guardian.co.uk - 12/22/2008
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George W Bush, barely a month away from leaving office, flew to Baghdad last weekend for an eight-hour visit. On Wednesday, it was Gordon Brown's turn. The arrival of president and prime minister in the Iraqi capital is part of a concerted effort to draw a line under the debacle that Iraq has ...
telegraph.co.uk - 12/27/2008
foxnews.com - 12/25/2008
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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 ...
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Iraq Declares Christmas an Official Holiday for First ...
news.yahoo.com - 12/25/2008
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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 ...
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For first time, Christmas official holiday in Iraq - ...
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Muntazar to be Tried this Week; To Sue Security for Torture
Informed Comment —
... Toby Dodge warns that all the pie in the sky talk from George W. Bush and Gordon Brown about the situation in Iraq disguises a country on the brink. ...
Obama, Gates Keep Bush Political Appointees At Defense
Newshoggers.com —
... contacted individually and told otherwise," he stated.
Apparently, Gates had asked for permission to keep around 250 Bush-era officials and Obama has now granted it.
Other federal agencies are not keeping political appointees, including the state, justice and homeland security departments that are planning personnel changes without Bush administration appointees in place.
Continuity in war-time? Only it isn't a real war (two still-failing occupations and the actions of small bands of extremists don't constitute ...
Obama, Gates Keep Bush Political Appointees At Defense
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... political appointees with the exception of those who are contacted individually and told otherwise," he stated. Apparently, Gates had asked for permission to keep around 250 Bush-era officials and Obama has now granted it. Other federal agencies are not keeping political appointees, including the state, justice and homeland security departments that are planning personnel changes without Bush administration appointees in place. Continuity in war-time? Only it isn't a real war (two still-failing ...
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