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  • February 2008

    • Iraq Lawmakers Overcome Rifts, Pass Key Laws

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Feb 13, 08 6:38 PM CST

      Iraq Lawmakers Overcome Rifts, Pass Key Laws

      (Newser) - A day after the speaker of Iraq’s parliament threatened to disband the legislature, lawmakers passed three key but divisive laws after months of infighting, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The measures—passage of a federal budget, limited amnesty for prisoners, and curbs on the powers of local governments—allowed Kurds, Shiites, and Sunnis all to claim victory, the New York Times says. More »

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      Iraq  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Shiite  • Kurds  • Sunnis  • benchmarks  • Iraq parliament

  • September 2007

    • Fed Slashes Benchmark Rate

      Bloomberg  |  Sep 18, 07 2:05 PM CDT

      Fed Slashes Benchmark Rate

      (Newser) - The Federal Reserve aggressively cut its benchmark rate today, dropping the federal funds rate a half-point to 4.75%. The larger-than-expected cut was “intended to help forestall” the ballooning credit crisis, the central bank said in a statement. The cut in the key interest rate, the first in 4 years, was double the quarter-point drop that had been widely expected, Bloomberg reports. More »

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      stock market  • Federal Reserve  • credit crisis  • stocks  • interest rate cut  • benchmarks

    • Iraq Making Slow Gains on Goals, Says White House

      Associated Press  |  Sep 14, 07 11:06 AM CDT

      Iraq Making Slow Gains on Goals, Says White House

      (Newser) - Iraq has made "satisfactory" progress on only half of its 18 benchmarks for success, the White House told Congress today, hours after President Bush said the country’s advancements merited a strong US military presence there. Since the July progress report, only one benchmark—reintegrating Baathists into the government—has been upgraded from unsatisfactory to satisfactory, the AP reports. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iraq war  • Congress  • White House  • David Petraeus  • troop withdrawal  • Ryan Crocker  • Tony Snow  • benchmarks  • Capitol Hill  • Baath Party

    • Dems Seize on Ugly Iraq Report

      New York Times  |  Sep 4, 07 5:10 PM CDT

      Dems Seize on Ugly Iraq Report

      (Newser) - Harry Reid and the majority Democrats burst out of the vacation gates today with a damning Iraq scorecard, beating the policy-change drum a day after President Bush cited improvement while visiting Iraq, and ahead of Gen. David Petraeus’ supposedly positive surge report. The GAO report concluded Iraq had failed to meet 11 of 18 benchmarks, the New York Times reports, with virtually no political progress. More »

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      Iraq  • David Petraeus  • John Kerry  • Harry Reid  • benchmarks

  • August 2007

    • Iraqis 'Fail to Meet Benchmarks'

      Associated Press  |  Aug 30, 07 4:37 AM CDT

      Iraqis 'Fail to Meet Benchmarks'

      (Newser) - The Iraqi government has failed to meet most of the key political and military goals—the so called benchmarks—designed to measure the success of the US troop surge, congressional auditors say. An investigation by the Government Accountability Office has concluded that 13 of the 18 benchmarks remain unmet as a Sept. 15 deadline looms, the AP reports. More »

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      Iraq  • White House  • Pentagon  • Nouri al-Maliki  • David Petraeus  • troop surge  • Ryan Crocker  • benchmarks  • GAO

  • July 2007
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