Iraq
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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani in the hospital, condition improving
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Foreign medical experts rushed to Baghdad on Wednesday to assist Iraqi doctors treating ailing President Jalal Talabani, whose condition is said to be improving after he suffered a stroke.
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Iraq bombing attacks kills five, injures 15, officials say
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Officials say five people have been killed and 15 have been wounded in bomb attacks across Baghdad.
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Insurgent attacks in Iraq kill nine, wounds 19
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Officials say a wave of attacks by insurgents in central Iraq has killed nine people and wounded 19.
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American-style restaurants spread across Baghdad
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Baghdad's embattled residents can finally get their milkshakes, chili-cheese dogs and buckets of crispy fried chicken. Original recipe or extra spicy, of course.
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Brett McGurk nomination should be withdrawn, GOP lawmakers say
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Six GOP members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee sent a letter to President Barack Obama on Wednesday calling on him to withdraw Brett McGurk's nomination.
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Iraq bombs kill at least 30 people
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Bombings struck several areas in Baghdad and to the north Thursday, killing at least 30 people in the first major attacks in Iraq in nearly a month.
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Iraq land mine-hunting dogs headed to Virginia to retire
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A group of dogs that helped save soldiers lives in Iraq by searching for land mines are headed home to Virginia to not only retire, but to find a new home.
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Iraq demanding investigation into beating death of Iraqi woman in California
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Iraq's foreign minister said Monday that the body of an Iraqi-American woman who was found brutally beaten next to a note saying "go back to your country, you terrorist" will be flown to Baghdad as lawmakers in her native country demanded a thorough investigation.
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'Emo' children in Iraq being targeted, killed
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Young people who identify themselves as so-called Emos are being brutally killed at an alarming rate in Iraq, where militias have distributed hit lists of victims and security forces say they are unable to stop crimes against the subculture that is widely perceived in Iraq as being gay.
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David Sharrett Sr. seeks answers years after son's death in Iraq
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It wasn't just the conclusion that David Sharrett Sr.'s son, Pfc. David Sharrett, was killed by friendly fire in Iraq in 2008. What was worse was the devastating reality that no one would be held accountable.
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American teacher killed in Iraq
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An American gym teacher at a school in the northern Iraqi Kurdish region was killed Thursday when a student in a crowded classroom pulled out a gun, shot the teacher and then as his terrified classmates fled the room, shot himself, officials and eyewitnesses said.
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Obama pays tribute to Iraq veterans
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With a formal dinner for the few, President Barack Obama on Wednesday paid solemn tribute to the many who served in Iraq.
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Iraq bombings kill at least 60
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In the worst violence in Iraq in some time, at least 60 people have been killed in a wave of bombings that reportedly totaled more than a dozen explosions.
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U.S. soldiers return home Tuesday
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As the United States marked the end of its military mission in Iraq, more than 300 of the final troops to leave the country will return to America on Tuesday.
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Last troops exit Iraq in subdued end to 9-year war (Video)
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Once they crossed into Kuwait, there was time for a brief celebration as the last American soldiers left Iraq. And in Fredericksburg, families and friends celebrated with the soldiers of the Virginia Guard as they arrived home.
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Iraq war ending, Leon Panetta says U.S. proud of accomplishments
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After nearly nine years, 4,500 American dead, 32,000 wounded and more than $800 billion spent, American troops lowered their mission flag in Iraq on Thursday, formally ending the war.
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Was the war in Iraq worth it? (Poll)
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The first shots of the war in Iraq were fired way back in March of 2003. On Thursday, the effort officially ended. Was it worth it? Take our poll.
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Obama marking end of Iraq war
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President Barack Obama says the U.S. is peacefully leaving behind a stable Iraq and closing "one of the most extraordinary chapters in the history of the American military."
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