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Jurors debate death penalty in Iraq rape, slayings (AP) Posted: 20 May 2009 03:31 PM PDT AP - A former soldier convicted of raping an Iraqi teenager and murdering the girl and her family "signed his own name" to a death sentence because of the brutality of the killing spree, a federal prosecutor said Wednesday.

KBR's chief defends electrical work in Iraq (AP) Posted: 20 May 2009 03:14 PM PDT AP - The chief executive of the military contractor under scrutiny in the electrocution of U.S. troops in Iraq said Wednesday the electrical codes it used in the buildings it maintained in the war zone "were known and thought to be acceptable" by the Pentagon.

Baghdad bomb kills 35 in poor Shi'ite district (Reuters) Posted: 20 May 2009 12:59 PM PDT Reuters - A bomb in a parked car ripped through the poor mostly Shi'ite district of Shula in northwest Baghdad on Wednesday, killing 35 people and wounding 72 others near a popular restaurant, police said.

Iraqi militiamen frustrated that promised jobs haven't materialized (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 20 May 2009 12:56 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - RAMADI, Iraq — Al Qaida in Iraq fighters are returning to this dusty desert town and attacking the Sunni Muslim militias that once subdued them, and they may have infiltrated the makeshift police force.

Car bomb blast kills 41 in northwest Baghdad (AP) Posted: 20 May 2009 12:55 PM PDT AP - A car bomb exploded Wednesday near several restaurants in a Shiite neighborhood of northwest Baghdad, killing 41 people and injuring more than 70, police and hospital officials said.

U.S. Army paid bonuses to KBR despite deaths (Reuters) Posted: 20 May 2009 12:51 PM PDT Reuters - The U.S. Army paid $83.4 million in bonuses to KBR Inc., its biggest contractor in Iraq, despite accusations its wiring work has been linked to the electrocution of at least four soldiers and one contractor, a congressional investigative panel said on Wednesday.

At least 34 dead in huge Baghdad blast (AFP) Posted: 20 May 2009 12:47 PM PDT AFP - A powerful car bomb tore through a Baghdad street full of diners on Wednesday, killing at least 34 people and wounding 72 in the biggest blast to rock the capital in weeks, security officials said.

Car bomb in Baghdad kills at least 34 people (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 20 May 2009 12:33 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — A parked car exploded Wednesday night in the Shula neighborhood of northern Baghdad, killing at least 34 people and wounding at least 72, police said.

Kurd official denies US trains rebels (AFP) Posted: 20 May 2009 12:16 PM PDT AFP - A senior Iraqi Kurd official on Wednesday joined the United States in rejecting Iranian accusations that the US military trains separatist Kurdish rebels for undercover work in Iran.

Iraq to slap foreign oil firms with 35% corporate tax (AFP) Posted: 20 May 2009 11:50 AM PDT AFP - Iraq's cabinet has approved a bill that will slap foreign oil firms with a minimum 35 percent corporate tax in a bid to boost revenues, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said on Wednesday.

US jury mulls fate of ex-soldier convicted of Iraq rape, murder (AFP) Posted: 20 May 2009 11:37 AM PDT AFP - A Kentucky jury began deliberating Wednesday whether a former US soldier should be executed for the gang rape and murder of an Iraqi girl and the slaughter of her family.

US unit to leave Baghdad ahead of June 30 deadline (AP) Posted: 20 May 2009 10:54 AM PDT AP - As his U.S. partners prepare to move, an Iraqi army captain pleads with his American counterpart to leave behind a generator so his soldiers can have electricity when city power fails.

Kuwait presses UN to resolve outstanding issues with Iraq (AFP) Posted: 20 May 2009 10:49 AM PDT AFP - Kuwait is seeking the support of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council to resolve outstanding issues with its former invader Iraq, a senior official said on Wednesday.

Study: Nearly 25 percent of Iraqis live in poverty (AP) Posted: 20 May 2009 06:44 AM PDT AP - Nearly one in four Iraqis lives below the poverty line, according to a study released Wednesday by an Iraqi government agency.

Turkey blamed for looming crop 'disaster' in Iraq (AFP) Posted: 19 May 2009 11:45 PM PDT AFP - Iraq faces an agricultural "disaster" this summer if Turkey continues to retain waters from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers which have sustained Iraqi agriculture for millennia, experts say.

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