Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,351 (AP)
• Obama stands by Iraqi troop pullout (AP)
• State Department employee accused of taking bribes (AP)
• US report details lapses in deadly Iraq shooting (AP)
• Iraq makes pitch to US investors (AFP)
• Iraqi parliament delays vote again on allowing direct elections (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Bombs kill 6 around Iraq (AP)
• Obama urges passage of Iraq election law (AFP)
• Five killed in Iraq violence (AFP)
• Key findings in Iraq clinic shooting investigation (AP)
• Obama to meet with Iraqi leader, honor vets (AP)
• Iraqi provinces shut schools over flu fears (AFP)
• Obama meets with Iraqi PM, honors vets, visits NYC (AP)
• Roadside bomb kills US soldier in northern Iraq (AP)
• Bomb kills US soldier in Iraq (AFP)

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,351 (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 05:43 PM PDT AP - As of Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, at least 4,351 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Obama stands by Iraqi troop pullout (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 04:53 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama renewed his vow Tuesday to have all U.S. combat troops out of Iraq by next August, while nudging Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to see that his parliament quickly passes a critical election law essential to a nationwide vote in January.

State Department employee accused of taking bribes (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 04:30 PM PDT AP - Federal authorities have arrested a State Department employee suspected of taking tens of thousands of dollars in bribes and kickbacks on contracts for Iraq reconstruction work.

US report details lapses in deadly Iraq shooting (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 02:37 PM PDT AP - The soldier at the center of the military's worst soldier-on-soldier violence in six years had gone to four counseling sessions. His rifle had been disabled out of fear for his safety. He'd even asked military police to take him into custody, saying "I'm done."

Iraq makes pitch to US investors (AFP) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 12:56 PM PDT AFP - Iraq, backed by the Obama administration, made a pitch Tuesday for US investment as it pursues business-friendly reforms in a bid to revive its war-battered economy.

Iraqi parliament delays vote again on allowing direct elections (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 12:33 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Iraq's parliament failed again Tuesday to vote on legislation that would allow Iraqis to cast ballots directly for candidates in parliamentary elections scheduled for January, rather than choosing political party lists that don't name the candidates.

Bombs kill 6 around Iraq (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:38 AM PDT AP - Car bombs and planted explosives killed six people, mostly police, on Tuesday in different areas of Iraq as a low level insurgency continues to target the country's struggling security forces.

Obama urges passage of Iraq election law (AFP) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:20 AM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama Tuesday said it was important for Iraq's parliament to overcome delays and pass an election law, as he welcomed Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to the White House.

Five killed in Iraq violence (AFP) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 08:08 AM PDT AFP - Two bombings in Iraq on Tuesday killed five people, including four policemen, and wounded 16 others, police said.

Key findings in Iraq clinic shooting investigation (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 07:28 AM PDT AP - Key findings from a U.S. military investigation into a shooting spree last May at mental health clinic in Iraq that left five American service members dead:

Obama to meet with Iraqi leader, honor vets (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 04:26 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (NOO'-ree ahl-MAHL'-ih-kee) in the Oval Office on Tuesday morning.

Iraqi provinces shut schools over flu fears (AFP) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 04:22 AM PDT AFP - Two southern Iraqi provinces will shut their nearly 2,500 schools this week in a bid to combat swine flu, officials said on Tuesday.

Obama meets with Iraqi PM, honors vets, visits NYC (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 03:34 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (NOO'-ree ahl-MAHL'-ih-kee) in the Oval Office on Tuesday morning.

Roadside bomb kills US soldier in northern Iraq (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 02:27 AM PDT AP - The U.S. military says an American solider has been killed and two others were wounded when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in northern Iraq.

Bomb kills US soldier in Iraq (AFP) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 02:14 AM PDT AFP - An American soldier was killed and another two were wounded when a bomb went off near their vehicle in northwest Iraq's Nineveh province, the US military said on Tuesday.

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