Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• VP Biden visits Iraq amid political impasse (AP)
• Biden 'extremely optimistic' about Iraq's democracy (AFP)
• Explosion hits Turkish-Iraqi pipeline: report (AFP)
• Biden visits Iraq amid election deadlock (Reuters)
• US senators in Iraq press for swift government formation (AFP)
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• General Odierno: Al Qaeda in Iraq faces serious financial crunch (The Christian Science Monitor)

VP Biden visits Iraq amid political impasse (AP) Posted: 03 Jul 2010 01:57 PM PDT AP - Vice President Joe Biden returned Saturday to Iraq to coax its government into picking a new prime minister, months after elections left the nascent democracy in a state of gridlock as the U.S. prepares to pull out its troops.

Biden 'extremely optimistic' about Iraq's democracy (AFP) Posted: 03 Jul 2010 01:36 PM PDT AFP - US Vice President Joe Biden said on a surprise visit to Baghdad on Saturday he was optimistic Iraqi politicians could end the squabbles that have deadlocked the conflict-torn nation's democracy for months.

Explosion hits Turkish-Iraqi pipeline: report (AFP) Posted: 03 Jul 2010 01:34 PM PDT AFP - An explosion ripped through a pipeline carrying oil from Iraq to southern Turkey on Saturday, sparking a fire, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Biden visits Iraq amid election deadlock (Reuters) Posted: 03 Jul 2010 12:58 PM PDT Reuters - Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Iraq on Saturday amid dangerous tensions following an election in March that produced no clear winner and as yet no new government.

US senators in Iraq press for swift government formation (AFP) Posted: 03 Jul 2010 08:56 AM PDT AFP - US Senators John McCain, Joe Lieberman and Lindsay Graham on Saturday urged Iraqi leaders to act faster to form a coalition after meeting in Baghdad with the two main rivals for prime minister.

(AP) Posted: 03 Jul 2010 07:41 AM PDT AP - VP Biden arrives in Baghdad for July Fourth weekend with troops amid Iraq government deadlock.

General Odierno: Al Qaeda in Iraq faces serious financial crunch (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 02 Jul 2010 12:30 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - A money crunch is fueling Al Qaeda in Iraq's recent string of robberies and attacks on banks as the weakened organization tries to reconstitute itself, the top US commander in Iraq said.

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