Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Builders of Baghdad Embassy strike again _ in Saudi Arabia (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Lawmakers challenge Army decisions on KBR (Reuters)
• Iran casts its shadow over high-stakes Iraq vote (AP)
• Pentagon insists US drawdown in Iraq on track (AFP)
• Suicide blasts kill 33 ahead of Iraq polls (AFP)
• Triple bombing kill 32 ahead of Iraqi vote (AP)
• At least 33 Iraqis die in 3 pre-election bombings (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Suicide bombers kill 33 in Iraqi city before poll (Reuters)
• Free land, weapons and petrol help buy Iraqi votes (AFP)
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• Suicide attacks kill 29 ahead of Iraq polls (AFP)
• Bomb attacks in northeast Iraq kill 27, wound 42 (Reuters)
• Women take prominent role in Iraqi vote (AP)
• A look at women lawmakers in Iraq, rest of world (AP)
• As drones multiply in Iraq and Afghanistan, so do their uses (The Christian Science Monitor)

Builders of Baghdad Embassy strike again _ in Saudi Arabia (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 03 Mar 2010 04:43 PM PST McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Another State Department construction project has gone awry, and once again the builders of the troubled U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad are involved. This time, the problem is in Saudi Arabia.

Lawmakers challenge Army decisions on KBR (Reuters) Posted: 03 Mar 2010 04:31 PM PST Reuters - Lawmakers in the Senate and House of Representatives on Wednesday questioned the Army's continued use of KBR Inc for logistics work in Iraq in the face of confirmed reports of poor past performance.

Iran casts its shadow over high-stakes Iraq vote (AP) Posted: 03 Mar 2010 02:44 PM PST AP - As the U.S. prepares to withdraw its forces from Iraq, Iran is said to be working hard to fill a potential power vacuum — an effort that faces its first big test in Sunday's elections, in which Tehran is backing hard-liners against a coalition of moderates.

Pentagon insists US drawdown in Iraq on track (AFP) Posted: 03 Mar 2010 12:43 PM PST AFP - The Pentagon insisted on Wednesday plans for the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq were on track, despite a report that the US commander there wants to slow the pace of the drawdown.

Suicide blasts kill 33 ahead of Iraq polls (AFP) Posted: 03 Mar 2010 11:40 AM PST AFP - Three suicide attacks, including one by a bomber who rode in an ambulance to hospital before blowing himself up, killed 33 people in central Iraq on Wednesday, just days before nationwide elections.

Triple bombing kill 32 ahead of Iraqi vote (AP) Posted: 03 Mar 2010 11:20 AM PST AP - Suicide bombers struck in quick succession Wednesday in a former insurgent stronghold northeast of Baghdad, killing at least 32 people just days before a crucial election that will determine who will govern the country as American forces depart.

At least 33 Iraqis die in 3 pre-election bombings (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 03 Mar 2010 07:41 AM PST McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Three powerful suicide bombings killed at least 33 people and wounded more than 50 Wednesday in the restive Diyala province northeast of Baghdad, authorities said. Most of those killed and wounded were Iraqi police officers charged with securing the province's capital city ahead of elections Sunday.

Suicide bombers kill 33 in Iraqi city before poll (Reuters) Posted: 03 Mar 2010 05:44 AM PST Reuters - Suicide bombers struck Iraq on Wednesday just days before a national election, killing 33 people and wounding 55 as the war-scarred nation seeks to cement its frail democracy before a U.S. troop pullout.

Free land, weapons and petrol help buy Iraqi votes (AFP) Posted: 03 Mar 2010 02:25 AM PST AFP - The Arabic word that has delivered land, money, weapons, clothes and numerous other perks for Iraqis in the run-up to Sunday's parliamentary election is "rashwa." The English word is bribe.

(AP) Posted: 03 Mar 2010 12:55 AM PST AP - Iraqi police say toll in Baqouba suicide bombings rises to 29 killed, 40 wounded.

Suicide attacks kill 29 ahead of Iraq polls (AFP) Posted: 03 Mar 2010 12:29 AM PST AFP - Three co-ordinated suicide attacks in the central Iraqi city of Baquba killed at least 29 people and wounded 42 on Wednesday, just days before parliamentary elections, a security official said.

Bomb attacks in northeast Iraq kill 27, wound 42 (Reuters) Posted: 03 Mar 2010 12:17 AM PST Reuters - Suicide bombers attacked two police stations and a hospital in a city northeast of Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least 27 people and wounding 42 days before a parliamentary election.

Women take prominent role in Iraqi vote (AP) Posted: 02 Mar 2010 11:23 PM PST AP - The minute Friday prayers are over, a crowd of women worshippers clothed in long black cloaks swarm around parliament member Maha al-Douri, peppering her with questions and requests. She is their access to power.

A look at women lawmakers in Iraq, rest of world (AP) Posted: 02 Mar 2010 11:06 PM PST AP - Women make up a quarter of Iraq's lawmakers and will have at least 25 percent of the next parliament as well. A look at how the number of female Iraqi lawmakers compares to other countries with a single house or the lower legislative house:

As drones multiply in Iraq and Afghanistan, so do their uses (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 02 Mar 2010 05:07 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - The Air Force will expand the number of unmanned drone aircraft flying over the skies of Afghanistan and Iraq in the next three years, as a result of commanders' demand for digital images useful in hunting down enemy forces.

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