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		<title>New controversy over election law drowns short-lived euphoria in Iraq</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the brief scenes of jubilation in the aftermath of the passing of the election law on November 8th 2009, some predicted that a tough road still lay ahead in Iraq. What many didn&#8217;t expect is that that tough road would come merely two weeks later. The veto of the election law by Sunni Vice [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s Tireless Quest to Reinvigorate Foreign Policy Results in Surprise Visit to Iraq</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Obama&#8217;s frantic foreign diplomacy drive incorporated a surprise visit to Iraq. While the US can point to hope and their &#8220;enormous sacrifice&#8221;, progress and national reconciliation in Iraq has clearly a long way to go. US President Barrack Obama&#8217;s whirlwind eight-day foreign tour, encompassing six countries, ended with a surprise visit to Iraq and his [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Further Stalling by Iraqi Politicians, Leaves Great Danger of US Suspension in Iraq</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After Iraq&#8217;s Political Council for National Security stalled in successive days to approve, the presumed &#8216;take it or leave it&#8217;, final draft of the SOFA agreement, US officials once again pressed their Iraqi counterparts to accept the deal.  It is hoped that if approval is obtained by the council, which practically brings together key political [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Eternal Slavery&#8217; or a Mutually Necessary Pact?</title>
		<link>http://bashdar.co.uk/2008/06/eternal-slavery-or-a-mutually-necessary-pact/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Iraqis look for an agreement respecting their rights and serving their interests  Discussions between U.S. and Iraq authorities on a status of forces agreement, essentially a legal framework defining the rights and obligations of militaries operating on foreign soil, are deadlocked. The intense US-Iraqi negotiations on the &#8220;status of forces agreement&#8221; (SOFA) has increasingly turned [&#8230;]]]></description>
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