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                                        <title>Iraq Vote in Limbo with Veto of Election Law - Democracy No</title>
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                                      Author: &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/iraq_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=5269'&gt;Iraq News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <pubDate>Sun Nov 22, 2009 12:12 pm</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Officials: 4 dead in attacks around Iraq - The Associated P</title>
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                                      Author: &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/iraq_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=5269'&gt;Iraq News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 12:12 pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <author>Iraq News</author>
                                        <pubDate>Sun Nov 22, 2009 12:12 pm</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Charges to drop against Iraq deaths Blackwater guard - BBC</title>
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                                      Author: &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/iraq_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=5269'&gt;Iraq News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:12 pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <pubDate>Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:12 pm</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Iraq cleric's aide urges end to political crisis - The Asso</title>
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                                        <pubDate>Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:12 pm</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Sunni leader in Iraq sentenced to death - Boston Globe</title>
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                                        <pubDate>Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:12 pm</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Iraqi foes give mediation a chance - Boston Globe</title>
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                                        <pubDate>Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:12 pm</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Al Qaeda in Iraq becoming less foreign-U.S. general - Reute</title>
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                                        <pubDate>Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:12 pm</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Kurds threaten to boycott 2010 vote - Washington Post</title>
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                                        <pubDate>Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:12 pm</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Arnold Schwarzenegger in Iraq - Huffington Post (blog)</title>
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                                        <pubDate>Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:12 pm</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Schwarzenegger pumps up soldiers on Iraq trip; to visit Aus</title>
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                                        <pubDate>Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:12 pm</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Iraq Closer To Stability - Voice of America</title>
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                                        <pubDate>Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:12 pm</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Iraq election may be at risk - Minneapolis Star Tribune</title>
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                                        <pubDate>Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:12 pm</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Iraq expects strong competition in new oil bidding - Busine</title>
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                                        <pubDate>Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:12 pm</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Britain to investigate abuse allegations in Iraq - Los Ange</title>
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