By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s government approved a major oil deal with a consortium grouping U.S. and European oil giants Exxon Mobil Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell PLC to develop a prized oil field in ...

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Richard Lardner AP Writer Washington — In Iraq, even the successful reconstruction projects aren’t trouble-free. Questionable payments, incomplete or missing paperwork and weak contract management marred the building of a hotel near the Baghdad airport, according to a new report ...

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Kim Gamel AP Writer Baghdad — One of five American contractors detained during an investigation into the slaying of another American has been released on bond after a week in Iraqi custody, the U.S. Embassy reported Thursday. Iraqi government spokesman ...

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Richard Lardner AP Writer Washington (AP) — This is one Christmas gift U.S. taxpayers don’t need. Construction of a $30 million dining facility at a U.S. base in Iraq is scheduled to be completed Dec. 25. But the decision to ...

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Richard Lardner AP Writer Washington — The job of rebuilding Afghanistan is shaping up as an ominous sequel to the massive, mistake-riddled U.S. effort to get Iraq back on its feet. Since 2001, the U.S. has committed nearly $33 billion ...

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Sinan Salaheddin AP Writer Baghdad — Iraq and Egypt signed an agreement Wednesday to boost cooperation in the energy field in the latest move by the battered country to improve relations with its Arab neighbors. Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani ...

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Hyung-Jin Kim AP Writer Seoul, South Korea (AP) — Three South Korean army personnel have been convicted of accepting or seeking bribes while serving as part of a U.S.-led alliance aimed at rebuilding Iraq, an official said Tuesday. One of ...

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