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nytimes.com - 11/27/2008
Iraqi Parliament Approves U.S. Security Pact
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BAGHDAD — The Iraqi Parliament ratified a long-delayed security agreement on Thursday that lays out a three-year timetable for the withdrawal of American forces from Iraq . For Iraq and the United States, the pact’s passage through Parliament by a large majority — more than 140 of some 200 ...
Iraqi parliament approves US security pact - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com - 11/27/2008
Iraqi parliament approves US security pact - Yahoo! News
— news.yahoo.com — BAGHDAD Iraq's parliament approved Thursday a security pact with the United States that lets American troops stay... in the country for three more years — setting a clear timetable for a U.S. exit for the first time since the 2003 invasion. The vote in ... (more) Iraqi parliament approves US security pact - Yahoo! News

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mcclatchydc.com - 11/26/2008
McClatchy Washington Bureau | 11/25/2008 | U.S. staying silent on its view of Iraq pact until ...
— mcclatchydc.com — Iraqi legal jurisdiction over U.S. troops or military contractors who kill Iraqis on operations. The agreement calls... for Iraq to prosecute U.S. troops according to court procedures that have yet to be worked out. Those negotiations, administration ... (more) McClatchy Washington Bureau | 11/25/2008 | U.S. staying ...

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reuters.com - 11/27/2008
Iraq parliament passes U.S. security pact | U.S.
— reuters.com — BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament on Thursday approved a security pact with the United States that paves... the way for U.S. forces to withdraw by the end of 2011, taking the country a big step closer to full sovereignty. The deal, which parliament ... (more) Iraq parliament passes U.S. security pact | U.S.

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Gobble,Gobble, Security Agreement
Notes From a Grumpy Old Man — ... The Iraqi Parliament just ratified the security agreement, and the US has released the English translation of the agreement. It pretty much follows the Democratic timetable, and allows for a public vote on it later next year to see if there is any support for it by the voters.

A Happier Thanksgiving
Swampland — Amidst all the bad news from India, there is good news this morning from Baghdad, where the Iraqi parliament has approved the Status of Forces Agreement, which represents the beginning of the end of the U.S. military presence there. All troops are to be withdrawn by 2012, but more significantly, all U.S. troops will be pulled from Iraq's cities and ...

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US-Iraq Security Pact Unlikely To Pass, Says Senior Iraqi Leader
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Iraq Approves Deal Charting End of U.S. Role
nytimes.com 11/27/2008 — The Iraqi Parliament ratified an agreement that sets out a three-year timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq. >
Editors: Iraq Pact
article.nationalreview.com 11/18/2008 — Obama will have the chance to preside over a successful endgame in Iraq. This is the gift the surge has given him, if he doesnt throw it away.
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Bush praises approval of Iraq-U.S. security pact (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/27/2008
AP - President Bush says Iraq's parliament has taken a major step toward democracy by approving an agreement to let U.S. troops stay in the country for three more years.
Cyber-attack on Defense Department computers raises concerns — L.A. Times - Politics 11/28/2008
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