News, December 14, 2009 -- Iraq

	Petraeus Sees Shift in al-Qaeda's Iraq Tactics
	WMD Not Point of Iraq War, Tony Blair Says   Iraqis Skeptical About Glittering Promise of Oil

	Iraq: No Time to Act After US Tip Before Blasts
	Iraq Says 13 to Be Executed Over Baghdad Blasts
	Iraq Aims to Displace Iran as Second-Largest Oil Exporter
	US: Iraq Will Be 'Big Player' at OPEC
	Tight Security in Fallujah After Blasts
	Sahwa Fighter Wounded by Gunmen Fire Near Kirkuk
	Sunday: 1 US Soldier, 8 Iraqis Killed; 43 Iraqis Wounded

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News, December 13, 2009 -- Irag Oil

	Iraq Awards Oil Deals, but No Boon for US Firms
	Iraq Hails 2nd Oil Auction but Risky Sites Shunned
	Iraq Hails Oil Auction; Major Firms Steer Clear
	Iraqi Oil Ministry Reaches Deals With 10 Foreign Oil Companies

News, December 13, 2009 -- Iraq

	US Jail in Iraq an 'al-Qaeda School'
	Lawmaker: Iraqi Security Had Tip-Off Before Bombs

Today in Iraq

	Iraq Defense Minister Asks for Budget to Pay Informers
	No Bombs Dropped in Iraq in November
	Panel Faults Marine for Response to Iraq Killings
	Police Targeted in Iraq Attack
	Interior Minister Wants Iraq to Turn Page on Ba'athists
	American Plans His Comeback in Iraqi Politics
	Bangladesh Sends 252 Workers to Iraq, Hopes 100,000 Will Follow
	Armorgroup Security Firm to Run Baghdad Airport
	Saturday: 1 US Soldier, 6 Iraqis Killed; 10 Iraqis Wounded

News, December 12, 2009 -- Iraq

Defense Secretary Tells US Troops Iraq Mission Critical Iraqi Police Mistakenly Shoot Civilian in Northern Mosul Maliki Urges Gates to Provide Iraq With Modern Weapons Iraqi-American Christians Blast US Policies in Iraq Security Fears Weigh on Iraq's 2nd Oil Auction Iraq Strikes Deals With Big Oil Consortiums on Southern Fields Four Suspected of Involvement in Baghdad Blasts Arrested Amnesty Blasts Iraq Over Treatment of Iran Exiles US: Iraq Should Humanely Relocate Iranian Opposition Ukraine Says Selling $550 Million of Arms to Iraq US Sees Arabs, Kurds in Iraq Settling Differences Bomb Blast Kills at Least 6 South of Baghdad Friday: 1 Marine, 8 Iraqis Killed; 26 Iraqis Wounded

News, December 11, 2009

	Iraqi PM Blames Security Lapses on Rivals
	Are Deaths From Violence in Iraq Being Under-Reported?   US Commander Says Iran Still Arming Iraq Militias   Another KBR Worker Reportedly Raped at Base in Iraq

	Embattled Iraq Insurgency Shifts Tactics, Eyes Poll
	Maliki, Lawmakers Trade Accusations
	Maliki, Pressed Over Bombings, Offers Up Interior Minister
	Al-Qaeda in Iraq Claims This Week's Deadly Baghdad Blasts
	No Sign of Saddam Loyalists on Syria Border
	Trench on Iraqi-Syrian Borders
	Iraqi Prime Minister Cancels Meeting With US Defense Secretary
	MI6 Boss: US Military's 'Darth Vadar Kit and Wraparound Shades' Alienated Iraqi Locals After Invasion
	Iraq to Auction Oilfields in Bid to Boost Output
	Beleaguered Iraqi Leader Puts Off Gates Meeting
	Senior Officer Survives Assassination Attempt in Mosul
	Two Christian Brothers Shot Dead in Fresh Iraq Attacks
	Thursday: 1 US Soldier, 3 Iraqis Killed; 11 Iraqis Wounded

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