mudvillegazette.com - 1/12/2009
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Continuing a series begun here .
As 2008 drew to a close, Adam Weinstein, MNC-I Public Affairs, sent us the following update on the transfer of the Sons of Iraq program to Government of Iraq control.
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Progress for Peace: Reconciliation
Diyala Sons of Iraq transfer underway
By ...
foxnews.com - 1/11/2009
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foxnews.com —
President Bush says he refused to "bail out
my political party" by withdrawing troops "during the darkest
days of Iraq," a decision now lauded by his father in an unprecedented joint interview of both presidents by Brit Hume on "FOX News Sunday." ...
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Bush Says He Refused to Bail Out Republicans With Iraq ...
thinkprogress.org - 1/14/2009
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thinkprogress.org —
In an interview airing tonight on PBS’s Newshour,
host Jim Lehrer asks Vice President Cheney about the
U.S. soldiers who have lost their lives in the war in Iraq. Cheney shows little remorse : Q: But Mr. Vice President, getting from there to ...
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Cheney On Whether Iraq War Was Worth The 4,500 Americans ...
breitbart.com - 1/13/2009
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BAGHDAD (AP) - Vice President-elect Joe Biden told
Iraqi leaders Tuesday that the incoming U.S. administration is
committed to a responsible troop withdrawal that does not endanger improvements in security, an Iraqi spokesman said. Biden delivered ...
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Iraq official: Biden affirms 'responsible' pullout
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Continuing a series begun here. As 2008 drew to a close, Adam Weinstein, MNC-I Public Affairs, sent us the following update on the transfer of the Sons of Iraq program to Government of Iraq control. ***** Progress for Peace: Reconciliation Diyala Sons of Iraq transfer underway By Adam Weinstein Multi-National Corps Iraq December 30, 2008 BAGHDAD Along with a new year, Iraq is ringing in an important step toward national reconciliation and sovereignty on Jan. 1, 2009. On... read ...
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