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Iraqi Group Wants to Sue U.S. for 2003 Invasion in Wake of 9/11 Bill

An Iraqi lobbyist group, citing the recently enacted law that allows Americans to sue Saudi Arabia over the September 11, 2001, attacks on the U.S. homeland, is reportedly urging its government to ask the United States for compensation over alleged violations by the American military following the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

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9/11 Widow Sues Saudi Arabia in Wake of Law Enacted over Obama’s Veto

The widow of a man who perished in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks filed a lawsuit against U.S. ally Saudi Arabia soon after Congress enacted a law over President Barack Obama’s veto that allows Americans to sue the Arab kingdom in connection to the attacks that killed more than 3,000 more than 15 years ago.

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GOP Leaders Open to Rewriting 9/11 Bill as Saudi Allies Reject It

WASHINGTON D.C. — Congressional leaders from both parties expressed buyer’s remorse soon after the House and Senate overwhelmingly voted to overturn President Barack Obama’s veto of a contentious new law that allows the families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia in U.S. courts for any role it may have played in the 2001 attacks.

FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2016 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., s