Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Republican senator says will block CIA, Pentagon nominees
• Factbox: What to look for in Obama's State of the Union speech
• Gunmen kill 4 in northern Iraqi city of Mosul
• New US commander takes the helm in Afghanistan
• Rebels, troops battle for key Damascus highway
• Gunmen kill 4 in northern Iraq city of Mosul
• Egypt's unfinished revolution
• Jordan's king wants more representative parliament after boycott
• Karama organization in partnership with UN Women opens groundbreaking consultation on gender equality and human rights in Amman, Jordan
• U.N., U.S. condemn attack on Iran dissidents in Iraq
• US Condemns Attack on Refugee Camp in Iraq

Republican senator says will block CIA, Pentagon nominees Posted: 10 Feb 2013 11:50 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator Lindsey Graham on Sunday threatened to block votes on President Barack Obama's nominees for CIA director and defense secretary until the administration gives more information about the deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Graham and other Republican lawmakers have questioned Obama's response to the September 11, 2012, incident in which the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans were killed. ...

Factbox: What to look for in Obama's State of the Union speech Posted: 10 Feb 2013 11:42 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After staking out an unapologetically progressive vision in his inaugural address last month, President Barack Obama is expected to use his State of the Union speech on Tuesday to focus on middle-class jobs and fill in the details of his second-term agenda. Here are a number of things to watch for in a speech that is expected to be viewed by tens of millions of people. Expect Obama to: - Talk about what he is going to do about jobs and growth, perhaps shifting his focus to strengthening the economy from a preoccupation with deficits and the debt. ...

Gunmen kill 4 in northern Iraqi city of Mosul Posted: 10 Feb 2013 10:50 AM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — Gunmen killed four people in three attacks on Sunday in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, officials said.

New US commander takes the helm in Afghanistan Posted: 10 Feb 2013 10:00 AM PST KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford took charge of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan on Sunday as the coalition enters its final stretch of the more than 11-year-old war.

Rebels, troops battle for key Damascus highway Posted: 10 Feb 2013 09:28 AM PST BEIRUT (AP) — Opposition forces targeted Damascus with mortars, a roadside bomb and a suicide attack on Sunday as they pressed ahead in their quest for the seat of President Bashar Assad's power.

Gunmen kill 4 in northern Iraq city of Mosul Posted: 10 Feb 2013 09:21 AM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say gunmen have killed four people and wounded three in attacks in the northern city of Mosul.

Egypt's unfinished revolution Posted: 10 Feb 2013 08:46 AM PST Mohsen al-Domiati, a cap pulled low over his forehead, stands dejectedly near a mosque in the Egyptian city of Port Said, which recently has been a source of seething protests against the rule of President Mohamed Morsi. He stares off into space vacantly. His eyes are red.

Jordan's king wants more representative parliament after boycott Posted: 10 Feb 2013 07:46 AM PST AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's king on Sunday called for electoral changes to make parliament more representative, after Islamists boycotted last month's national poll saying rules were skewed against urban areas where they have most support. Independents and candidates allied to Jordan's powerful tribal establishment, which is strongest in the countryside, won most seats in the national elections January 23, after the Islamic Action Front, the Muslim Brotherhood's political wing in Jordan and the country's largest opposition party, shunned the vote. ...

Karama organization in partnership with UN Women opens groundbreaking consultation on gender equality and human rights in Amman, Jordan Posted: 09 Feb 2013 11:46 PM PST Leading women activists from Syria, Libya, Jordan, Morocco, Palestine, Iraq, Somalia, Yemen and Egypt among those attending UN Women sponsored two day event calling for tolerance and solidarity.Amman, Jordan (PRWEB) February 10, 2013 The Karama organization announced today it has chosen Amman, Jordan to hold its first regional dialogue of 2013 titled, "The Arab Regional Consultation on Gender Equality: Freedom, Tolerance and Solidarity: A Call from the women in the Arab Region. ...

U.N., U.S. condemn attack on Iran dissidents in Iraq Posted: 09 Feb 2013 09:56 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. secretary-general and the U.S. government condemned a deadly attack on an Iranian dissident camp in the Iraqi capital early on Saturday and urged Iraqi authorities to carry out a full investigation. "(Ban Ki-moon) strongly condemns the mortar attack today on Camp Liberty, the temporary transit facility near Baghdad for former residents of Camp Ashraf," the secretary-general's press office said in a statement. At least five people were killed and more than 25 wounded in the rocket attack, police sources said. ...

US Condemns Attack on Refugee Camp in Iraq Posted: 09 Feb 2013 05:27 PM PST US condemns terrorist attack on refugee camp near Baghdad airport, calls for better security

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