Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• US envoy: March vote in Iraq must be seen as fair (AP)
• Female suicide bomber in Iraq kills 54 (AP)
• Female suicide bomber kills 41 in Baghdad: officials (AFP)
• Iraq: Key figures since the war began (AP)
• AP source: DOJ probing alleged Blackwater payments (AP)
• A look at Iraq's March parliamentary vote (AP)
• Attacks by female suicide bombers in Iraq (AP)
• Suicide bomber kills 41 Shi'ite pilgrims in Iraq (Reuters)
• US 'mistakes' in 2003 linger ahead of Iraq vote (AFP)
• Shiite pilgrims targeted as Iraq bombings intensify (The Christian Science Monitor)
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• Female suicide bomber kills 13 pilgrims in Iraq (Reuters)
• US govt probes Blackwater for corruption: report (AFP)

US envoy: March vote in Iraq must be seen as fair (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2010 06:08 PM PST AP - The U.S. ambassador to Iraq outlined twin challenges Monday to the unsteady democracy's elections next month: assuring that voters and rival factions accept the result and then making sure the losers step aside quietly.

Female suicide bomber in Iraq kills 54 (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2010 03:46 PM PST AP - A female suicide bomber detonated her explosives inside a way station for Shiite pilgrims Monday, killing 54 people and rattling security officials who are struggling against a possible rise in violence before key elections next month.

Female suicide bomber kills 41 in Baghdad: officials (AFP) Posted: 01 Feb 2010 12:39 PM PST AFP - A female suicide bomber blew herself up among a crowd of Shiite pilgrims on their way by foot to a shrine city in central Iraq on Monday, killing 41 people including women and children.

Iraq: Key figures since the war began (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2010 12:28 PM PST AP - October 2007: 170,000 at peak of troop buildup.

AP source: DOJ probing alleged Blackwater payments (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2010 09:52 AM PST AP - The Justice Department is investigating whether security contractor Blackwater Worldwide tried to bribe Iraqi officials to allow the company to keep working there after a fatal shooting involving Blackwater guards, according to a person close to the investigation.

A look at Iraq's March parliamentary vote (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2010 09:51 AM PST AP - A look at the March 7 parliamentary elections in Iraq:

Attacks by female suicide bombers in Iraq (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2010 09:51 AM PST AP - A look at some recent attacks by female suicide bombers in Iraq:

Suicide bomber kills 41 Shi'ite pilgrims in Iraq (Reuters) Posted: 01 Feb 2010 09:42 AM PST Reuters - A suicide bomber blew herself up on Monday among Shi'ite pilgrims on the outskirts of Iraq's capital, killing at least 41 people in the latest attack in a violent run-up to next month's election.

US 'mistakes' in 2003 linger ahead of Iraq vote (AFP) Posted: 01 Feb 2010 07:51 AM PST AFP - The US ambassador to Baghdad said on Monday the original process used to erase the influence of people linked to Saddam Hussein was misguided and has cast a shadow over Iraq's March 7 general election.

Shiite pilgrims targeted as Iraq bombings intensify (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 01 Feb 2010 07:21 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - A female suicide bomber walked into a tent full of Shiite pilgrims on Monday, killing at least 46 people and wounding another 100 in the latest attack in the run-up to Iraqi elections next month.

(AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2010 07:12 AM PST AP - Iraqi officials say death toll in suicide blast targeting Shiite pilgrims has climbed to 54.

Female suicide bomber kills 13 pilgrims in Iraq (Reuters) Posted: 01 Feb 2010 01:56 AM PST Reuters - A female suicide bomber blew herself up, killing 13 Shi'ite pilgrims in northeastern Baghdad on Monday and wounding 38 others, the office of Baghdad security spokesman said.

US govt probes Blackwater for corruption: report (AFP) Posted: 31 Jan 2010 10:20 PM PST AFP - The US Justice Department is investigating whether officials of security firm Blackwater Worldwide tried to bribe Iraqi government officials in hopes of retaining the firm?s work in Iraq, The New York Times reported.

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