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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News, December 10, 2009

Headlines

	Maliki Slams 'Foreign Support' for Iraq Bombings
	Baghdad Security Chief Sacked Over Bombings Iraqi Army Wants US Help Past Withdrawal

 Other News:

	Pentagon Says Iraq's March Vote Won't Affect US Drawdown
	Despite Bombings, US Says Iraq Must Keep Lead Security Role
	Iraqi PM Asks for Patience After Baghdad Bombings
	Iraq Parliament Calls Session Over Deadly Bombings
	Woman Arrested for Recruiting Bombers in Baaquba
	Ukraine Reaches $2.5 Billion Arms Deal With Iraq
	Iraq Opens Big Slice of Oil Riches to Outside Bids
	130 Arrested for Slipping Into Iraq From Syria
	Bomb Hidden in Trash Kills 2 in Baghdad
	Iraqi Man, Lucky Dog Reunite After Baghdad Blast
	Wednesday: 11 Iraqis Killed, 28 Wounded