1. An Official Announcement of Government Formation - DONE ~ Iraq approves new government with Maliki as PM ...
*** Monday Iraq's New Gov't ~ December 20th ~ Maliki to name Iraq government Monday! previous article and Zebari: It was agreed on the structure of government will be announced within days
2. Announcement on the 2011 Budget (Parliament Voting and Passing the Budget) - WAITING ~ Iraqi Budget ~ Continuous meetings to resolve budget differences ...
Iraq's Budget for 2011 is the Largest in its History ... and Sunday, Dec. 19th House of Representatives Will Meet Again (2nd Reading the Budget)
previous article ~ December 18th ~ It is said that the draft budget bill for 2011 will be discussed by the House of Representatives in session on Saturday ...3. News about Iraq and Kuwait - (Iraq owes Kuwait money - Chapter 7 Issue) CLOSE ~ Kuwait urges Iraq to apply resolutions ...
Iraq/Kuwait Issue ~ several diplomats (?) say they believe that Kuwait would only agree to end the outstanding disputes in exchange for Iraqi cash:)
4. News about Iraq Census - WAITING ?? Dec.19th ~ President Talabani stresses the importance of a census as soon as possible no later than December 19th ...
5. Hydrocarbon Law (Oil and Gas)also on Iraq's agenda and needs to be passed ASAP -Oil and Budget ~ WAITING ?? Iraqi lawmaker calls for turning the amounts of petro-dollar budget for next year
