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Obama's review of Afghan war strategy nears end

U.S. military chiefs plan to present recommendations on troop strength and strategy in Afghanistan to President Barack Obama on Friday as White House deliberations reach an end stage, Pentagon officials said.

U.S. defense bill would pay Taliban to switch sides

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The defense bill President Barack Obama will sign into law on Wednesday contains a new provision that would pay Taliban fighters who renounce the insurgency, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin said on Tuesday.

Qaeda-linked group claims Baghdad bomb attacks

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An al Qaeda-linked group has said it carried out the twin suicide bombings that killed 155 people in Baghdad on Sunday and revived doubts about security in the run-up to Iraq's elections in January.
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Injured, stressed veterans suffer more headaches

Veterans who suffered physical injuries or developed post-traumatic stress disorder after combat in Iraq or Afghanistan may suffer recurrent headaches, a new study suggests.
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Oil Search says finds oil in new Iraq well

Australian-listed oil and gas producer Oil Search Ltd has found oil in an exploration well in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, it said on Thursday.
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US-Iraq relations evolve into economies: Obama

U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the relations between U.S. and Iraq were evolving into economy, trade and commerce and no longer exclusively security-related.
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Iran honors Guards killed in attack, blames U.S

Iran's military accused the United States and Israel of terrorism as it held a funeral on Tuesday for high-ranking commanders killed in the deadliest attack in the Islamic Republic since the 1980s.
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Iran threatens Britain and U.S. after Guard bombing

The head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Monday vowed to retaliate against the United States and Britain after accusing them of backing the perpetrators of a suicide bombing that killed six Guards commanders.
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Senate panel backs healthcare reform

A key U.S. Senate committee endorsed a sweeping healthcare overhaul on Tuesday, gaining the support of an influential Republican and delivering President Barack Obama a victory on his top domestic priority.
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Russia's TNK-BP eyes Iraqi oil and gas fields

TNK-BP, Russia's third-biggest oil producer, said on Monday it was considering developing hydrocarbon resources in Iraq as it seeks to make its first foray into the oil-rich country.
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GOP Mocks Obama's Nobel Peace Prize

The GOP poked fun at President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize in a fundraising letter sent out to supporters on Friday.
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Obama is surprise winner of Nobel Peace Prize

Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a stunning decision that honored the first-year U.S. president more for promise than achievement and drew both praise and skepticism around the world.
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Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize to mixed reviews

U.S. President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for giving the world hope for a better future and striving for nuclear disarmament.
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Obama as the Deliberator stirs debate

If George W. Bush was the Decider who relied mostly on gut instinct as U.S. president, Barack Obama has shown himself to be the Deliberator.
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Saudi king in Damascus to mend fences with Assad

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah flew to Syria on Wednesday for talks with President Bashar al-Assad aimed at healing a rift that has aggravated Arab discord over Iran, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Lebanon.
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Senior Iraq official urges respect of Saddam's army

Iraq's Sunni Arab parliament speaker called on Tuesday for members of the Iraqi military under former leader Saddam Hussein to be respected for their sacrifices and have their pensions increased.
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Minibus bomb kills 9 in west Iraq-police

A minibus bomb exploded at a market in the western Iraqi town of Amiriya on Tuesday, killing at least nine people and wounding 31, a local official said.
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Gates blames past lack of troops for Taliban edge

Defense Secretary Robert Gates blamed the Taliban's revival on a past failure to deploy enough troops to Afghanistan and said U.S. forces would not withdraw whatever the result of President Barack Obama's strategy review.
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PICTURES Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie humanitarian work

American Actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie a Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) visited Iraqi refugees in Syria, in a suburb in southern Damascus on October 2, 2009.
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Iraq's joint Kurd, Arab, U.S, patrols face big hurdles

U.S. officials are hoping joint patrols between Iraq's largely Arab army and Kurdish troops will build trust in tense disputed northern areas, dampening the tinder that many fear could ignite Iraq's next wa

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