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Toughest commute in Iraq? The six miles to the airport.

Iraqi women eye Islamic law

In Iraq, a clear-cut bin Laden-Zarqawi alliance

For Iraqi women, Abu Ghraib's taint

Democracy from scratch

Contractors for a new Iraq

The Crucible: Forging a new Iraq

Empire builders: Neoconservatives and their blueprint for American power

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Specials > Iraq in Transition

12/17/07

British hand over Basra in disarray

Nine of 18 provinces are now under Iraqi security forces. But central and southern Iraq face a vicious power struggle between Shiite parties and militias.

12/13/07

'I love you' trumps Iraqi sectarian divide

At mass wedding, 70 couples are feted by a media magnate promoting Iraqi reconciliation.

12/11/07

Iraq's Sadr uses lull to rebuild Army

Moqtada al-Sadr's Shiite militia aims to return leaner, stronger.

12/10/07

Baghdad safer, but it's a life behind walls

Mini fortified 'green zones' are cropping up, improving security but leaving many residents feeling penned in.

USA > MILITARY | 12/07/07

Gates: Marines will stay put in Iraq, for now

Why the Defense Secretary rejected a proposal to deploy as many as 15,000 to Afghanistan.

12/06/07

U.S. pushes Iraq to use calm to build unity

In Baghdad Wednesday, Gates urged progress on a range of reconciliation issues, including jobs and services.

12/06/07

Following Kyoto reversal, Australia meets with U.S.

US says Aussie troop withdrawals from Iraq, climate change accord will not chill relations.

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