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	<title>the Global Observatory &#187; Iraq</title>
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		<title>Iraq&#8217;s Latest Elections: Test for Democracy</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/03/iraqs-latest-elections-test-for-democracy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 05:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The surest test for the strength of any fledgling parliamentary democracy is the peaceful transfer of power after an election or a stable coalition government resulting from compromises made by the largest parties in parliament.
Iraq is that juncture (again?). Former PM Ayad Allawi&#8217;s coalition has won 2 seats more than the current PM Nouri Al [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Has the US Withdrawal From Iraqi Cities Helped?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:54:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Iraq is only marginally safer than when American troops patrolled the streets of Baghdad. In the latest bout of violence:
A string of car bombs exploded Wednesday in Baghdad as Iraqi forces tightened security around Shiite mosques, shrines and political party offices in advance of the funeral of a top Shiite leader.
The car bombs targeted primarily [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Change in Iraqi Attitudes Towards Americans?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The discovery of Navy Capt. Michael Scott Speicher&#8217;s body 18 years after his plane was shot down during the first Gulf War reflects a change in Iraqi attitude towards Americans, it seems.
An Iraqi citizen came forward with the information, with little or no financial incentive. He was a resident of Anbar, probably the most persistently [...]]]></description>
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