Iraq ministry finishes draft law on contractors
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Iraq's Interior Ministry has finished draft legislation that would end legal immunity enjoyed by private security contractors in the wake of a deadly shooting involving U.S. firm Blackwater, an official said on Tuesday.
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BAGHDAD, Feb. 13 -- The Iraqi parliament on Wednesday passed three key measures that for months had been the subject of bickering that threatened to undermine the country's political process.
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Sunni and Shia leaders in Iraq agree to a four-point plan aimed at cutting sectarian violence in the country.
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Kurdish authorities have agreed to back a draft law to manage and share Iraq's vast oil wealth, removing the last major obstacle to approving the measure and meeting a key U.S. benchmark in Iraq, a top Kurdish official said Saturday.
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Iraq's Interior Ministry has finished draft legislation that would end the legal immunity enjoyed by private security contractors after a deadly shooting involving U.S. firm Blackwater, an official said on Tuesday.
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The Iraqi Cabinet approved a draft law Monday to manage the country's vast oil industry and distribute its wealth among the population &#151; a major breakthrough in U.S. efforts to press the country's Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish groups to reach agreements to achieve stability.
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Details of the role civilian contractors played in the abuses at Abu Ghraib prison sparked fresh debate yesterday about the effectiveness of laws and rules meant to govern workers hired to support the military.
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Iraq's cabinet approved changes to a draft hydrocarbon law on Tuesday and sent it to parliament for immediate debate, taking a big step towards meeting a key political target set by the United States.
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The Defense Department plans to continue hiring private contractors to provide security at reconstruction projects in Iraq and to train U.S. and Iraqi military officers in counterinsurgency, despite problems with past contracts for such jobs that traditionally have been done by military personnel.
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Developments in Iraq on Thursday:
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Sentiment is growing in the Bush Administration to end the legal protections that contractors like Blackwater have in Iraq
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Iraq's foreign minister said on Thursday the government had made progress in responding to U.S. goals for improved security and political reconciliation ahead of key reports soon to be delivered to the U.S. Congress.
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The Japanese cabinet has approved a proposal to keep the country's troops in Iraq for another year.
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Iraq's parliament agreed on Thursday to   begin looking at a potentially divisive draft law on federalism   that minority Sunnis fear could break up the country and leave   them with little access to its oil wealth.
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Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's Cabinet has approved a draft of a key oil law, and the Iraqi parliament was expected to begin debate on the measure Wednesday, an official said.
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Iraqi legislation intended to resolve the politically charged question of distributing the country's oil wealth is nearing completion, the chairman of a panel drafting the law said Saturday.
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A major contractor in Iraq has terminated its effort to rebuild the transportation system there, in part, because of the high costs related to security, military and company officials said Wednesday.