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Iraqi Cabinet meets on security pact with US (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2008 03:22 AM CDT AP - Iraq's Cabinet is meeting to review a proposed security pact with the United States that would keep American troops in the country three more years.

US referees Iraq's troubled Kurdish-Arab fault line (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 21 Oct 2008 03:00 AM CDT The Christian Science Monitor - Their body language spoke volumes. The Kurdish mayor took another call on his mobile phone, the Shiite provincial governor leafed absentmindedly through a newspaper. They would rather not be seeing each other at all.

Iraqis Balk at a U.S. Troop Deal, but Can They Say Goodbye? (Time.com) Posted: 21 Oct 2008 12:00 AM CDT Time.com - It's Iraq's electorate, not the politicians, that want the Americans out. And with elections looming, nobody wants to be seen as inviting them to stay

Soldier's Iraqi puppy arrives in US, tail wagging (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2008 08:36 PM CDT AP - CHANTILLY, Va. AP) — A black puppy decked out in a red, white and blue bandanna jumped out of his crate and wagged his tail at the airport Monday, three flights and two days after leaving Iraq en route to his new home with a U.S. soldier.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,186 (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2008 07:17 PM CDT AP - As of Monday, Oct. 20, 2008, at least 4,186 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

US 'not at stage' of considering alternative to Iraq security pact (AFP) Posted: 20 Oct 2008 03:38 PM CDT AFP - The United States is focused on winning Baghdad's support for a US-Iraqi security pact before a December 31 deadline, and is "not at a stage" of mulling other options, a US official said Monday.

Troops deal seen unlikely before U.S. vote (Reuters) Posted: 20 Oct 2008 03:28 PM CDT Reuters - A pact to allow U.S. troops to stay in Iraq for three more years is unlikely to win approval in Iraq's parliament before the U.S. presidential election on November 4, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said.

Iraq's National Museum could reopen after 2 years (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2008 01:48 PM CDT AP - Iraq's National Museum, which was looted after the U.S. captured Baghdad in 2003, will remain closed to the public for up to two more years until security in the capital is better, the director said Monday.

Helicopter-plane Osprey faring well in Iraq (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2008 12:18 PM CDT AP - After a troubled history, the V-22 Osprey — half-helicopter, half-plane — has been ferrying troops and equipment across Iraq for just over a year without a major incident.

US insists Iraq pact guarantees sovereignty (AFP) Posted: 20 Oct 2008 11:23 AM CDT AFP - The United States insisted on Monday that a planned security pact with Baghdad would ensure full Iraqi sovereignty as local leaders pored over the deal amid fierce opposition by some key players.

U.S. gives Iraq $13 million to fix looted museum (Reuters) Posted: 20 Oct 2008 10:28 AM CDT Reuters - The U.S. government has announced a $13 million grant mainly to help refurbish Iraq's National Museum which was looted in the aftermath of the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, U.S. officials said Monday.

Correction: Iraqi refugees story (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2008 09:00 AM CDT AP - In an Oct. 15 story about Iraqi refugees in Syria heading home on a free trip organized by the Iraqi government, The Associated Press erroneously attributed details to a U.N. official, Ayman Gharabiyah.

Turkey mulls three-way talks with Iraq, US to curb rebels: FM (AFP) Posted: 20 Oct 2008 07:39 AM CDT AFP - Turkey is considering three-way consultations with Iraq and the United States for fresh measures to purge Kurdish rebel bases in neighbouring Iraq, Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said Monday.

Two killed as bomb rips through Baghdad bus (AFP) Posted: 20 Oct 2008 07:17 AM CDT AFP - A bomb ripped through a Baghdad bus on Monday, killing at least two passengers and injuring seven, an Iraqi security official told AFP.

US-Iraqi security pact still unsettled (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 20 Oct 2008 03:00 AM CDT The Christian Science Monitor - Opposition is growing here to a draft US-Iraq security pact that would shape the future of America's military role in Iraq.

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