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Yahoo! News: Iraq

WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Obama misses dinner in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 04:55 PM PDT

President Barack Obama meets with Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, April 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - One thing missing from President Barack Obama's whirlwind visit to the capital of Iraq? Dinner at the president's residence.


Obama in Baghdad, tells troops Iraq must take over (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 04:54 PM PDT

President Barack Obama greets military personnel at Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, April 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Flying unannounced into a still-dangerous war zone, President Barack Obama told U.S. troops and Iraqi officials alike Tuesday it is time to phase out America's combat role in a conflict he opposed as a candidate and has vowed to end as commander in chief.


Obama's Visit to Iraq: A Page from Bush's Playbook (Time.com)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 04:15 PM PDT

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (R) talks to U.S. President Barack Obama (L)during a meeting in Baghdad April 7, 2009.  REUTERS/Iraqi government/Handout (IRAQ POLITICS)Time.com - Analysis: There were no crowds of adoring locals nor any new ideas as the President repeated the Bush ritual of the "surprise" Baghdad visit.


Obama says Iraq entering critical phase (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 03:26 PM PDT

President Barack Obama and Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki emerge from their meeting to make statements to reporters in Baghdad, Tuesday, April 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama pushed Iraq's feuding factions to compromise on Tuesday, sounding a note of impatience as he said Iraqis should take responsibility for their country so U.S. troops could leave.


Analysis: Obama achieves defining TV shot in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 02:53 PM PDT

President Barack Obama hugs a soldier as he greets military personnel at Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, April 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama went for the defining television shot in Iraq and got it — pictures of hundreds of U.S. troops cheering wildly as he told them it was time for the Iraqis to take charge of their own future.


Bombing kills 8 in Baghdad hours before Obama's visit (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 01:53 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — A car bomb ripped through the Shiite district of Kadhemiyah Tuesday, killing eight people and wounding 20 just a day after string of bombings left 32 dead and more than 130 wounded in the Iraqi capital.

Iraqi salesman saves baby after bomb kills mother (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 01:21 PM PDT

Asad Raad holds a baby boy he rescued from a car bombing in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, April 7, 2009. The motorbike seller pulled the child from a car ignited in the explosion. The baby's dead mother was still inside the car while a badly burned man, presumed to be the father, was taken to hospital. Raad said he took the baby boy, who had minor burns to the face, to his home and would care for the infant. 'I cannot just stand still and watch this,' Raad said. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - A salesman rescued a baby from a blaze ignited by a car bombing in a Shiite neighborhood Tuesday, reaching through the shattered window and grabbing the boy after the blast killed his mother and eight other people.


Obama says Iraq faces 'critical' 18 months (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 01:04 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama (L) shakes hands with Iraqi Prime Minister Jalal Talibani (R) during a visit to Camp Victory in Iraq. Obama said on a surprise visit to Iraq on Tuesday that the next 18 months could be AFP - US President Barack Obama said on a surprise visit to Iraq on Tuesday that the next 18 months would be "critical," and told the war-torn country that it would soon have to look after itself.


Obama draws warmer feelings than predecessor (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 12:14 PM PDT

Iraqis gather in a cafe in to watch news coverage of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Iraq in Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, Tuesday, April 7, 2009. Cheered wildly by U.S. troops, President Barack Obama flew unannounced into Iraq on Tuesday and promptly declared it was time for Iraqis to 'take responsibility for their country' after America's commitment of six years and thousands of lives. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)AP - The last time an American president showed up in Iraq he was greeted with boos and shoes.


Obama departs Iraq, headed for Washington (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 11:20 AM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama is heading back to Washington.

Baby survives Baghdad bombing (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 10:39 AM PDT

An Iraqi man holds an injured baby boy who survived a car bomb attack in a Shiite district of Baghdad. The baby miraculously survived a Baghdad car bombing cradled in his mother's lap as she was burned alive in a blast that claimed the lives of eight people on Tuesday, witnesses said.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - A baby miraculously survived a Baghdad car bombing cradled in his mother's lap as she was burned alive in a blast that claimed the lives of eight people on Tuesday, witnesses said.


Court reduces sentence for Iraqi shoe thrower (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 09:59 AM PDT

In this Dec. 14, 2008 file photo, Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zeidi throws a shoe at President George W. Bush during a new conference with Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraq's highest court reduced the prison sentence Tuesday April 7, 2009 for an Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at former President George W. Bush from three years to one, a court spokesman said. The decision came as Barack Obama made his first official visit to Iraq as U.S. president.(AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)AP - Iraq's highest court on Tuesday reduced the prison sentence for an Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at former President George W. Bush from three years to one, a court spokesman said.


Hefty support for Obama's Iraq withdrawal: poll (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 08:55 AM PDT

US soldiers taking cover behind a concrete block during an operation in Baghdad's Fadel district in March 2009. More than two-thirds of Americans support President Barack Obama's plans to withdraw most US troops from Iraq, a new poll said Tuesday as Obama paid a surprise visit to Baghdad.(AFP/File)AFP - More than two-thirds of Americans support President Barack Obama's plans to withdraw most US troops from Iraq, a new poll said Tuesday as Obama paid a surprise visit to Baghdad.


Obama: Time for US to "transition to the Iraqis' (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 08:33 AM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama is telling U.S. troops in Iraq that the time to "transition to the Iraqis" has come.

Baby survives Baghdad bomb in slain mother's lap (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 08:18 AM PDT

An Iraqi man holds an injured baby boy who survived a car bomb attack in a Shiite district of Baghdad. The baby miraculously survived a Baghdad car bombing cradled in his mother's lap as she was burned alive in a blast that claimed the lives of eight people on Tuesday, witnesses said.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - A baby miraculously survived a Baghdad car bombing cradled in his mother's lap as she was burned alive in a blast that claimed the lives of eight people on Tuesday, witnesses said.


Obama wants to help Iraq settle outstanding issues (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 08:13 AM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama says his presence in Iraq might help settle some unresolved issues before national elections in December.

Iraq shoethrower's jail term cut to one year (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 08:12 AM PDT

A young relative of Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi carries his picture during his trial, outside a court in Baghdad. An Iraqi court has cut the jail term of the TV reporter who shot to fame for hurling his shoes at former US president George W. Bush from three years to one, his lawyer has said after an appeal.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - An Iraqi court cut the jail term of the TV reporter who shot to fame for hurling his shoes at former US president George W. Bush from three years to one, his lawyer said on Tuesday after an appeal.


Obama says much work remains to be done in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 07:48 AM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama, making an unannounced visit to Iraq, says it's important for people to know there's still a lot of work to do in the country.

Obama makes surprise Iraq visit (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 07:45 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama, seen here boarding Air Force One as he leaves Istanbul, has made a surprise visit to Iraq, his first since taking office three months ago, an AFP reporter said.(AFP/Bulent Kilic)AFP - US President Barack Obama arrived in Iraq on Tuesday on his first visit since taking office three months ago, as the war-torn country wrestles with a new upturn in deadly attacks.


Saddam aide wants to mend fences with Washington (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 07:40 AM PDT

AP - A former top deputy of Saddam Hussein has said he wants good ties with the United States, but only after U.S. troops leave and the Shiite-led government is toppled, according to an audiotape aired Tuesday.

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