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Burned: Failures and sabotage sap Iraqi pipelines

It's open season on Iraq's refineries and pipelines.

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• Who Should Pay for Wounded Vets’ Health Care?
A new rehab center for injured U.S. soldiers sparks a controversy over health care for veterans

• Q&A: Tammy Duckworth on Veteran Health Care
A woman who lost both legs in Iraq on taking care of America’s injured veterans

• 9/11: A Special White House Slide Show

• Mideast: Doctors in the Cross Hairs
Iraq's physicians are increasingly targeted by violence.

• Iraq: How Much Longer for U.S. Troops?
Iraqis are counting their ballots, but U.S. ground commanders still can't give a timetable for coming home. Here's why.

• America’s Top General in Iraq on What’s Next
America's top general in Iraq tells what can and can't be done.

DECEMBER 2005

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• Iraq: Why Did the U.S. Release ‘Mrs. Anthrax’?
Saddam Hussein’s top aides just released from prison may have stories to tell. But when it comes to Iraq, who should we trust?

• Sick Iraqi Kids Offered 2nd Chance in U.S.

• Iraq: Sunni Voters Describe Hopes, Fears

NOVEMBER 2005

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• Chalabi and Neocons Celebrate in Washington
An unrepentant Ahmad Chalabi celebrates his return with his neocon pals

• The Debate Over Torture

• Terror for Export: Iraqi Jihadists Fan Out

OCTOBER 2005

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• Iraq: Loose Federation or Violent Disintegration?
Americans used to dream of building a strong, unified, pluralistic Iraq. Now the possibilities are a very loose federation, or violent disintegration.

• Iraq’s Next Challenge: Saddam’s Day In Court

• Zakaria: Finally, a Smart Iraq Strategy

SEPTEMBER 2005

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• Dickey: Is There a Cure for Suicide Bombing?
What if suicide bombing were a disease? Could we find a cure? Some researchers think so.

• Reporter’s Notebook: ‘Good’ News in Iraq?

• New Envoy: America's Mr. Fix-It in Iraq

AUGUST 2005

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• Iraq: Louisiana Troops Worry About Home
Nearing the end of their tour in Iraq, National Guard troops from Louisiana face an uncertain homecoming.

• Howard Fineman: Is Iraq a Quagmire Yet?

• New Envoy: America's Mr. Fix-It in Iraq

JULY 2005

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• Iraq: Reporting from Inside the Green Zone
Reporter’s notebook: Amid explosions, suicide bombers and oppressive heat, an optimist reaches his breaking point.

• Iraq: U.S. Probes Death of Diplomat’s Cousin

• Civilian Body Counts in Iraq Overstate U.S. Role

JUNE 2005

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• The Enemy Spies
In the shadows: The insurgents' most powerful weapon may be their vast network of infiltrators and spies—forces strengthened by talk of American exit plans. A secret CIA study frets about a whole new generation of master terrorists.

• Dickey: Why U.S. Is Turning Against Iraq War

• American-British Tensions Heat Up Over Iraq

MAY 2005

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• Q&A: ‘I Don’t Feel Free Yet’
Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena discusses her hostage experience and the controversy over the U.S. soldiers who shot her

• Just a Little Longer

• How Grim Is Iraq? No One Knows for Sure

APRIL 2005

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• Ross Perot’s ‘Welcome Home’ for Vietnam Vets
At one event to mark the anniversary of the fall of Saigon, Vietnam vets are getting the recognition many feel is long overdue.

• Iraq: Another Hard-Fought Deal Falls Apart

• Dickey: Remembering Aid Worker Marla Ruzicka

MARCH 2005

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• ‘An Illegal, Immoral Order’
An American soldier explains why he is refusing to fight in Iraq

• Nordland: Inside Iraq's Political Impasse

• To the Front

FEBRUARY 2005

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• Winning Isn't Everything
Now that Iraq's ballots are all in, the real campaign has begun

• Q&A: Iraqi Women Struggle for Equality

• Iraq: What Sistani Wants

JANUARY 2005

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• Iraq Election: 'The Cities Were Not Bathed in Blood’
It was hardly a perfect election. But against all odds, Election Day brought unexpected hope and gaiety to the streets of Baghdad

• Iraq Interrogation

• Lorraine Ali: Why I Voted in Iraq’s Election

ONSCENE REPORTS FROM IRAQ

• Vote Goes Well, But Security Tenuous

• Sunni Voters Describe Hopes, Fears

• On the Road with Ambassador Khalilzad

• Saddam Defies Court Trying Him for Murder

• Iraqi Sunnis Answer Call to Vote

• In Mosul, Referendum Appears to Go Smoothly

• Bogged Down in Basra

• Dances with Death: Marines on Patrol in Iraq

Complete coverage of the war in Iraq

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SPECIAL FEATURE

• American and British troops killed in Iraq

PHOTO GALLERY | DEC. 15, 2005

Iraq Votes

• From north to south, Iraqis went to the polls to cast their ballots for a new Parliament

PHOTO GALLERY | DEC. 9, 2005

Gifts from Home

• Troops on the front lines share their photos and their thoughts on giving and receiving during this holiday season

PHOTO GALLERY | Oct. 26, 2005

Portraits of Mourning

• U.S. military families grieve for loved ones lost in Iraq

PHOTO GALLERY | MAY 8, 2005

Blood and Tears

• Intense violence swept across Iraq as the country's first democratic government assumed power in Baghdad. Here, in pictures, the horror and heartbreak.

PHOTO GALLERY | MARCH 23, 2005

Painted in Grief

• A new memorial features the portraits of 1,327 Americans killed in Iraq and Afghanistan between October 2001 and November 2004

PHOTO GALLERY | March 12, 2005

Left Behind

• More than 1,000 American children have lost a parent in Iraq. Here are portraits of a few of them

PHOTO GALLERY | JAN. 30, 2005

Iraq Goes to the Polls

• In an election that was more successful than expected, Iraqi voters defy threats of violence to cast their ballots

PHOTO GALLERY WITH AUDIO | JAN. 26, 2005

Instantly Orphaned

• A photographer witnesses the devastating aftermath of six Iraqi children whose parents were shot before their eyes by U.S. troops

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• Scenes From an Interrogation
Jan. 28, 2005: Ahmed Abdullah al-Shayea answers questions from Iraqi police about Zarqawi and suicide bombs. NEWSWEEK obtained the video from the Iraqi Ministry of Interior

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