How persistence pays for a Baghdad baker
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U.S troops just don't have the means to stop Iraq's death squads. Why the Baker proposals could turn into a nightmare.
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BAGHDAD, Oct. 2 -- As the sun set on the holiest day on the Jewish calendar Monday night, the last rabbi in Baghdad sat down for his last Yom Kippur dinner in Iraq: a piece of cake and two glasses of milk.
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The dough might be starting to rise again.
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How quickly are snack makers turning cash into profits?
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The U.S. military buildup has brought some relief from bombs and bullets to Baghdad's shattered neighborhoods. But it has failed so far to reach its overarching purpose: getting Iraqis to agree to the political compromises that Washington consider crucial for any lasting stability.
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The insurgency in Iraq is financially self-sustaining, pulling in millions of dollars a year from illegal activities and ransom payments, The New York Times reported on its Web site Saturday.
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WASHINGTON -- When President Bush appointed a close family friend, former secretary of state James A. Baker III, as a special envoy to help reduce Iraq's foreign debt, Baker's monumental task was clear: to persuade the governments of the world, including Kuwait, to forgive billions that Iraq owes them.
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AD DAWR, Iraq -- Like most men from his impoverished Bedouin village, 17-year-old Falah Zaggam joined the Iraqi national guard for a job and steady paycheck.
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BAGHDAD -- When Specialist Matthew Curll left basic training for Iraq nearly a year ago, he traded a bland diet of MREs for burgers, pie, and Fudgsicles.
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For a few U.S. soldiers in Baghdad, getting a small taste of home is worth the 2 am kickoff
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A makeshift food distribution site offers a hint at what life is like for Fallujans who fled before the invasion.
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BIYARA, Iraq  - A year and a half ago, Ari Askanda  would have been risking death selling Western music and DVDs  from his small shop on the main street of Biyara in Iraq's  Kurdish zone. Now he even sells alcohol under the counter.
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Comment is free: Terry Jones: Where there's death and destruction, there's profit - as security companies in Iraq know only too well.
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The situation in Iraq is grave and deteriorating. There is no path that can guarantee success, but the prospects can be improved.
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The condiment maker offers tasty earnings numbers.
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From the Philippines to Iraq, money talks and American commandos want to keep on handing out the dollars.