far more troops than seemed likely just months ago, and would mark a major shift in policy from the past few years. More »
  
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  Iraq • John McCain • George W. Bush • Iraq war • Afghanistan • US military • troop withdrawal • Iraq pullout
- GOP's Hagel Will Travel to Iraq With Obama
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jul 11, 08 2:39 PM CDT
  
  GOP national-security stalwart and longtime McCain friend Chuck Hagel will join Barack Obama on his upcoming trip to Iraq, sources tell the Wall Street Journal . The retiring Nebraskan senator has been a vocal critic of the war and the Bush administration. Despite his Republican credentials, he has been floated as a potential Cabinet member and as a long-shot VP choice for Obama. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Iraq • John McCain • Vietnam War • Chuck Hagel • Joe Lieberman
- Bodies of 2 Missing GIs Found
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 11, 08 2:59 AM CDT
  
  The families of two US soldiers missing in Iraq for over a year have been informed that their bodies have been found, reports AP. Alex Jimenez, 25, and Byron Fouty, 19, were seized by insurgents in a May 2007 ambush. Four other soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division "Polar Bears" died in the attack. The body of a third kidnapped soldier was found weeks later. More »
  
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  Iraq • US military • insurgents • missing soldiers • Alex Jimenez • Brian Fouty
- Senate Confirms Iraq Generals in New Jobs
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 10, 08 2:43 PM CDT
  
  The Senate today confirmed Gen. David Petraeus as the top commander in the Middle East and Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno to replace Petraeus as the chief military officer in Iraq. Last year, Petraeus helped to tame growing opposition to the Iraq war in Congress by providing measured assessments of progress and warning that an exodus of US troops would result in chaos. More »
  
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  Iraq • Congress • David Petraeus • troop surge • Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno • confirmation hearings
- Iraq Insurgents Gain Deadly New Weapon
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jul 10, 08 9:18 AM CDT
  
  Shiite insurgents in Iraq have been attacking US forces with a new weapon the military fears could kill dozens of troops at a time, reports the Washington Post . Rocket-propelled bombs, made of propane tanks packed with hundreds of pounds of explosives, have killed at least 21 people this year, including three US troops—and are being used with increasing frequency. More »
  
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  Iraq • Baghdad • insurgents • bomb • rocket attacks • IED • Shiite insurgents • rocket

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