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Friday, November 20, 2009 11:33 PM

Iraq

Type: Country

Name: Iraq

population: 26,095,280

First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 94 Documents (in Politics)

Iraq's Electoral Body Halts Poll Preparations

Iraq's election commission has halted all preparations for elections in January after Iraq's vice president vetoed part of an election law that had paved the way for the poll, an electoral official said on Wednesday. ... [Iraq Updates - Politics & Government - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Iraq, Election Law

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 13 hours ago - 26 Documents

Iraqi elections thrown off track

By Sami MoubayedDAMASCUS - Iraq's Sunni Vice President, Tarek al-Hashemi, has proven to be everything Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki feared him to be - and more. Since coming to power in 2006, Maliki has often blocked heavyweight Sunnis from rising through ... [Asia Times Online - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Election Law, Sunni Islam, Sami Moubayed, Iraq, Combat Forces

First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 31 Documents

Jalal Talabani

Iraq Wants France's Total to Work Its Oilfields: Talabani

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani told business leaders in Paris that he wanted to see the French energy giant Total working in his country's oil fields. ... [Iraq Updates - Oil & Gas - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Jalal Talabani, Iraq, France

First Reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 5 Documents

FIFA ban Iraq from international football

World football's governing body FIFA on Friday announced its decision to suspend the Iraqi Football Association (IFA) until further notice "because of government interference"."In accordance with FIFA statutes, the clubs and representative teams of Iraq ... [France24 - europe - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Fédération Internationale de Football..., Iraq, Interference

First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 9 Documents

U.S. Has Time to Reconsider Iraq Drawdown Plan: Odierno

The U.S. military does not have to decide until April or May whether to push back the end of its combat operations in Iraq due to a possible delay in the country's next election, the U.S. commander said Wednesday. ... [Iraq Updates - Defence & Security - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Drawdown, Iraq, United States

First Reported 23 hours ago - Updated 25 mins ago - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Parade for Australian troops in Iraq

A welcome home parade is planned today at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra for military personnel who've served in Iraq.The military's praised the nation's political parties for refusing to let politics undermine Australia's troop commitment to ... [Sky News Australia - 25 mins ago]

Entities: Iraq, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Military/Armed Forces

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 14 hours ago - 3 Documents (in Politics)

United Nations

UN and Iraq Agree on Framework for Major New Development Partnership

The United Nations and Iraq have agreed on an initial framework for a major new development partnership to strengthen Iraqi governance, social services and economic growth over the next five years. ... [Iraq Updates - Latest News - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Iraq, United Nations

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 14 hours ago - 4 Documents (in Politics)

Iraq Election Impasse Continues, Veto Contested

Iraqi lawmakers failed on Thursday to resolve differences over an election law, dampening hopes of holding a vote on time in January and throwing into doubt a partial U.S. troop withdrawal later next year. ... [Iraq Updates - Latest News - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Elections, Deadlock, Iraq, Continuance, Election Law

First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 5 Documents

U.S. Officials Study Effect of Iraq Election Law Veto

American forces are waiting to see what effect the veto of Iraqi election legislation may have on the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq, the commander of Multinational Force Iraq said in Baghdad. ... [American Forces Press Service News Feed - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Election Law, Iraq, Multinational Force, United States

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 13 hours ago - 3 Documents (in Politics)

Iraq Poll May Be Delayed As VP Vetoes Law

Iraq's general election maybe be delayed after a law governing the planned January vote was vetoed on Wednesday. ... [Iraq Updates - Latest News - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Iraq, General Election

First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 6 Documents

Freed Kiwi hostage heads back to Iraq

THERE AND BACK: Harmeet Sooden has returned to Iraq, four years after he was kidnapped by the Swords of Righteousness Brigade.Relevant offersTeen sailor celebrates equator crossing Karzai sworn in as Afghan leader Pilot ditches in sea Official ... [Sunday Star Times - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Iraq, Hostage, Peace Movement

First Reported 23 hours ago - Updated 25 mins ago - 5 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Untying the Afghan Knot

The debate over sending more troops to Afghanistan got more complex this month as another heavy hitter on President Obama's national security team questioned whether more soldiers can truly help the U.S. cause in the increasingly violent country. This ... [US News - 25 mins ago]

Entities: Afghanistan, David Petraeus, Iraq, Karl Eikenberry, United States

Quotes

...The only post on Awlaki's blog now is dated Nov. 11 and reads: "The Web site will be back to normal with a few days time."

Primary Sources: Maj. Nidal Hasan [AOL - 28 mins ago]

On Nov. 2 the Saudi cabinet of ministers fired back: "The kingdom does not permit any party to disrupt the security of the pilgrims or to attempt to divide the ranks of Muslims." The text didn't mention Iran by name, but everyone in the region knew whom the Saudis had in mind...

Reality Check: The Hajj [Foreign Policy Magazine - 46 mins ago]

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Democratic solution to Kurdish problem is chanc... [Trend News Agency - 2 hours ago]
Gitmo Prisoner’s Death: Suicide or Murder? [The Washington Independent - 2 hours ago]
British families await inquiry into conflict th... [Abu Dhabi National - 2 hours ago]
Keeping the Haj safe for pilgrims [Abu Dhabi National - 2 hours ago]

Blogs

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Tonight: Text 360° [Anderson Cooper 360 - 1 hour ago] AC360° Tonight we continue our special investigation into a 2007 execution in Baghdad. Three decorated U.S. Army sergeants shot and killed four Iraqi ...
George Mitrovich: Of Roadside Bombs And Afghani... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 1 hour ago] On Sunday night 60 Minutes ran a story entitled, "The Deadliest Weapon." Before that broadcast and the story reported by Bryon Pitts, I had been ambivalent ...
Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuff... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 1 hour ago] The Past Two Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs: Increased Tension Over Iran's Program SI Analysis: After an IAEA report suggests that Iran's recently ...
Dave Lindorff: Obama Must Dump The Bums In Trea... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 1 hour ago] If you are sitting in class taking a test, and you've chosen to sit amongst your bone-headed, slacker friends, don't turn to them for help when you can't ...
OSHA looking at WSB truck shock? [Political Insider - 1 hour ago] Doug Richards of WXIA-TV has this on his personal blog, Live Apartment Fire: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been investigating the near-tragic ...

Audio/Video

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Iraq school for the blind [CNN International - YouTube - 11/19/2009]
The Alyona Show: Can Counterinsurgency Stop Gan... [Russia Today - YouTube - 11/19/2009]
Iraq school for the blind [CNN.com - Video - 11/19/2009]
Clinton Applauds Karzai's Agenda [ABC News Video: Politics - 11/19/2009]
Kagen invites Ron Paul to discussion about Afgh... [Rep. Steve Kagen - YouTube Channel - 11/19/2009]

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