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On the topic of Iraq, 58 percent of all those polled say the U.S. is losing ground in efforts to establish security and democracy there; 31 percent say the U.S. is making progress. Just 11 percent say they are very confident that the U.S. will successfully establish a stable democratic form of government in Iraq over the long term. Thirty-two percent are somewhat confident and 24 percent are not too confident; 30 percent are not
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The Government of Iraq is currently working toward reviewing the Constitution. The process is likely to be a long and careful one, as consideration needs to be given to the interests of each of the major political groups. Issues to be addressed include federalism, the sharing of oil revenues, de-Ba’thification reform, and provincial elections.
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The Government of Iraq's monetary policy since 2003 has focused on maintaining price stability and a stable exchange rate. In addition, the Central Bank of Iraq conducts daily foreign exchange auctions to limit the impact on base money growth of the sale of the government's oil export earnings.
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Congress should quickly pass legislation that would ensure US government contractors who commit felonies in Iraq and Afghanistan can be prosecuted in US federal courts, Human Rights Watch said today. A vote on such legislation is expected in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, October 3.
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Iraq is ... evaluating its membership with respect to additional international conventions in the field of intellectual property protection. Despite Iraq's progressive laws on intellectual property rights, however, the Government of Iraq's capacity to enforce intellectual property rights in the existing business environment is weak.
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Berg was in Iraq on his own, not in the employ of the U.S. government or a contractor, and had refused to heed advice to leave Iraq, a U.S. official told AP on condition of anonymity. The official refused to elaborate and said more information on the case would be available later Wednesday.
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