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Iraqi leader meets Obama
BAGHDAD -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki took advantage of Sen. Barack Obama's internationally watched visit Monday to set a two-and-a-half-year timeline for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq.
GoErie.com – Jul 22, 2008 07:54 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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BAGHDAD -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki took advantage of Sen. Barack Obama's internationally watched visit Monday to set a two-and-a-half-year timeline for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq.
GoErie.com – Jul 22, 2008 07:54 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Baghdad Boosts Barack
The comment from Ali al-Dabbagh, a spokesman for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, came amid Obama's weeklong world tour and following a private meeting with the Iraqi leader. It also came after al-Maliki spent days grappling with an explanation...
New York Post – Jul 22, 2008 07:30 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The comment from Ali al-Dabbagh, a spokesman for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, came amid Obama's weeklong world tour and following a private meeting with the Iraqi leader. It also came after al-Maliki spent days grappling with an explanation...
New York Post – Jul 22, 2008 07:30 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Blackwater plans shift from security business
MOYOCK, N.C. (AP) - Blackwater Worldwide says it's moving away from private security contracts, and focusing instead on other types of military contracts.The contracts have earned the company hundreds of millions of dollars. But Blackwater executives say they've unfairly become a symbol for all contractors in Iraq. The company says it will no longer bid on security contracts, though it will continue guarding U.S. officials in Iraq for the time being.Its future now lies in training, aviation and logistics areas. Blackwater has expanded its aviation division, offering airplane and helicopter maintenance and dropping supplies into hard-to-reach military bases.Blackwater contractors are under investigation for their involvement in a shooting in Baghdad in September that left 17 Iraqis dead.
WNCT.com – Jul 22, 2008 06:57 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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MOYOCK, N.C. (AP) - Blackwater Worldwide says it's moving away from private security contracts, and focusing instead on other types of military contracts.The contracts have earned the company hundreds of millions of dollars. But Blackwater executives say they've unfairly become a symbol for all contractors in Iraq. The company says it will no longer bid on security contracts, though it will continue guarding U.S. officials in Iraq for the time being.Its future now lies in training, aviation and logistics areas. Blackwater has expanded its aviation division, offering airplane and helicopter maintenance and dropping supplies into hard-to-reach military bases.Blackwater contractors are under investigation for their involvement in a shooting in Baghdad in September that left 17 Iraqis dead.
WNCT.com – Jul 22, 2008 06:57 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Obama has support for withdrawal, but he has no timetable
BAGHDAD -- Face to face with Iraq's leaders, Barack Obama gained fresh support Monday for the idea of pulling all U.S. combat forces out of the war zone by 2010. But the Iraqis stopped short of actual timetables or endorsement of Obama's pledge to withdraw troops within 16 months if he wins the presidency.
RGJ.com – Jul 22, 2008 06:37 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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BAGHDAD -- Face to face with Iraq's leaders, Barack Obama gained fresh support Monday for the idea of pulling all U.S. combat forces out of the war zone by 2010. But the Iraqis stopped short of actual timetables or endorsement of Obama's pledge to withdraw troops within 16 months if he wins the presidency.
RGJ.com – Jul 22, 2008 06:37 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Obama in Iraq: Withdrawal support but no timetable
Associated Press - July 22, 2008 12:13 AM ET BAGHDAD (AP) - Barack Obama says Iraqis want an "aspirational timeline, with a clear date," for the departure of U.S. combat forces.
KAIT8.com – Jul 22, 2008 05:50 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Associated Press - July 22, 2008 12:13 AM ET BAGHDAD (AP) - Barack Obama says Iraqis want an "aspirational timeline, with a clear date," for the departure of U.S. combat forces.
KAIT8.com – Jul 22, 2008 05:50 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Obama meets with Iraqi leaders
BAGHDAD -- Face to face with Iraq's leaders, Barack Obama gained fresh support Monday for the idea of pulling all U.S. combat forces out of the war zone by 2010.
DelawareOnline.com – Jul 22, 2008 05:32 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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BAGHDAD -- Face to face with Iraq's leaders, Barack Obama gained fresh support Monday for the idea of pulling all U.S. combat forces out of the war zone by 2010.
DelawareOnline.com – Jul 22, 2008 05:32 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Iraq Points to Pullout in 2010
BAGHDAD, July 21 -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama conferred with senior Iraqi leaders, U.S. officials and military commanders Monday, as a spokesman for the Iraqi government declared that it would like U.S. combat forces to complete their withdrawal by the end of 2010.
Washington Post – Jul 22, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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BAGHDAD, July 21 -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama conferred with senior Iraqi leaders, U.S. officials and military commanders Monday, as a spokesman for the Iraqi government declared that it would like U.S. combat forces to complete their withdrawal by the end of 2010.
Washington Post – Jul 22, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Barack Obama gets face time with Iraq's leaders
BAGHDAD - Face to face with Iraq's leaders, Barack Obama gained fresh support yesterday for the idea of pulling all U.S. combat forces out of the war zone by 2010. But the Iraqis stopped short of actual timetables or endorsement of Obama's pledge to withdraw American troops within 16 months if he wins the presidency.
Newsday.com – Jul 22, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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BAGHDAD - Face to face with Iraq's leaders, Barack Obama gained fresh support yesterday for the idea of pulling all U.S. combat forces out of the war zone by 2010. But the Iraqis stopped short of actual timetables or endorsement of Obama's pledge to withdraw American troops within 16 months if he wins the presidency.
Newsday.com – Jul 22, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Bush could order thousands out of Iraq by year's end
BAGHDAD - Iraq's security has improved so much, even as U.S. troop levels have dropped, that President George W. Bush seems likely to order thousands more soldiers home by year's end.
Newsday.com – Jul 22, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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BAGHDAD - Iraq's security has improved so much, even as U.S. troop levels have dropped, that President George W. Bush seems likely to order thousands more soldiers home by year's end.
Newsday.com – Jul 22, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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After a Stop in Anbar, Obama Leaves for Jordan
BAGHDAD, July 22 -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama Tuesday traveled to Anbar province, which was once the heartland of the Sunni insurgency in Iraq, before leaving for Jordan.
Washington Post – Jul 22, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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BAGHDAD, July 22 -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama Tuesday traveled to Anbar province, which was once the heartland of the Sunni insurgency in Iraq, before leaving for Jordan.
Washington Post – Jul 22, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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