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(Date: 7/27/2010 - 44 days ago) View the latest stories >>

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Report: Billions for Iraq rebuilding unaccounted for  (2 future stories)     
CNN.com - 7/27/2010 10:47 PM
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A federal audit of $9.1 billion targeted for reconstruction in Iraq cannot account for more than 95 percent of it, a federal report said Tuesday. (2 first ranks, 50%)
GE pays $23M to settle Iraq kickback charges - msnbc.com: Business - [direct link]
Paper trail's missing for billions in Iraq oil money - chron.com Chronicle - [direct link]
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,413 - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
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U.S. can't account for $8.7 billion in Iraqi cash This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.     
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - 7/27/2010 7:47 AM
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The U.S. Defense Department is unable to properly account for over 95 percent of $9.1 billion in Iraqi oil money tapped by the U.S. for rebuilding the war-ravaged nation, an audit says. ...
Pentagon can't account for $8.7 billion in Iraqi funds - Los Angeles Times - Top News - [direct link]
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GE pays $23M to settle Iraq kickback charges      
msnbc.com: Business - 7/27/2010 1:16 PM
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GE will pay $23.4 million to settle federal charges that some of its subsidiaries paid illegal kickbacks to the Iraqi government in order to win contracts under a U.N. program.
GE to Pay to Settle SEC Charges - WSJ.com: What's News US - [direct link]
Summary Box: GE settles with SEC - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
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House to vote on war funding bill This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.     
washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights - 7/27/2010 3:32 PM
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Chamber appears poised to approve spending $37B on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. War in Afghanistan - Iraq - Iraq War - Afghanistan - Warfare and Conflict (1 second ranks, 50%)
Roll Call: House passes a war-funding bill - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
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Marine general firm on Afghan mission This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.

     
USATODAY.com News - Top Stories
- date posted: 7/27/2010 4:58 PM - 43 days ago - date added: 7/27/2010 5:17 PM - 43 days ago - Evening - 2 rank
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Marine Gen. James Mattis, nominated to head the command that oversees wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, sought to reassure U.S. allies Tuesday.

UN's Blix: UK, US relied on dubious intelligence

     
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/27/2010 9:17 AM - 43 days ago - Morning - 4 rank
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The United Nations former chief weapons inspector told Britain's inquiry into the Iraq war Tuesday that both London and Washington relied on dubious intelligence sources ahead of the 2003 invasion. ...
     
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Suicide bomb targets Iraq TV bureau  (1 future stories)     
CNN.com - 7/26/2010 4:16 AM
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A suicide car bomb targeted the bureau of al-Arabiya TV in central Baghdad on Monday, Iraq's interior ministry said. (1 first ranks, 33%)
Bomb kills 4 at TV channel's Baghdad office - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
Bomb kills 4 at Baghdad office of Arab channel - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
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In Iraq, $2.6B unaccounted for

     
washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights
- date posted: 7/27/2010 12:00 AM - 44 days ago - date added: 7/26/2010 11:47 PM - 44 days ago - Night - 4 rank
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Pentagon can't account for how it spent $2.6 billion of Iraqi oil proceeds, an IG report says. Iraq - Iraq War - Pentagon - Middle East - Sanctions

Twin car bombs kill 22 in Iraqi city of Karbala This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.

     
StarTribune.com rss feed
- date added: 7/26/2010 10:32 AM - 44 days ago - Morning - 5 rank
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Iraqi officials say two car bombs targeting Shiite pilgrims south of the holy city of Karbala have killed 22 people.

One year later, future of American hikers in Iran remains unclear


 (future word: One year later future of American, remains unclear One year ago this week three Americans trekking)      
Philly.com News
- date posted: 7/25/2010 11:33 PM - 45 days ago - date added: 7/26/2010 12:17 AM - 45 days ago - Night - 28 rank
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One year ago this week, three Americans trekking in northern Iraq near the Iranian border were arrested and locked up in Tehran's notorious Evin Prison, accused of entering Iran illegally.


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In pictures
7/27/2010
Iraqis work at the Rumaila oil refinery, near Basra. An audit has found that the Pentagon "could not provide documentation to substantiate how it spent $2.6 billion" in Iraqi oil money.
U.S. can't account for $8.7 billion in Iraqi cash
7/26/2010
Smoke billows after a minibus exploded near Al-Arabiya''s office in central Baghdad on Monday.
Bomb kills 4 at TV channel's Baghdad office
 
 
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Common words: Iraq, billions, oil, trail, GE, charges, settle, billion, account, cant, $87, Iraqi, sec, pay, Bill, passes, war-funding, roll
Region: Asia
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Date added: 9/23/2009
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