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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Baghdad</title>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:33:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Iraq initials deal with oil consortium to develop prized Majnoon oil field</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 10:34:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sinan Salaheddin</dc:creator>
		
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Iraq initials deal on prized oil field
BAGHDAD — Iraq has initialed a deal with a consortium led by European giant Royal Dutch Shell PLC and Malaysia&#8217;s state-run Petronas to develop one of Iraq&#8217;s most prized oil fields.

Iraqi officials initialed the deal Sunday during a signing ceremony at Iraq&#8217;s Oil Ministry in Baghdad. The contract still ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraq-initials-deal-with-oil-consortium-to-develop-prized-majnoon-oil-field-246534/">Iraq initials deal with oil consortium to develop prized Majnoon oil field</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi troops escort workers back to oil well after Iranian forces pull back</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lara Jakes</dc:creator>
		
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Iraq says Iranian troops left disputed oil well

BAGHDAD — Iraqi troops escorted workers back to a remote oil well Sunday after Iranian forces withdrew as a standoff on the two countries&#8217; disputed border appeared to wane.
Two Iraqi government officials and an employee at the site said about 11 oil workers returned to well No. 4 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraqi-troops-escort-workers-back-to-oil-well-after-iranian-forces-pull-back-246527/" title="Iraqi troops escort workers back to oil well after Iranian forces pull back">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US praises speedy Iraqi self-defense in oil well dispute, worries over Iran&#8217;s influence</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lara Jakes</dc:creator>
		
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US: Iraq not &#8216;pushed around&#8217; by Iran
BAGHDAD — Iraq is &#8220;not going to be pushed around&#8221; by Iran, the top U.S. diplomat in Iraq said Saturday following an Iranian takeover of an oil well along the two nations&#8217; disputed border.

U.S. officials said they agreed with Iraq&#8217;s speedy defense of its sovereignty amid ongoing concern over .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-praises-speedy-iraqi-self-defense-in-oil-well-dispute-worries-over-irans-influence-246396/" title="US praises speedy Iraqi self-defense in oil well dispute, worries over Iran&#8217;s influence">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Top US officer sees no sign that Iran forces takeover of oil well forecasts election meddling</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Mullen: &#8216;concerned&#8217; about Iran&#8217;s influence in Iraq
BAGHDAD — America&#8217;s top military officer says there&#8217;s no evidence that the takeover of an oil well in southern Iraq by Iranian forces is an attempt to influence Iraq&#8217;s upcoming elections.
Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen said Saturday he nonetheless remains concerned about Iran&#8217;s influence over its Mideast ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/top-us-officer-sees-no-sign-that-iran-forces-takeover-of-oil-well-forecasts-election-meddling-246388/">Original article on  : Top US officer sees no sign that Iran forces takeover of oil well forecasts election meddling</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi officials find Saddam-era mass grave containing 185 bodies mostly of women and children</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:20:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Iraq says new mass grave found near Kirkuk

BAGHDAD — A mass grave discovered in northeast Iraq contains dozens of bodies, mostly of women and children believed killed during a crackdown against Kurds by former dictator Saddam Hussein, an Iraqi official said Saturday.
The grave was originally found nearly two years ago west of Kirkuk, though its ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraqi-officials-find-saddam-era-mass-grave-containing-185-bodies-mostly-of-women-and-children-246337/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Iraqi officials find Saddam-era mass grave containing 185 bodies mostly of women and children</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iraq says oil well takeover by Iran violated its sovereignty, demands clearly defined border</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:37:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sameer N. Yacoub</dc:creator>
		
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Iraq: Iran oil well takeover violated sovereignty

BAGHDAD — The Iraqi government&#8217;s spokesman says the takeover of an oil well by a group of armed Iranians who crossed the border was a violation of the country&#8217;s sovereignty.
Iraqi spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said the seizure in an area of disputed territory demonstrates the need for a clearly defined ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraq-says-oil-well-takeover-by-iran-violated-its-sovereignty-demands-clearly-defined-border-246201/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Iraq says oil well takeover by Iran violated its sovereignty, demands clearly defined border</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Car bomb explodes near central Baghdad restaurant, killing 3, injuring 16</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sameer N. Yacoub</dc:creator>
		
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Car bomb near central Baghdad restaurant kills 3

BAGHDAD — A car bomb exploded outside a popular restaurant in central Baghdad on Thursday night, killing three people and wounding 16 as diners were out enjoying the start to their weekend, police and hospital officials said.
The explosion happened around 7:10 p.m. outside the City Chef restaurant in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/car-bomb-explodes-near-central-baghdad-restaurant-killing-3-injuring-16-245685/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Car bomb explodes near central Baghdad restaurant, killing 3, injuring 16</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi authorities holding dozens of suspects in last week&#8217;s bombing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:15:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Iraq: Dozens of suspects held in Baghdad blasts

BAGHDAD — Authorities are holding dozens of people as suspects in last week&#8217;s suicide bombings in Baghdad, an Iraqi official said Thursday, clarifying earlier remarks by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki that had appeared to link security forces to the attacks.
At an hourlong news conference Wednesday, al-Maliki cited the ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraqi-authorities-holding-dozens-of-suspects-in-last-weeks-bombing-245576/">Iraqi authorities holding dozens of suspects in last week&#8217;s bombing</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Al-Maliki says bombings won&#8217;t slow plans for American troops to leave by 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:08:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sinan Salaheddin</dc:creator>
		
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Iraqi PM: US military withdrawal on track
BAGHDAD — Iraq&#8217;s prime minister says continued violence won&#8217;t slow the U.S. military&#8217;s withdrawal from his country.

Nouri al-Maliki told a news conference Wednesday that U.S. troops still will leave by a December 31, 2011 deadline included in a security agreement between Iraq and the United States.
He blamed a wave ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/al-maliki-says-bombings-wont-slow-plans-for-american-troops-to-leave-by-2011-244779/">Read more : Al-Maliki says bombings won&#8217;t slow plans for American troops to leave by 2011</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>10 killed in Iraq blasts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:24:43 +0000</pubDate>
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BAGHDAD - At least 10 people were killed and 69 others were injured in blasts across Iraq Tuesday, police said.
Three apparently coordinated blasts in central Baghdad killed at least four people and injured at least 14, a week after four coordinated blasts in the same area left more than 100 dead and hundreds more .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/10-killed-in-iraq-blasts-244236/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Series of explosions rock downtown Baghdad, killing 4, wounding others</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lara Jakes</dc:creator>
		
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Explosions rock downtown Baghdad, killing 4

BAGHDAD — An Iraqi police official says four people have been killed in a series of explosions near the heavily protected Green Zone.
The police major says three car bombs were detonated Tuesday within minutes of each other shortly after 7:30 a.m.
The police major spoke on condition of anonymity because he ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/series-of-explosions-rock-downtown-baghdad-killing-4-wounding-others-244063/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Series of explosions rock downtown Baghdad, killing 4, wounding others</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US military says it warned Iraqis of possible Baghdad blasts, had no specific information</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
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US military warned Iraq of possible Baghdad blasts
BAGHDAD — The U.S. military says it warned Iraqi officials about possible attacks in Baghdad the same day that bombers struck government sites in the country&#8217;s capital last week.
The U.S. military said in a statement to The Associated Press on Monday that the information it shared with ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-military-says-it-warned-iraqis-of-possible-baghdad-blasts-had-no-specific-information-243760/">Read more : US military says it warned Iraqis of possible Baghdad blasts, had no specific information</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Car bomb hits police patrol near Fallujah in west Iraq, killing 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 08:21:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hamid Ahmed</dc:creator>
		
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Car bomb kills 2 in western Iraq
BAGHDAD — A car packed with explosives blew up near a passing police patrol Sunday in western Iraq, killing at least two people but missing the security chief who was the apparent target, a police official said.

The blast in Fallujah killed at least two guards accompanying police Col. Saad ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/car-bomb-hits-police-patrol-near-fallujah-in-west-iraq-killing-2-243441/">Car bomb hits police patrol near Fallujah in west Iraq, killing 2</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russia-Norway consortium take biggest prize in Iraq oil bidding round</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/russia-norway-consortium-take-biggest-prize-in-iraq-oil-bidding-round-243231/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 08:46:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sinan Salaheddin</dc:creator>
		
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Russia-Norway team wins bid for Iraqi oil field

BAGHDAD — A consortium led by Russia&#8217;s private oil giant on Saturday won the biggest prize of Iraq&#8217;s second oil auction this year as companies snatch up major fields in the relatively calm south and balk at nearly all projects with higher security risks.
Lukoil and Norway&#8217;s Statoil ASA .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russia-norway-consortium-take-biggest-prize-in-iraq-oil-bidding-round-243231/">Russia-Norway consortium take biggest prize in Iraq oil bidding round</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US military: American soldier in northern Iraq dies of injuries unrelated to combat</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 07:54:32 +0000</pubDate>
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US military: Soldier dies in Iraq
BAGHDAD — The U.S. military says an American soldier in northern Iraq has died of injuries unrelated to combat.

The military said in Saturday&#8217;s statement that the Multi-National Division-North soldier died Friday. He was found not breathing in his living quarters at Camp Speicher near Saddam Hussein&#8217;s hometown of Tikrit.
The name  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-military-american-soldier-in-northern-iraq-dies-of-injuries-unrelated-to-combat-243218/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ambush-style bomb attack kills at least 6 south of Baghdad</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ambush-style-bomb-attack-kills-at-least-6-south-of-baghdad-243000/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:34:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sameer N. Yacoub</dc:creator>
		
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Bomb blast kills at least 6 south of Baghdad

BAGHDAD — An Iraqi Interior Ministry official says at least six people are dead after a two-pronged bomb attack south of Baghdad that was apparently designed to ambush bystanders.
The official says the first bomb went off with no casualties Friday in the village of Qaragoul, about 12 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ambush-style-bomb-attack-kills-at-least-6-south-of-baghdad-243000/">Source &nbsp;: Ambush-style bomb attack kills at least 6 south of Baghdad</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Shell-led consortium wins rights to develop Iraq&#8217;s giant Majnoon oil field</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/shell-led-consortium-wins-rights-to-develop-iraqs-giant-majnoon-oil-field-242820/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:38:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sinan Salaheddin</dc:creator>
		
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Shell-Petronas win Iraq&#8217;s Majnoon oil deal

BAGHDAD — A consortium led by European oil giant Shell has won the rights to develop Iraq&#8217;s giant Majnoon oil field, an almost 13 billion barrel behemoth that is the largest on offer in the country&#8217;s second international oil auction.
Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani said Friday that Shell and Malaysia&#8217;s .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/shell-led-consortium-wins-rights-to-develop-iraqs-giant-majnoon-oil-field-242820/">Shell-led consortium wins rights to develop Iraq&#8217;s giant Majnoon oil field</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bidding rounds begin for major stake in Iraqi oil fields</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bidding-rounds-begin-for-major-stake-in-iraqi-oil-fields-242803/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:38:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Oil bidding opens for major stake in Iraqi fields

BAGHDAD — Iraq&#8217;s prime minister urged international oil company executives to look beyond their security fears in the country as they began bidding Friday on the biggest stake in the nation&#8217;s energy riches offered in decades.
Iraqi officials hope the country&#8217;s second oil licensing round, which began under ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bidding-rounds-begin-for-major-stake-in-iraqi-oil-fields-242803/" title="Bidding rounds begin for major stake in Iraqi oil fields">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US military: American soldier dies in Iraq of injuries unrelated to combat</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:37:08 +0000</pubDate>
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US military: US soldier dies in Iraq
BAGHDAD — The U.S. military says an American soldier in Iraq has died of injuries unrelated to combat.

The military says the Multi-National Corps-Iraq soldier died Thursday.
A military statement says the name of the soldier is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. It says the incident is under .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-military-american-soldier-dies-in-iraq-of-injuries-unrelated-to-combat-242800/">Original source &nbsp;: US military: American soldier dies in Iraq of injuries unrelated to combat</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iraq seeks to move Iranian exile group to desert camp</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraq-seeks-to-move-iranian-exile-group-to-desert-camp-242592/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Iraq seeks to shift Iranian group to desert camp

BAGHDAD — Iraq announced plans Thursday to move members of an Iranian opposition group to a former desert detention camp in a sharp escalation of pressure on a faction that poses complications for both Baghdad and Washington.
The group, the People&#8217;s Mujahedeen Organization of Iran, strongly denounced the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraq-seeks-to-move-iranian-exile-group-to-desert-camp-242592/">Original article on  : Iraq seeks to move Iranian exile group to desert camp</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US military: American soldier in Iraq dies of injuries unrelated to combat</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
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US: American soldier dies in Iraq
BAGHDAD — The U.S. military says an American soldier in Iraq has died of injuries unrelated to combat.

The military says the Multi-National Division-Baghdad soldier died Thursday.
A military statement says the name of the soldier is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. It says the incident is under investigation. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-military-american-soldier-in-iraq-dies-of-injuries-unrelated-to-combat-242465/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: US military: American soldier in Iraq dies of injuries unrelated to combat</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Al-Qaida affiliate in Iraq claims responsibility for Baghdad bombings that killed 127 people</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Al-Qaida claims this week&#8217;s deadly Baghdad blasts

BAGHDAD — Al-Qaida&#8217;s umbrella group in Iraq has claimed responsibility for the coordinated Baghdad bombings that killed 127 people and wounded over 500 this week.
The group, known as the Islamic State of Iraq, said in a statement posted early Thursday on the Internet that the strikes in the Iraqi ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/al-qaida-affiliate-in-iraq-claims-responsibility-for-baghdad-bombings-that-killed-127-people-242355/" title="Al-Qaida affiliate in Iraq claims responsibility for Baghdad bombings that killed 127 people">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Baghdad security chief demoted after attacks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD - The chief security officer of the Iraqi government was late Wednesday demoted to deputy chief after a series of bomb attacks in the capital killed more than 120 people.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki removed Lieutenant General Abbud Kanbar Haschem Khayun as head of the organisation, the Iraqi news agency Aswat al-Irak reported, citing .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/baghdad-security-chief-demoted-after-attacks-242331/">Source article &nbsp;: Baghdad security chief demoted after attacks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lucky dog and owner presumed dead reunite after Baghdad blast</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hamid Ahmed</dc:creator>
		
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Iraqi man, lucky dog reunite after Baghdad blast

BAGHDAD — Liza is one lucky dog. And so, it turns out, is her family.
The ginger-colored mutt stranded alone atop the bombed-out ruins of her Baghdad home was reunited with her owners Wednesday after a night spent chained to a railing, bringing a few smiles after the Iraqi .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lucky-dog-and-owner-presumed-dead-reunite-after-baghdad-blast-242083/">Lucky dog and owner presumed dead reunite after Baghdad blast</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dog chained to railing survives Baghdad blast that killed owners</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:44:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hadi Mizban</dc:creator>
		
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Dog survives Baghdad suicide bombing, owners die

BAGHDAD — All that was left were the walls and a lucky dog.
The ginger-colored hound, chained to roof railing, was left stranded on top of the remaining walls Tuesday as the rest of the house collapsed and killed the dog&#8217;s owners and their children in a suicide car bombing, .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dog-chained-to-railing-survives-baghdad-blast-that-killed-owners-241673/">Dog chained to railing survives Baghdad blast that killed owners</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>More than 100 killed in Baghdad blasts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD - At least 100 people were killed and hundreds more wounded in four powerful bomb explosions in central Baghdad Tuesday morning. It was one of the bloodiest attacks in Iraq this year.

Panic reigned on the streets of the capital after the blasts shook several districts in the city centre, strewing human body parts through .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/more-than-100-killed-in-baghdad-blasts-241473/">More than 100 killed in Baghdad blasts</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dozens killed in Baghdad bombings</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:09:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD - At least four bombs exploded in central Baghdad Tuesday morning, killing dozens of people, according to reports.

Initial accounts from witnesses reported 42 dead and 90 wounded. The al-Arabiya broadcaster reported up to 65 deaths.	 	
The explosions took place near a market in the centre of the Iraqi capital. 	 	
Witnesses described panic in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dozens-killed-in-baghdad-bombings-241350/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Dozens killed in Baghdad bombings</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wave of attacks in Baghdad strike government sites killing at least 90 killed</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Murphy</dc:creator>
		
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Coordinated attacks in Baghdad kill at least 90

BAGHDAD — An official at Iraq&#8217;s Interior Ministry says at least 90 people have been killed and more than 115 wounded in a series of coordinated blasts around Baghdad.
Three bomb-rigged cars exploded in quick succession on Tuesday, striking the Labor Ministry, a court complex and the new site ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wave-of-attacks-in-baghdad-strike-government-sites-killing-at-least-90-killed-241345/">Wave of attacks in Baghdad strike government sites killing at least 90 killed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wave of attacks strike government sites in Baghdad killing at least 72 people</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Murphy</dc:creator>
		
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Coordinated blasts hit Baghdad kill at least 72

BAGHDAD — A series of coordinated attacks struck across Baghdad Tuesday — including three car-rigged bombs striking near government sites — killing at least 72 people and wounding 115 in the worst wave of violence in the capital in more than a month, authorities said.
The total of four .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wave-of-attacks-strike-government-sites-in-baghdad-killing-at-least-72-people-241339/">Wave of attacks strike government sites in Baghdad killing at least 72 people</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wave of attacks in Baghdad strike government sites killing at least 62 killed</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:31:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Murphy</dc:creator>
		
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Coordinated attacks in Baghdad kill at least 62

BAGHDAD — An official at Iraq&#8217;s Interior Ministry says at least 62 people have been killed in a series of coordinated blasts around Baghdad. State television placed the toll higher to at least 70.
It is the deadliest day in Baghdad in more than a month.
Three bomb-rigged cars exploded .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wave-of-attacks-in-baghdad-strike-government-sites-killing-at-least-62-killed-241333/">Wave of attacks in Baghdad strike government sites killing at least 62 killed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi officials: 3 bomb-rigged cars exploded across Baghdad; at least 18 killed</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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3 bomb-rigged cars explode in Baghdad; 18 killed

BAGHDAD — Iraqi officials say three bomb-rigged cars that exploded in quick succession across Baghdad killed at least 18 people.
The officials say one of the three blasts on Tuesday morning occurred outside the Labor Ministry, killing at least eight people there.
They say at least 10 others died in .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraqi-officials-3-bomb-rigged-cars-exploded-across-baghdad-at-least-18-killed-241318/">Iraqi officials: 3 bomb-rigged cars exploded across Baghdad; at least 18 killed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: 3 bomb-rigged cars exploded across Baghdad; casualty count unclear</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Report: 3 bomb-rigged cars explode in Baghdad

BAGHDAD — Three bomb-rigged cars exploded in quick succession across Baghdad on Tuesday, state television reported. There were no immediate reports of casualties, but at least one of the reported targets was a busy market.
State-run Iraqiya television said the explosions occurred at a market in central Baghdad, near the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-3-bomb-rigged-cars-exploded-across-baghdad-casualty-count-unclear-241294/">Read : Report: 3 bomb-rigged cars exploded across Baghdad; casualty count unclear</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Series of loud explosions heard in central Baghdad</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:46:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Explosions heard in central Baghdad
BAGHDAD — At least three loud explosions have shaken central Baghdad.

There was no immediate reports on casualties in the Tuesday morning explosions, which came in a span of few minutes.
The Iraqi capital has been relatively quiet since the twin car bomb attacks in downtown Baghdad on city administration offices in late .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/series-of-loud-explosions-heard-in-central-baghdad-241290/">Source article &nbsp;: Series of loud explosions heard in central Baghdad</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi police: 5 killed, 34 wounded in blast at Baghdad school</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:13:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Police: Blast hits Iraq school; 5 killed
BAGHDAD — A bomb exploded at a school in Baghdad&#8217;s Shiite district of Sadr City, killing five people, including four students, Iraqi officials said.

The bombing took place at about 1 p.m. in an area where large attacks have been infrequent because it is encircled by U.S. and Iraqi security ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraqi-police-5-killed-34-wounded-in-blast-at-baghdad-school-240912/" title="Iraqi police: 5 killed, 34 wounded in blast at Baghdad school">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Five killed in attacks by gunmen in Iraq</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:09:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD - Five people, including a police officer, were killed in three separate attacks carried out by unknown assailants in Iraq&#8217;s northern Mosul district Saturday, police said.

A police officer and two guards were killed when unknown gunmen opened fire on them in the area.	 	
Later, a woman was killed and her daughter injured by gunmen ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/five-killed-in-attacks-by-gunmen-in-iraq-240444/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Five killed in attacks by gunmen in Iraq</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iranian exile groups claims health care blocked at Iraqi camp</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Murphy</dc:creator>
		
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Iranian group: Health care blocked at Iraq camp

BAGHDAD — Members of an Iranian opposition group claimed Friday that Iraqi authorities are limiting their access to outside health care at a camp in northern Iraq where they have been under watch since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003.
The charges are the latest complaints about conditions ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iranian-exile-groups-claims-health-care-blocked-at-iraqi-camp-240072/" title="Iranian exile groups claims health care blocked at Iraqi camp">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suicide bomber kills 11 in Iraq</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:53:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD - A suicide bombing Thursday in the city of Tikrit in northern Iraq killed 11 people, including the provincial anti-riot police chief, and wounded 15, police said.

The incident took place at a popular marketplace in central Tikrit when a suicide bomber blew himself up near Ahmed al-Fahal, the anti-riot police chief of the province, ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suicide-bomber-kills-11-in-iraq-239473/">Suicide bomber kills 11 in Iraq</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi official says bomb inside juice cart kills 1, wounds 6 at roadside market in Baghdad</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:27:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Iraqi official: Baghdad bomb kills 1, injures 6

BAGHDAD — An Iraqi security official says a bomb at a roadside market in northern Baghdad killed one and wounded six people.
The official says the bomb was hidden inside a juice cart when it went off on Thursday morning in the primarily Sunni neighborhood of Azamiyah.
The official says ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraqi-official-says-bomb-inside-juice-cart-kills-1-wounds-6-at-roadside-market-in-baghdad-239178/">Iraqi official says bomb inside juice cart kills 1, wounds 6 at roadside market in Baghdad</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US military: American airstrike kills gunman northeast of Baghdad after joint patrol attacked</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:07:54 +0000</pubDate>
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US military: airstrike kills 1 in northeast Iraq

BAGHDAD — An American airstrike killed one gunman after a joint U.S.-Iraqi foot patrol was attacked early Wednesday in northeast Iraq in what a police official described as a case of mistaken identity.
The airstrike was called in after five gunmen attacked the patrol as it was searching a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-military-american-airstrike-kills-gunman-northeast-of-baghdad-after-joint-patrol-attacked-238705/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: US military: American airstrike kills gunman northeast of Baghdad after joint patrol attacked</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi shoe-thrower who tried to bean Bush has to duck in a similar fashion</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Iraqi shoe-thrower finds out what it was like

PARIS — The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush in Baghdad last year had a taste of his own medicine Tuesday when he nearly got beaned by a shoe thrower at a news conference in Paris.
Muntadhar al-Zeidi ducked and the shoe hit the ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraqi-shoe-thrower-who-tried-to-bean-bush-has-to-duck-in-a-similar-fashion-238340/" title="Iraqi shoe-thrower who tried to bean Bush has to duck in a similar fashion">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Booze ban lifted in southern Iraqi province of Basra</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Iraq&#8217;s Basra lifts ban on booze
BAGHDAD — Officials in the southern province of Basra say they are lifting a four-month-old ban on alcohol.

The spokesman for the Basra provincial council, Hashim Aleibi, says the decision Tuesday came after opponents argued the ban violated rights for personal freedoms and denied non-Muslims the ability to buy and consume ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/booze-ban-lifted-in-southern-iraqi-province-of-basra-238258/">Booze ban lifted in southern Iraqi province of Basra</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iraq reports fewer than 90 civilian deaths in November in 1 of lowest monthly tolls since 2003</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Iraq reports drop in civilian deaths in November

BAGHDAD — Fewer than 90 civilians were killed in violence in November in one of the lowest monthly death tolls in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, officials said Monday.
According to figures compiled from various Iraqi ministries, a total of 88 Iraqi civilians were killed in violence .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraq-reports-fewer-than-90-civilian-deaths-in-november-in-1-of-lowest-monthly-tolls-since-2003-237721/">Iraq reports fewer than 90 civilian deaths in November in 1 of lowest monthly tolls since 2003</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US military: US soldier dies of noncombat-related injuries in Iraq</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:46:06 +0000</pubDate>
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US soldier dies of noncombat injuries in Iraq

BAGHDAD — The U.S. military says an American soldier in Iraq has died of injuries unrelated to combat.
The military says the soldier was assigned to the Multi-National Division-South, which operates south of Baghdad.
It says the soldier died Sunday and an investigation is under way.
The death raises to at ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-military-us-soldier-dies-of-noncombat-related-injuries-in-iraq-236604/">US military: US soldier dies of noncombat-related injuries in Iraq</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bombings kill 4 civilians, injure 32 south of Baghdad</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Iraq: 4 killed, 32 injured in separate bombings

BAGHDAD — Police and health officials say four people have been killed and at least 32 others wounded in two separate bombings south of Baghdad.
They said one of the Thursday attacks involved two home-made bombs that targeted a vegetables market in Mussayab, about 28 miles (45 kilometers) south .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bombings-kill-4-civilians-injure-32-south-of-baghdad-236172/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Bombings kill 4 civilians, injure 32 south of Baghdad</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iraq: Attackers kill 6 in their home, and double bombing injures 25 people</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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6 family members killed in Iraq
BAGHDAD — Assailants broke into a house and killed six family members before dawn Wednesday in an area north of Baghdad that was once a stronghold of al-Qaida in Iraq, Iraqi officials said.

The dead included a couple and two daughters, and two brothers of the husband, according to a police .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraq-attackers-kill-6-in-their-home-and-double-bombing-injures-25-people-235768/">Iraq: Attackers kill 6 in their home, and double bombing injures 25 people</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi officials say 25 people injured in double bombing in southern city of Karbala</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Bombs in Iraqi Shiite holy city injure 25
BAGHDAD — A double bombing on Wednesday injured 25 civilians in the Iraqi city of Karbala ahead of an Islamic holiday, officials said.

One bomb first exploded in a restaurant, drawing onlookers and police, before a suicide bomber on a motorcycle then drove toward the crowd and detonated his ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraqi-officials-say-25-people-injured-in-double-bombing-in-southern-city-of-karbala-235680/">Original article on  : Iraqi officials say 25 people injured in double bombing in southern city of Karbala</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>One dead, 46 injured in twin Iraq bombings</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD - At least one person was killed and 46 injured when two bombs exploded in the central Iraqi city of Karbala Wednesday, doctors said.

Witnesses said the first bomb badly damaged a restaurant on Karbala&#8217;s Jamaiya Street, near a military base where soldiers often gather for a traditional Iraqi breakfast.	 	
Minutes later, a second bomb ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/one-dead-46-injured-in-twin-iraq-bombings-235665/" title="One dead, 46 injured in twin Iraq bombings">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Google documents artifacts of Iraq&#8217;s national museum, photographs to be posted online</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:14:16 +0000</pubDate>
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Google documents Iraqi museum treasures
BAGHDAD — Google is documenting Iraq&#8217;s national museum and will post photographs of its ancient treasures on the Internet early next year, Google chief Eric Schmidt announced Tuesday.

The museum was ransacked in the chaotic aftermath of Saddam Hussein&#8217;s ouster in April 2003, and only reopened to visitors early this year. Schmidt, ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/google-documents-artifacts-of-iraqs-national-museum-photographs-to-be-posted-online-234985/">Google documents artifacts of Iraq&#8217;s national museum, photographs to be posted online</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi TV shows confessions of alleged conspirators in massive October bombings</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Alleged Iraq bombers offer confessions
BAGHDAD — Iraq&#8217;s state television has shown what it says are confessions of alleged conspirators in October bombings of government offices that killed more than 150 people.

Baghdad&#8217;s military spokesman says the three men planned the Oct. 25 attacks in the heavily protected center of Baghdad.
Maj. Gen. Qassim al-Moussawi made the announcement .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraqi-tv-shows-confessions-of-alleged-conspirators-in-massive-october-bombings-234345/">Iraqi TV shows confessions of alleged conspirators in massive October bombings</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suicide bomber kills Iraqi policeman, injures eight</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD - A man detonated explosives packed into his car as he approached a police checkpoint north of the western Iraqi city of Falluja Sunday, killing a policeman, authorities said.

Health officials said five policemen and three civilian bystanders were injured.	 	
Police said many military vehicles were been badly burned by the explosion.	 	
Falluja, some 60 .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suicide-bomber-kills-iraqi-policeman-injures-eight-234328/">Suicide bomber kills Iraqi policeman, injures eight</a>.]]></description>
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