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corner.nationalreview.com - 12/22/2008
Meanwhile, Back in Iraq
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The number of daily attacks in Iraq has fallen almost 95% from levels a year ago. Also of note, the murder rate in Iraq in November was 0.9 per 100,000 people. That is lower than the rate from before Saddam was overthrown. For those keeping score, the 2007 murder rate in the US was 5.9 per ...

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foxnews.com - 12/25/2008
Iraq Declares Christmas an Official Holiday for First Year - International News | News of the ...
— foxnews.com — Thursday, December 25, 2008 BAGHDAD — Iraq's Christians, a small minority in the overwhelmingly Muslim country, quietly celebrated Christmas on Thursday with a present from the government, which declared it an official holiday for the first time. But ... (more) Iraq Declares Christmas an Official Holiday for First ...

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news.yahoo.com - 12/25/2008
For first time, Christmas official holiday in Iraq - Yahoo! News
— news.yahoo.com — BAGHDAD Iraq's Christians, a scant minority in this overwhelmingly Muslim country, quietly celebrated Christmas on Thursday with a present from the government, which declared it an official holiday for the first time. But security worries ... (more) For first time, Christmas official holiday in Iraq - ...

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google.com - 12/22/2008
AFP: Iraq vows to expel Iranian opposition group
— google.com — 1 day ago BAGHDAD (AFP) Iraq vowed on Sunday to oust members of the main armed Iranian opposition group from its soil, just days before Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is due on a trip to Tehran. The announcement was made during a visit by a government ... (more) AFP: Iraq vows to expel Iranian opposition group

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Homicide Rate in Iraq Less Than One-Sixth the Rate in... America
Ace of Spades HQ — Homicide Rate in Iraq Less Than One-Sixth the Rate in... America And it's lower now than it was under Saddam Hussein. It's at 0.9 per 100,000. In America, the grim milestone sits at 5.9 per 100,000. The number of daily attacks in Iraq has dropped nearly 95 percent since last year, a U.S. military official said yesterday. Iraq suffered an average of 180 attacks per day this time last year. But over the past week, the average number was 10, Army Brig. Gen. David G. Perkins, a Multinational Force Iraq spokesman, said. “This is a dramatic improvement of safety throughout the ...

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