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US Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the United States Forces-Iraq change of command ceremony in Baghdad, on Wednesday Sept. 1, 2010, as a new US military mission in Iraq was launched ending seven years of combat.
(photo: AP / Jim Watson Pool)
Biden says Iraq close to forming government
The Star
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, in Iraq to mark the end of U.S. combat operations, said on Wednesday he believed Iraqis were close to forming a new government but a senior Iraqi politician called that view "very optimistic". | Biden told CBS's "Early Show" that he had been sp...
President Barack Obama makes a statement on the economy, Monday, Aug. 30, 2010, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington.
(photo: AP / Susan Walsh)
Obama's Iraq Speech
Newsvine
| Let's take a look at some of the highlights from last night's speech, shall we? | Here's a link to the full text of the speech. | Good evening. Tonight, I'd like to talk to you about the end of our combat mission in Iraq, the ongoing security challenges we face, and the need to rebuild our nation ...
Blackwater Won Contracts Through a Web of Companies
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
| WASHINGTON -- Blackwater Worldwide created a web of more than 30 shell companies or subsidiaries in part to obtain millions of dollars in American government contracts after the security company came under intense criticism for reckless conduct in ...
Obama gets thumbs up on Iraq, down on economy: Poll
The Siasat Daily
| Washington, September 04: US President Barack Obama's approval rating appears to have edged up after his speech on the Iraq war but he still gets bad marks on the economy, according to a new poll. | The CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey relea...
Obama gets thumbs up on Iraq, down on economy: Poll
Zeenews
Washington: US President Barack Obama's approval rating appears to have edged up after his speech on the Iraq war but he still gets bad marks on the economy, according to a new poll. | The CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released on Friday in...
Blackwater won contracts via web of companies
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
| WASHINGTON -- Blackwater Worldwide created a web of more than 30 shell companies or subsidiaries in part to obtain millions of dollars in U.S. government contracts after the security company came under intense criticism for reckless conduct in Iraq...
The American International Group logo is shown Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008 in New York. Stocks fluctuated Tuesday following a report that the government is considering extending aid to AIG _ the latest in a string of companies that investors worry could be undone by a shortage of
AP / Mark Lennihan
Taiwan to Block Sale of A.I.G. Unit
The New York Times
| PARIS — The Taiwan financial regulator said Tuesday that it would block the $2.15 billion sale of Nan Shan — American International Group’s life insurance unit ...
Aircrafts of Japan's top carrier Japan Airlines Corp. (JAL) are seen parked on the tarmac of Tokyo's Haneda Airport in this photo taken on Friday, Feb. 8, 2008.
AP / Itsuo Inouye
JAL to Sell Units and Cut Jobs as Part of Restructuring
The New York Times
| TOKYO (AP) — Japan Airlines outlined restructuring plans Tuesday that included cutting 30 percent of its work force and additional financing to keep flying after filing for...
President Barack Obama speaks to the Nation from the Oval Office to announce the end of Americas combat role in Iraq, 8 August, 2010.
White House / Pete Souza
Text of President Obama's speech on Iraq
WorldNews.com
Remarks by the President in Address to the Nation on the End of Combat Operations in Iraq | THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Tonight, I'd like to talk to you about the end of our comba...
Germany signals hands-off approach to RWE Iraq deal
The Guardian
* Deal aims to develop infrastructure for export to Europe * Germany won't say if deal legal after Baghdad contests * RWE says seeking dialogue, aware of sensitivities By Brian Rohan BERLIN, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Germany signalled on Friday that it woul...
David Brooks: Iraq is a case of when nation-building works
Post-Bulletin
Tweet | 9/3/2010 6:00:07 AM The U.S. venture into Iraq was a war, but it was also a nation-building exercise. America has spent $53 billion trying to reconstruct Iraq, the largest development effort since the Marshall Plan. So how's it working out? |...
How to get ahead in advertising
The Independent
| But for Saatchi & Saatchi, the London advertising agency founded 40 years ago next week, you mightn't be reading this page. Indeed, there just mightn't have been an Independent at all - something in the time-space continuum could've gone slip-slidi...
Arab World
People rush for cover soon after an explosion during a Shiite procession in Quetta, Pakistan on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010.
(photo: AP / Arshad Butt)
Bomb kills 54 in Pakistan, Taliban threatens US
Khaleej Times
A suicide bomber struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 54 people in the second major attack this week and piling pressure on a US-backed govt. | Pakistan's Taliban claimed responsibility for the blast and said it would launch attacks in the United States and Europe "very soon" - repeating a threat to strike West...
OPEC
Iraqi workers are seen at the Rumaila oil refinery, near the city of Basra, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009.
(photo: AP / Nabil al-Jourani)
Opec to invest $40b in refineries
Gulf News
| Dubai: Members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) will be investing heavily in downstream activities over the coming years despite uncertainty about the global economic climate, Opec Secretary General Salem Al Badri said in the latest Opec Bulletin. | "Over the next decade, members were expected to invest around $40 ...



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