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Minister escapes bombing as Baghdad violence claims six (AFP) Posted: 03 Nov 2008 04:37 AM CST AFP - Iraq's Deputy Oil Minister Saheb Salman Qutub survived an assassination attempt on Monday as the Iraqi capital was hit by three bomb attacks, killing six people and wounding at least 20 more.

Bombings kill 6, wound at least 23 in Baghdad (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2008 04:05 AM CST AP - A string of bombings in the Iraqi capital killed six people and wounded at least 23 others Monday, including a senior Oil Ministry official, authorities said.

Business Booms Behind Baghdad's Security Walls (Time.com) Posted: 03 Nov 2008 03:20 AM CST Time.com - Security measures still hamper trade, but they have allowed businesses to get up and running

In Iraq's Diyala Province, US forces anticipate exit (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 03 Nov 2008 02:00 AM CST The Christian Science Monitor - The US is actively transferring ownership of Iraq's troubled Diyala Province, using a tough-love approach to force Iraq to take on greater control ahead of any deal that would put limits on the American military next year.

Iraq deputy oil minister wounded in Baghdad bombing (AFP) Posted: 03 Nov 2008 01:46 AM CST AFP - Iraq's Deputy Oil Minister Saheb Salman Qutub was wounded in a bomb attack outside his house on Monday, security officials said.

Descendants of Iraq's black rebels back Obama (AFP) Posted: 02 Nov 2008 11:15 PM CST AFP - Descendants of black rebels in the southern Iraqi oil city of Basra are unconditionally supporting Barack Obama in Tuesday's US election though some fear racism may prevent him from winning.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,189 (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2008 06:22 PM CST AP - As of Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008, at least 4,189 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Analysis: Iraq could weigh down new president (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2008 04:05 PM CST AP - The Iraq war threatens to consume the president-elect within days of Tuesday's election, well before the winner of the hard-fought contest for the White House takes office Jan. 20.

With an eye on security pact, Iraqis watch US vote (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2008 01:22 PM CST AP - Iraqis are following this week's U.S. election, but the big news here is the effort to forge a new security agreement that would keep American troops here for most of the new president's first term.

Iraq's cash pile won't protect it from weak oil prices (AFP) Posted: 02 Nov 2008 12:56 PM CST AFP - Iraq's unspent cash pile won't prevent its economy from being hit by tumbling crude oil prices, endangering stuttering efforts to rebuild the war-battered nation, politicians and analysts say.

Iraq to sell Saddam yacht moored in French Riviera (Reuters) Posted: 02 Nov 2008 11:35 AM CST Reuters - The Iraqi government plans to sell a luxury yacht, moored off the French resort of Nice, that was one of many opulent treasures belonging to former dictator Saddam Hussein, a senior official said on Sunday.

Iraq to sell Saddam Hussein's luxury yacht (AFP) Posted: 02 Nov 2008 10:08 AM CST AFP - The Iraqi government will sell former dictator Saddam Hussein's luxury yacht, which was handed back to the state in July after a drawnout legal wrangle, the government spokesman said on Sunday.

Syria, Iraq in talks to ease tension over US raid (AFP) Posted: 02 Nov 2008 09:26 AM CST AFP - Damascus and Baghdad are discussing ways to ease the tension between the two neighbours in the wake of last week's raid inside Syria by Iraq-based US forces, the foreign ministry said on Sunday.

Iraqi Kurd says US can have bases in northern Iraq: report (AFP) Posted: 02 Nov 2008 05:52 AM CST AFP - A top Iraqi Kurdish leader has said the US military could have bases in northern Iraq if Washington and Baghdad fail to sign the controversial security deal, a local newspaper reported on Sunday.

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