Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Obama taps James Jeffrey for Iraq ambassador (AFP)
• Man pleads guilty in oil-for-food case (AP)
• Iraq says govt workers not exempt from power cuts (AP)
• Iraq cuts officials' privileges amid power crisis (AFP)
• Hiker moms 'shocked' by story on children's arrest (AP)

Obama taps James Jeffrey for Iraq ambassador (AFP) Posted: 25 Jun 2010 03:31 PM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama nominated career diplomat James Jeffrey on Friday to replace Christopher Hill as his ambassador to Iraq at a critical juncture in the seven-year war, the White House said.

Man pleads guilty in oil-for-food case (AP) Posted: 25 Jun 2010 01:36 PM PDT AP - The Justice Department says a man has pleaded guilty to engaging in an eight-year conspiracy to defraud the United Nations oil-for-food program and to bribe Iraqi officials.

Iraq says govt workers not exempt from power cuts (AP) Posted: 25 Jun 2010 08:36 AM PDT AP - An Iraqi minister warned government workers Friday against using their influence to escape the country's widespread power cuts and urged people to cut down on air conditioning as temperatures soared.

Iraq cuts officials' privileges amid power crisis (AFP) Posted: 25 Jun 2010 06:35 AM PDT AFP - Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani on Friday revoked electricity privileges enjoyed by government officials as he took temporary control of the power portfolio amid public fury over rationing.

Hiker moms 'shocked' by story on children's arrest (AP) Posted: 24 Jun 2010 07:22 PM PDT AP - The mothers of three American hikers held in Iran on suspicion of espionage said Thursday they hope a report that their children were arrested on the Iraqi side of the border will help lead to their release.

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