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Iraq banned from Beijing Olympics amid feud
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Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:28
AP - Just two weeks before the start of the Olympics, Iraq was told Thursday it's not welcome in Beijing because of a political feud in Baghdad that angered the games' guardians and exiled a country that arrived to a roaring ovation at the opening ceremony four years ago. |
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State Department investigating Iraqi oil contracts
(AP)
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Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:18
AP - The State Department's inspector general is investigating Iraqi oil contracts after four Democratic senators complained that department employees may have encouraged lucrative oil deals between Iraq and several Western companies. |
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NZ students offer cash for "arrest" of U.S.'s Rice
(Reuters)
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Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:27
Reuters - A group of New Zealand students has
come up with a novel way of protesting against a visit by U.S.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, offering a cash reward for
her "arrest" over U.S. actions in Iraq. |
