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mcclatchydc.com - 11/28/2008
With Iraqi parliament approving pact, Maliki's stature grows
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BAGHDAD _ In a country where agreements are hard to reach, Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki built a broad political coalition to muscle through a divisive U.S.-Iraq security pact that could set his place in his nation’s history as the man who ended the American occupation.
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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google.com - 11/27/2008
AFP: Iraqi parliament approves landmark US military pact
— google.com — 12 hours ago BAGHDAD (AFP) Iraq's parliament on Thursday approved a landmark military pact that will see... all US troops withdraw by the end of 2011, eight years after the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein and plunged the country into chaos. After ... (more) AFP: Iraqi parliament approves landmark US military pact

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nytimes.com - 11/27/2008
Iraqi Parliament Approves U.S. Security Pact
— nytimes.com — 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 ... (more) Iraqi Parliament Approves U.S. Security Pact

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Informed Comment:  Passage of Security Pact Strengthens al-Maliki; Provides Obama with Strong Partner in Withdrawal

Taylor Marsh:  Iraqis Approve Security Pact

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Passage of Security Pact Strengthens al-Maliki; Provides Obama with Strong Partner in Withdrawal
Informed Comment — ... McClatchy reports the views of analysts who fear that al-Maliki may get too powerful in the wake of this victory. He is establishing tribal councils, which have a paramilitary element, and which some fear will become the prime minister's private militia, and might intimidate voters so as to strengthen al-Maliki's Da'wa Party. ...

Iraqis Approve Security Pact
Taylor Marsh — ... What distinguishes the final agreement is the stature to which al Maliki has now risen in the eyes of many. He’s getting good reviews. ...

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