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Iraq's Ancient Treasures Lost and Found (Time.com) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 11:10 PM CST Time.com - The infamously looted Baghdad museum has been reclaiming many of its stolen artifacts, but theft in the country's unsecured archaeological sites continues

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,245 (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 06:10 PM CST AP - As of Friday, Feb. 20, 2009, at least 4,245 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

US soldier guilty of murder in deaths of 4 Iraqis (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 05:51 PM CST AP - A U.S. Army medic was convicted of murder Friday for his involvement in the execution-style slayings of four bound and blindfolded Iraqi detainees shot in the back of the head in the spring of 2007. The court sentenced him to life in prison.

US soldier found guilty in Iraqi killings (AFP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 03:33 PM CST AFP - A military court on Friday found a US soldier guilty of premeditated murder in the killings of four blindfolded Iraqi prisoners in 2007, a US Army spokesman said.

Anti-US Iraqi cleric facing leadership challenge (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 03:25 PM CST AP - The firebrand anti-American cleric whose militia battled U.S. troops for years is facing a strong challenge for leadership of Iraq's poor, urban Shiites from a small, well-organized faction with loose links to Iran, senior figures within his movement say.

Iraq's 1.6 million displaced need urgent help: agency (AFP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 12:52 PM CST AFP - More than 1.6 million Iraqis are still displaced and in urgent need of assistance after fleeing Sunni-Shiite sectarian violence, the International Organisation for Migration said Friday.

Sadr renews idea of local alliances with Iraq PM (AFP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 11:55 AM CST AFP - Radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Friday renewed the idea of alliances with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's supporters to govern Iraq's provinces after their win in local elections.

House members seek KBR contract review (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 11:25 AM CST AP - Members of Congress have asked Defense Secretary Robert Gates to review a $35 million contract awarded to a company under criminal investigation in the electrocution deaths of U.S. soldiers in Iraq.

Europeans Who Sat Out the Iraq War Now Line Up for Its Business (Time.com) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 11:05 AM CST Time.com - France and Germany, both of the them against Washington's invasion in 2003, are now keen to help rebuild

US and Iraqi armies in race against 2011 clock (AFP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 11:01 AM CST AFP - The Iraqi military, hobbled by Saddam Hussein's disastrous wars, and its American allies are in a race against the clock before a US pullout, with logistics a key priority.

Iraqi cleric hopes elections will help push out US (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 07:47 AM CST AP - A prominent anti-American Shiite cleric said Friday he hopes recent provincial elections will help unite Iraqis to push out the United States, as other religious leaders urged newly elected officials to put the needs of the country over their personal interests.

Hero or villain? Iraq's shoe thrower faces judgment (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 02:00 AM CST The Christian Science Monitor - Was it an act of rudeness or bravery? While Muntadhar al-Zeidi appeared before a Baghdad judge Thursday for hurling shoes at President Bush, the court of public opinion is still split over whether he's a hero or an embarrassment.

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