2011年3月15日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

2 Kurdish officials resign in volatile Iraqi city (AP)

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 11:14 AM PDT

In this April 24, 2006 photo, Kirkuk Gov. Abdul-Rahman Mustafa, right, speaks at a press conference as Jamal Taher, left, chief of police looks on in Kirkuk, 180 miles (290 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq. Two top Kurdish politicians, including Kirkuk's provincial governor, resigned Tuesday from local government in northern Iraq in what appears to be a political maneuver to challenge Arabs for control of the oil-rich city of Kirkuk.(AP Photo/Emad Matti)AP - Two top Kurdish politicians resigned Tuesday from local government in northern Iraq in what appears to be a political maneuver to challenge Arabs for control of the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, one of the nation's most volatile fault lines.

Obama's team seeks new ways to fire up his base (AP)

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 03:33 AM PDT

In this March 8, 2011, photo, President Barack Obama speaks about education at TechBoston Academy in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood. Obama rode a wave of voter passion in 2008 fed largely by intense dislike of President George W. Bush and the Iraq war, plus excitement among young and minority voters at the notion of electing the nation’s first black president. Now, as Obama cranks up his re-election campaign, all those factors are absent. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)AP - Barack Obama rode a wave of voter passion in 2008 fed largely by intense dislike of President George W. Bush and the Iraq war, plus excitement among young and minority voters at the notion of electing the nation's first black president.

Najaf rushes to get ready as Islamic culture capital (AFP)

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 12:16 AM PDT

Shiite Muslims place the holy Koran on their heads as they recite prayers in the Imam Ali shrine in the southern city of Najaf, some 160kms from Baghdad. Preparations for Najaf to become the Arab world's Islamic Capital of Culture next year are underway, but officials involved in its planning admit that time is short and much remains to be done.(AFP/File/Qassem Zein)AFP - A half-billion-dollar effort to showcase Iraq's holiest Shiite city to the world is coming down to the wire as many contracts remain unsigned and funds are being hastily re-allocated.

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