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Deadly Iraq bombings target market, politician

At least six people were killed and 50 wounded in a suicide car bombing Saturday at an outdoor market in northern Iraq, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said.

Car bomb targets controversial Shiite politician

The politician known for providing false information to the United States about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq was the target of a suicide car bombing Friday, Iraq's Interior Ministry said.

Iraqi panel condemns member's arrest by U.S.

An Iraqi panel that oversees the activities of former Baathists is denouncing the arrest of one of its senior members by the U.S. military, which says the man is an Iranian-backed Shiite militant involved in a bombing that killed four Americans.

Time.com: Chalabi's Short-Lived Comeback

Delivering services to Sadr City was helping the controversial Iraqi figure rebuild a political base -- until the U.S. and Iraqi governments declared him off limits

Time.com: After Maliki, Few Good Alternatives

With sentiment growing that Iraq's Prime Minister needs to be replaced, the potential successors inspire little confidence

Roadside bombs kill 4 U.S. soldiers in Iraq

The U.S. military said Monday that four American soldiers were killed and three wounded by two roadside bombs Sunday in Baghdad as suspected sectarian violence cost another 51 Iraqis their lives.

Iraqi chief cites progress in forming Cabinet

Prime Minister-designate Nuri al-Maliki said Tuesday that progress is being made in forming a coalition government for the violence-torn country.

U.S., Iraqi officials take sides on civil war debate

On the third anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, officials from the war-torn nation and the United States differed on whether there is all-out civil war there.

Iraq officials: Shiite-led alliance wins election

Iraq's most powerful Shiite Muslim alliance, led by religious parties, won the most seats but not a clear majority in the nation's first constitutional parliament, election officials said Friday.

CNNMoney: Iraqi oil minister quits

Keeping a promise he made two weeks ago, Iraqi Oil Minister Ibrahim Bahr Al-Ulum announced Monday that he had resigned his post in a protest over higher gas prices.

Deadly Iraq bombings target market, politician

At least six people were killed and 50 wounded in a suicide car bombing Saturday at an outdoor market in northern Iraq, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said.

Car bomb targets controversial Shiite politician

The politician known for providing false information to the United States about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq was the target of a suicide car bombing Friday, Iraq's Interior Ministry said.

Iraqi panel condemns member's arrest by U.S.

Time.com: Chalabi's Short-Lived Comeback

Delivering services to Sadr City was helping the controversial Iraqi figure rebuild a political base -- until the U.S. and Iraqi governments declared him off limits

Time.com: After Maliki, Few Good Alternatives

With sentiment growing that Iraq's Prime Minister needs to be replaced, the potential successors inspire little confidence

Roadside bombs kill 4 U.S. soldiers in Iraq

The U.S. military said Monday that four American soldiers were killed and three wounded by two roadside bombs Sunday in Baghdad as suspected sectarian violence cost another 51 Iraqis their lives.

Iraqi chief cites progress in forming Cabinet

Prime Minister-designate Nuri al-Maliki said Tuesday that progress is being made in forming a coalition government for the violence-torn country.

U.S., Iraqi officials take sides on civil war debate

On the third anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, officials from the war-torn nation and the United States differed on whether there is all-out civil war there.

Iraq officials: Shiite-led alliance wins election

Iraq's most powerful Shiite Muslim alliance, led by religious parties, won the most seats but not a clear majority in the nation's first constitutional parliament, election officials said Friday.

CNNMoney: Iraqi oil minister quits

Keeping a promise he made two weeks ago, Iraqi Oil Minister Ibrahim Bahr Al-Ulum announced Monday that he had resigned his post in a protest over higher gas prices.

Chalabi denies supplying false WMD information

Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Chalabi said Wednesday that he did not supply false information to the Bush administration about Saddam Hussein having weapons of mass destruction in the run-up to the Iraq war.

Seven Iraqis killed in car bombing in Baquba

Seven Iraqis were killed and four others injured Wednesday when a suicide car bomb exploded in Baquba, north of Baghdad.

Searching for saviors in strange places

You remember Ahmad Chalabi. He was once the Bush Administration's favorite Iraqi exile.

Convoy attack kills Chalabi bodyguard

A bodyguard of Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Chalabi was killed Sunday and three others wounded in an attack on their convoy south of Baghdad, a city emergency police official said.

Suicide bomber kills at least 8 in Baghdad

A suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with explosives blew himself up outside an Iraqi army recruitment center in Baghdad, killing at least eight people and wounding 28 others, police said.

Iraqi lawmakers OK Cabinet for new government

In a milestone move, Iraq's National Assembly chose a new government Thursday following three months of political wrangling in the wake of historic elections.

CNNMoney: Wolfowitz elected World Bank President

As expected, the 24 executive directors of the World Bank unanimously voted Thursday to elect Paul Wolfowitz president.

Ability to unify Iraq is Al-Jaafari's ace

With an endorsement from Iraqis who participated in last month's election, the Shiite-backed United Iraqi Alliance won the right to nominate the country's next prime minister.

Shiite coalition nominates al-Jaafari for prime minister

The United Iraqi Alliance, Iraq's main Shiite political coalition, has nominated Ibrahim al-Jaafari to be the country's next prime minister, a top political official has said.

Officials dispute report Chalabi faces arrest

Top Iraqi officials disputed reports that former Iraqi exile leader Ahmed Chalabi would be arrested, a day after the interim defense minister said an apprehension was to happen soon.

Tight Iraq election security includes weapons ban

Extraordinary security measures, including a ban on weapons, restrictions on who may drive and a curfew, will be in place before and during elections on January 30, a top Iraqi official said Saturday.

Iraqi minister: Chalabi will be arrested

Iraq's interim defense minister said former Iraq exile leader Ahmed Chalabi will be arrested Saturday and handed over to Interpol to face bank fraud charges in Jordan.

U.S. official: Saddam trial won't start this year

The war crimes trial of deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein won't begin any time soon because deteriorating security is hampering information-gathering in the case, a senior U.S. official said Friday.

Chalabi survives convoy attack

Suspected insurgents fired mortars near the meeting of Iraq's new 100-member National Council and ambushed a convoy of Iraqi politician Ahmed Chalabi on his way to the session.

Accused Ahmed Chalabi returns to Iraq

Controversial politician Ahmed Chalabi returned to Iraq on Wednesday to face an arrest warrant accusing him of counterfeiting.

Chalabis: Charges 'ridiculous'

Former Iraqi exile leader Ahmed Chalabi and his nephew, the head of the war crimes tribunal, say they will return to Iraq to face what they have called "ridiculous" criminal charges.

Deal to disband Iraq militias announced

Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi announced a deal Monday to disband nine militias.

Chalabi pleased with Tenet's resignation

One-time U.S. ally Ahmed Chalabi shed no tears over the resignation of CIA Director George Tenet Thursday.

Sources: Chalabi told Iran that U.S. broke its code

One-time U.S. ally and Iraqi Ã©migrÃ© leader Ahmed Chalabi told an Iranian official that the United States had cracked Iran's secret communications code, sources confirmed to CNN Wednesday.

Chalabi blames Tenet for feud with U.S.

Ahmed Chalabi, the former Iraqi exile who worked closely with the White House before the Iraq war, blamed CIA Director George Tenet Sunday for recent allegations that have apparently caused his standing with the Bush administration to plummet.

Lawmakers clash on Iraq at hearing

As Pentagon generals looked on, lawmakers clashed at a House hearing on Iraq Friday, sparring over the prisoner abuse controversy and recent criticism of President Bush.

Chalabi suspected of giving U.S. secrets to Iran

U.S. intelligence officials on Friday said Ahmed Chalabi, a member of the Iraqi Governing Council with ties to senior Pentagon officials, gave intelligence secrets to Iran so closely held in the U.S. government that only "a handful" of senior officials know them.

Chalabi's fall from grace

As the United States moved toward war with Iraq, exiled opposition leader Ahmed Chalabi was one of America's best friends -- the beneficiary of millions of U.S. taxpayer dollars for his Iraqi National Congress, with easy access to top officials in Washington.

U.S. mililtary raids Chalabi's home

U.S. military personnel and Iraqi police Thursday raided the compound of the Iraqi National Congress and the nearby home of Iraqi Governing Council member Ahmed Chalabi, formerly a close adviser to the Pentagon.

U.S. military raids Chalabi's home

Chalabi blames Baathists for raid

Iraqi Governing Council member Ahmed Chalabi said the raid on his compound Thursday was engineered by Baathists who control the Iraqi police and who are now protected by the Coalition Provisional Authority.

Chalabi's Baghdad compound raided

Iraqi Governing Council member Ahmed Chalabi said a raid on his compound Thursday was engineered by Baathists who control the Iraqi police and who are now protected by the Coalition Provisional Authority.

Crafting a constitution in Iraq

The explosion of violence in Iraq has temporarily shifted the issue of "nation-building" off the front page. It has replaced that issue, instead, with the more pressing question of whether Iraq can be saved from utter chaos.

Chalabi joins call for direct elections in Iraq

A leading member of the Iraqi Governing Council called Friday for nationwide direct elections in Iraq, echoing a growing number of voices in the country seeking elections before the United States hands over sovereignty July 1.

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The images are of a historical piece, strung across time and geography by enduring, elemental emotions. When the statues of megalomaniacs tumble--think of Feliks Dzherzhinsky in front of KGB headq...

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