Read more Iraq government stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/7605/iraq-government.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:50:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74628/call-in-show-lets-iraqis-grill-their-leaders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIraqi politicians are starting to fear a prime-time television in show that gives ordinary citizens a direct chance to berate them. Hosted by portly TV vet Ala Mushin, Hotline will never be mistaken for American Idol , yet it’s become one of the most popular shows in Iraq, NPR reports. Each...http://www.newser.com/story/74628/call-in-show-lets-iraqis-grill-their-leaders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 16:48:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71706/in-its-first-estimate-iraq-says-85k-killed-since-04.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAt least 85,694 Iraqis lost their lives from 2004 to 2008 in violence, the Iraqi government said today in its first comprehensive tally released since the war began. Another 147,195 were wounded during that four-year period, says the Human Rights Ministry. The number includes Iraqi civilians, military, and...http://www.newser.com/story/71706/in-its-first-estimate-iraq-says-85k-killed-since-04.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Oct 2009 12:47:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64696/us-commanders-chafe-at-iraqs-tight-new-restrictions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Iraq government has tightly restricted the movements and activities of American troops remaining in cities, and some commanders blame the restrictions for a rise in attacks, the Washington Post . The day after Iraqis celebrated the pullback of US troops to outside cities, Iraq ordered the US military to cease...http://www.newser.com/story/64696/us-commanders-chafe-at-iraqs-tight-new-restrictions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 18 Jul 2009 6:00:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55554/shoe-chucker-gets-reduced-sentence.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMuntadar al-Zaidi, famous for throwing his shoes at former President Bush, has been granted an appeal that cuts his prison time from 3 years to 1, the BBC reports. A court of appeals agreed with Zaidi’s lawyers that the Iraqi journalist deserves a charge of insulting—rather than assaulting—a...http://www.newser.com/story/55554/shoe-chucker-gets-reduced-sentence.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Apr 2009 11:50:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48671/this-time-iraq-gets-politics-with-its-elections.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf Iraq’s tumultuous 2005 elections were a trial run at democracy, the current provincial race has main-event flavor, the Washington Post reports. Greater stability has allowed town-hall gatherings, where voters grill some 14,000 candidates running for 440 seats on everything from housing to militarization. And campaign posters, T-shirts and...http://www.newser.com/story/48671/this-time-iraq-gets-politics-with-its-elections.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Jan 2009 10:55:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45636/iraq-officials-busted-in-coup-plot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIraq has arrested up to 35 Ministry of the Interior officials over the last three days for their part in a plot to revive Saddam Hussein's Baath party, the New York Times reports. Some being held were in the early stages of planning a coup, say officials. Four generals were...http://www.newser.com/story/45636/iraq-officials-busted-in-coup-plot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 18 Dec 2008 3:25:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45019/bush-helps-shield-iraq-from-gulf-war-legal-claims.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Bush has wedged himself between Americans and Iraq by supporting a UN measure that stops financial claims against the fledgling democracy. Iraq faces bankruptcy if claims are added to $26 billion it already owes companies and individuals who suffered in the first Gulf war. But the temporary plug keeps...http://www.newser.com/story/45019/bush-helps-shield-iraq-from-gulf-war-legal-claims.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Dec 2008 11:25:54 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41996/obama-victory-triggers-positive-shift-in-iraq-politics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA wave of optimism in the wake of Barack Obama's victory is causing a shift in Iraqi politics, the New York Times reports. Shiite politicians are signaling that they're more prepared now to sign a new security agreement with the US. They believe Obama will speed the pace of withdrawal,...http://www.newser.com/story/41996/obama-victory-triggers-positive-shift-in-iraq-politics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 07 Nov 2008 2:51:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40060/us-agrees-to-leave-iraq-in-2011.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIraq's government could soon be in charge of US troops for the first time, a prelude to their full withdrawal by 2011 under a deal now awaiting approval by Iraqi politicians, Reuters reports. The deal sets a firm timeline, and lets the Arab nation prosecute American soldiers for some serious...http://www.newser.com/story/40060/us-agrees-to-leave-iraq-in-2011.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Oct 2008 16:32:01 CDT