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Biden, Palin trade barbs over Iraq, economic crisis (Reuters) Posted: 03 Oct 2008 04:00 AM CDT Reuters - Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joe Biden clashed on the economy and Iraq during a lively but polite debate on Thursday, and aimed the most criticism at their rivals at the top of the ticket.

Baghdadis brave bombs for rare evening out at theatre (AFP) Posted: 03 Oct 2008 03:44 AM CDT AFP - Thousands of Iraqis defied the threat of violence in Baghdad this week to flock to the National Theatre for its first evening performances since the US-led invasion of 2003.

An uncertain future for the Sons of Iraq (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 03 Oct 2008 03:00 AM CDT The Christian Science Monitor - Fresh concern is washing over Iraq of a new wave of insurgent violence as the bands of mainly Sunni Muslim Iraqis trained, armed, and paid by the US military to fight Al Qaeda in Iraq are now coming under the control of a skeptical Shiite-led government.

Islamabad After the Marriott Bombing: The Baghdad Effect (Time.com) Posted: 02 Oct 2008 11:30 PM CDT Time.com - With security heightened after the Sept. 20 bombing, the city resembles the Iraqi capital of 2003

Biden, Palin spar on taxes, war and 'change' (AP) Posted: 03 Oct 2008 03:48 AM CDT AP - Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joe Biden sparred over taxes, energy policy and the Iraq war in a high-profile debate in which Palin sought to reclaim her identity as a feisty reformer and Biden tried to undercut the maverick image of GOP presidential hopeful John McCain.

Restrictions on Iraq Spending Are Noteworthy, but Not for Their Timing (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 02 Oct 2008 06:07 PM CDT CQPolitics.com - The defense authorization bill's constraints on Iraq reconstruction spending are Congress' biggest attempt to force a change in President Bush's war policy, but the practical impact of the legislation is limited and late.

Blasts kill 20 Shiite worshippers in Iraq on Muslim holiday (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 02 Oct 2008 04:20 PM CDT McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Suicide bombers targeting Shiite worshippers killed at least 20 people and injured dozens more at Baghdad mosques Thursday morning, officials said.

U.S. soldier gets 8 months, discharge over killings of Iraqis (Reuters) Posted: 02 Oct 2008 02:44 PM CDT Reuters - A U.S. soldier who pleaded guilty to involvement in the fatal shooting of detainees in Iraq early last year has been sentenced to eight months in jail and will be discharged from the armed forces, the army said Thursday.

Baghdad tilts towards Obama but Iraqi people indifferent (AFP) Posted: 02 Oct 2008 11:49 AM CDT AFP - Iraqi leaders are hoping Barack Obama wins the White House and speeds up the withdrawal of American troops from their country, while ordinary Iraqis seem indifferent to the US elections.

US soldier guilty in connection to Iraqi 'blindfold killings' (AFP) Posted: 02 Oct 2008 10:58 AM CDT AFP - A US soldier was sentenced to eight months in prison Thursday for his role in the killings of four blindfolded Iraqi detainees last year, an army spokeswoman said.

US troops in Iraq encouraged to vote in November (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2008 08:28 AM CDT AP - U.S. troops in Iraq were encouraged to vote in November's presidential election during a visit this week by a group of officials from several states.

US candidates grapple for new foreign policy approach (AFP) Posted: 02 Oct 2008 08:27 AM CDT AFP - With America's reputation abroad tarnished, the White House contenders are tussling over Iraq and Afghanistan as saddled with the Bush "war on terror" strategy they grope for a fresh foreign policy.

UN criticises Iraq's failure to include minorities in vote law (AFP) Posted: 02 Oct 2008 05:29 AM CDT AFP - The United Nations special representative to Iraq on Thursday criticised the country's MPs for passing voting legislation that fails to represent the embattled nation's minority communities.

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