Tuesday, January 13, 2004
Canada can bid in second round of Iraq reconstruction contracts: Bush: "In a sign of fence-mending after strains over the Iraq war, US President George W. Bush said after a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin that Canada would be able to bid on a new round of reconstruction projects in Iraq. (AFP)"
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Bush's Iraq policy followed on from Clinton: O'Neill: "Former US treasury secretary Paul O'Neill sought to calm the storm over his comments about President George W. Bush's early policy on Iraq. (AFP)"
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O'Neill: I Took No Secret Papers: "The Treasury Dept. says classified documents may have been shown improperly in a 60 Minutes interview with former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill. O'Neill says all the papers were cleared by Treasury lawyers."
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U.S. Urges Private Arab Investment in Iraq: "A senior U.S. official appealedTuesday for private Gulf Arab investors to play a bigger rolein rebuilding Iraq and undertake long-term ventures there. (Reuters)"
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Canada: U.S. to Open Iraq Bids to More Countries: "The United States is shiftingits position on which countries will be allowed to bid for asecond round of major reconstruction contracts in Iraq and willallow Canadian firms to compete, a Canadian official said onTuesday. (Reuters)"
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US Treasury investigating O'Neill after book on Bush's war plans for Iraq: "The US Treasury Department is investigating whether former treasury secretary Paul O'Neill improperly used official documents in a book in which he accuses President George W. Bush of planning to invade Iraq from his earliest days in office. (AFP)"
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Seven Iraqis wounded in jobless protests, US helicopter down: "At least seven Iraqis were wounded when a protest against unemployment in southern Iraq turned violent, while a US helicopter crashed near Baghdad. (AFP)"
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Shiite good will may be eroding in Iraq: "The good will of Iraq's Shiite majority, so crucial to the success of U.S. policy, may be eroding. Strong opposition by a top Shiite cleric to key parts of a U.S. political blueprint for Iraq and the spread of violent protests in Shiite areas suggest a dangerous trend."
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Coalition tests Iraq shells for chemical: "An American-led group began testing 36 mortar shells unearthed last week in southern Iraq that may be filled with a liquid blister agent, Danish officials said Tuesday."
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U.S. Copter Shot Down in Iraq; Crew Safe: "An Army Apache attack helicopter was shot down Tuesday, the third downed in less than two weeks, though the crew escaped unharmed. In Baghdad, U.S. troops reacting after a deadly roadside bomb shot at a car, killing its Iraqi driver and a 10-year-old boy, relatives said. (AP)"
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Coalition Tests Iraq Shells for Chemical: "An American-led group began testing 36 mortar shells unearthed last week in southern Iraq that may be filled with a liquid blister agent, Danish officials said Tuesday. (AP)"
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Shiite Good Will May Be Eroding in Iraq: "The good will of Iraq's Shiite majority, so crucial to the success of U.S. policy, may be eroding. Strong opposition by a top Shiite cleric to key parts of a U.S. political blueprint for Iraq and the spread of violent protests in Shiite areas suggest a dangerous trend. (AP)"
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Flooding leaves thousands homeless: "Flooding in the southeast of Iraq has destroyed at least 180 homes and forced more than 8,000 people to flee in recent weeks, according to an international NGO working in the area. Two children may have died from water-borne diseases in Al-Fuhood district as a result of the crisis."
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Iran gov't threatens to quit in vote feud: "Iran's reformist government has threatened to resign, and other reformers accused hard-liners Tuesday of treason for disqualifying candidates in next month's parliamentary elections."
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Syria envoy rejects Israeli bid for talks: "Syria's U.N. ambassador dismissed an invitation from Israel to resume peace talks, but an Israeli newspaper reported Tuesday that Syrian leader Bashar Assad has dropped a key condition for those negotiations."
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Bush admits he wanted regime change before 11 September (13 Jan 04) in Radio Free USA
U.S. troops kill Iraqi civilians, kin say: "U.S. soldiers opened fire at a car in Baghdad, killing the driver and a 10-year-old boy, moments after an Army vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb, relatives said Tuesday."
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US helicopter crashes west of Baghdad in IraqWar.ru (English)
Coalition Forces 'Likely' Killed 4 Iraqis in IraqWar.ru (English)
Bush admits he wanted regime change before 11 September in IraqWar.ru (English)
America's leaders meet in Mexico in IraqWar.ru (English)
Russian official dismisses reports of arms deliveries to Iraq in IraqWar.ru (English)
Apache Helicopter Crashes: "A U.S. Apache crashed near Habbaniyah on Tuesday. All crew survived the crash, which was most likely caused by hostile fire.
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Guerrillas May Have Downed U.S. Chopper, Military Says: "A U.S. Apache helicopter that crashedwest of Baghdad on Tuesday may have been shot down by Iraqiguerrillas, a U.S. military spokesman said. (Reuters)"
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Seven Iraqis wounded in jobless protests, US helicopter down: "At least seven Iraqis were wounded when a protest against unemployment in southern Iraq turned violent, while a US helicopter crashed near Baghdad. (AFP)"
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Hundreds Protest Woman's Arrest in Iraq: "Chanting anti-American slogans, hundreds of people demonstrated Tuesday to protest the arrest of a young woman in Fallujah, the third Iraqi city to explode in public anger against the U.S.-led occupation in as many days. (AP)"
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Bush's Iraq policy followed on from Clinton: O'Neill: "Former US treasury secretary Paul O'Neill sought to calm the storm over his comments about President George W. Bush's early policy on Iraq. (AFP)"
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O'Neill: I Took No Secret Papers: "The Treasury Dept. says classified documents may have been shown improperly in a 60 Minutes interview with former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill. O'Neill says all the papers were cleared by Treasury lawyers."
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U.S. Urges Private Arab Investment in Iraq: "A senior U.S. official appealedTuesday for private Gulf Arab investors to play a bigger rolein rebuilding Iraq and undertake long-term ventures there. (Reuters)"
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Canada: U.S. to Open Iraq Bids to More Countries: "The United States is shiftingits position on which countries will be allowed to bid for asecond round of major reconstruction contracts in Iraq and willallow Canadian firms to compete, a Canadian official said onTuesday. (Reuters)"
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US Treasury investigating O'Neill after book on Bush's war plans for Iraq: "The US Treasury Department is investigating whether former treasury secretary Paul O'Neill improperly used official documents in a book in which he accuses President George W. Bush of planning to invade Iraq from his earliest days in office. (AFP)"
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Seven Iraqis wounded in jobless protests, US helicopter down: "At least seven Iraqis were wounded when a protest against unemployment in southern Iraq turned violent, while a US helicopter crashed near Baghdad. (AFP)"
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Shiite good will may be eroding in Iraq: "The good will of Iraq's Shiite majority, so crucial to the success of U.S. policy, may be eroding. Strong opposition by a top Shiite cleric to key parts of a U.S. political blueprint for Iraq and the spread of violent protests in Shiite areas suggest a dangerous trend."
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Coalition tests Iraq shells for chemical: "An American-led group began testing 36 mortar shells unearthed last week in southern Iraq that may be filled with a liquid blister agent, Danish officials said Tuesday."
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U.S. Copter Shot Down in Iraq; Crew Safe: "An Army Apache attack helicopter was shot down Tuesday, the third downed in less than two weeks, though the crew escaped unharmed. In Baghdad, U.S. troops reacting after a deadly roadside bomb shot at a car, killing its Iraqi driver and a 10-year-old boy, relatives said. (AP)"
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Coalition Tests Iraq Shells for Chemical: "An American-led group began testing 36 mortar shells unearthed last week in southern Iraq that may be filled with a liquid blister agent, Danish officials said Tuesday. (AP)"
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Shiite Good Will May Be Eroding in Iraq: "The good will of Iraq's Shiite majority, so crucial to the success of U.S. policy, may be eroding. Strong opposition by a top Shiite cleric to key parts of a U.S. political blueprint for Iraq and the spread of violent protests in Shiite areas suggest a dangerous trend. (AP)"
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Flooding leaves thousands homeless: "Flooding in the southeast of Iraq has destroyed at least 180 homes and forced more than 8,000 people to flee in recent weeks, according to an international NGO working in the area. Two children may have died from water-borne diseases in Al-Fuhood district as a result of the crisis."
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Iran gov't threatens to quit in vote feud: "Iran's reformist government has threatened to resign, and other reformers accused hard-liners Tuesday of treason for disqualifying candidates in next month's parliamentary elections."
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Syria envoy rejects Israeli bid for talks: "Syria's U.N. ambassador dismissed an invitation from Israel to resume peace talks, but an Israeli newspaper reported Tuesday that Syrian leader Bashar Assad has dropped a key condition for those negotiations."
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Bush admits he wanted regime change before 11 September (13 Jan 04) in Radio Free USA
U.S. troops kill Iraqi civilians, kin say: "U.S. soldiers opened fire at a car in Baghdad, killing the driver and a 10-year-old boy, moments after an Army vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb, relatives said Tuesday."
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US helicopter crashes west of Baghdad in IraqWar.ru (English)
Coalition Forces 'Likely' Killed 4 Iraqis in IraqWar.ru (English)
Bush admits he wanted regime change before 11 September in IraqWar.ru (English)
America's leaders meet in Mexico in IraqWar.ru (English)
Russian official dismisses reports of arms deliveries to Iraq in IraqWar.ru (English)
Apache Helicopter Crashes: "A U.S. Apache crashed near Habbaniyah on Tuesday. All crew survived the crash, which was most likely caused by hostile fire.
Fox"
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Guerrillas May Have Downed U.S. Chopper, Military Says: "A U.S. Apache helicopter that crashedwest of Baghdad on Tuesday may have been shot down by Iraqiguerrillas, a U.S. military spokesman said. (Reuters)"
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Seven Iraqis wounded in jobless protests, US helicopter down: "At least seven Iraqis were wounded when a protest against unemployment in southern Iraq turned violent, while a US helicopter crashed near Baghdad. (AFP)"
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Hundreds Protest Woman's Arrest in Iraq: "Chanting anti-American slogans, hundreds of people demonstrated Tuesday to protest the arrest of a young woman in Fallujah, the third Iraqi city to explode in public anger against the U.S.-led occupation in as many days. (AP)"
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