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Iraq to vote on US pact at weekend: minister
1 day ago BAGHDAD (AFP) The Iraqi cabinet will vote on a controversial military pact to govern the presence of US troops in the country on either Saturday or Sunday, Iraq's finance minister said. "We received the last draft from the Americans and now it is being discussed between the American ...
Pact, Approved in Iraq, Sets Time for U.S. Pullout
Pact, Approved in Iraq, Sets Time for U.S. Pullout
nytimes.com — Iraq’s cabinet approved a security agreement that calls for a full withdrawal of American troops from the... country by the end of 2011. > (more) Pact, Approved in Iraq, Sets Time for U.S. Pullout
Iraqi Cabinet Approves Security Pact With U.S.
Iraqi Cabinet Approves Security Pact With U.S.
nytimes.com — Ministers overwhelmingly approved an agreement setting conditions for the Americans’ continued presence in Iraq, sending the measure... to Parliament. > (more) Iraqi Cabinet Approves Security Pact With U.S.
"The Iraq War is Over. We Won."
confederateyankee.mu.nu — Though he'd been on a mission all day and was about to drop, Mike Yon just called... from Iraq to let me know that the war is over, and we've won. Whatever it is that is left of violence, there... (more) "The Iraq War is Over. We Won."
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Bush Deal Could Tie Obama's Hands On Iraq
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... As Iraqi legislators prepare to vote this weekend on a proposed agreement with Washington regarding the legal status of American troops in the country next year, one U.S. Congressman wants to know whether the plan will tie President-elect Barack Obama's hands. ...

Bush Deal Could Tie Obama's Hands On Iraq
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... As Iraqi legislators prepare to vote this weekend on a proposed agreement with Washington regarding the legal status of American troops in the country next year, one U.S. Congressman wants to know whether the plan will tie President-elect Barack Obama's hands. ...

Shoes for industry! Shoes for the dead!
The Reaction — ... , short of shooting him, George W. Bush managed to steal some of Obama's thunder and theme today, and showed that he is still going to either extricate his legacy or go down whining: ...

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