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US dismisses report on Iraq toll but author defends research 
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US President George W. Bush dismissed as "not credible" an independent US study which estimated that 655,000 Iraqis had died in Iraq since the 2003 US invasion.Army: Troops to stay in Iraq until 2010 AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
For planning purposes, the Army is gearing up to keep current troop levels in Iraq for another four years, a new indication that conditions there are too unstable to foresee an end to the war.For Bush, Many Questions (Some His) on Iraq and North Korea New York Times - 1 hour, 54 minutes ago
At a news conference, President Bush addressed the issue of his administration?s different approaches to North Korea and Iraq.'Tough' Time in Iraq to Continue, Casey Says Washington Post - Oct 11 5:51 PM
Violence in the Baghdad region has peaked with a flare-up of sectarian attacks in the past few weeks, leaving U.S. commanders and the Iraqi government "not comfortable" with the current situation there, Gen. George W. Casey, the top U.S. general in Iraq, said yesterday.Iraq death toll study has mixed reaction AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 11 4:10 PM
President Bush says he doesn't believe it. Some experts have a problem with it. But several others say it seems sound. Such was the varied reception for a controversial new study that estimated the Iraq war has led to the deaths of nearly 655,000 Iraqis as of July.U.S. Army plans for current Iraq troop level to 2010 Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 11 2:59 PM
The U.S. Army is planning on the basis that it may have to maintain current troop levels in Iraq until at least 2010, its top general said on Wednesday.U.S. general sees high troop level in Iraq for years Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 11 2:01 PM
The U.S. Army is planning on the basis that it may have to keep its current high troop levels in Iraq until at least 2010, its chief of staff said on Wednesday.Bush says open to adjusting Iraq policy if needed Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 11 12:47 PM
President George W. Bush said on Wednesday he was open to adjusting U.S. strategy on Iraq after two senior Republicans suggested there were alternatives to his policy, described by critics as "stay-the-course."Bush pledges US to stay course amid 'tough times' in Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 11 11:55 AM
President George W. Bush acknowledged "tough times" in Iraq amid escalating violence, but vowed the United States would stay the course and help the fledgling democracy to face terrorist threats and sectarian conflict.Army plans for US troops in Iraq through 2010: general AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 11 12:37 PM
The US Army has enough troops in line to sustain current force levels in Iraq through 2010 but would have to freeze its deployed units in place to meet an emergency elsewhere, the army chief of staff warned.Iraq, Korea Dominate Bush News Conference CBS News - 4 minutes ago
At a White House news conference, President Bush called for stiff sanctions for North Korea's reported nuclear test and again staunchly defended his Iraq war policy. He also voiced continued support for embattled House Speaker Dennis Hastert.Army Plans Iraq Troops Through 2010 CBS News - 4 minutes ago
The Army plans to maintain the current level of troops in Iraq ? about 15 brigades ? through 2010, the Army chief of staff, Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker, said. But Schoomaker cautioned people not to read too much into the planning. Bush Denies Iraq Shifted Focus From North Korea's Nuclear Plans Bloomberg.com - 17 minutes ago
Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) -- North Korea's reported nuclear test has again put President George W. Bush on the defensive about Iraq: this time over accusations that the war undermined his key foreign-policy goal of denying such weapons to rogue states.U.S. troop level in Iraq to stay as is until 2010 International Herald Tribune - Oct 11 2:41 PM
The U.S. Army has plans to keep the current level of soldiers in Iraq through 2010, a later date than Bush administration or Defense Department officials have mentioned previously.Bush pledges US to stay course amid 'tough times' in Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 11 10:03 AM
President George W. Bush has acknowledged "tough times" in Iraq amid spiralling violence, but vowed the United States would stay the course and help the fledgling democracy to face terrorist threats and sectarian fighting.Toll as high as 600,000, disputed Iraq study says International Herald Tribune - Oct 11 2:45 PM
A team of U.S. and Iraqi public health researchers has estimated that more than 600,000 civilians have died in violence across Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.US military plans to station troops in Iraq through 2010 AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 11 10:06 AM
The US Army has plans in place to sustain the current US force levels in Iraq through 2010, the army's chief of staff has said.Army: Troops to Stay in Iraq Until 2010 Washington Post - Oct 11 8:53 AM
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Army has plans that would keep the current level of troops in Iraq _ about 15 brigades _ through 2010, the top Army officer said Wednesday.Iraq moves toward federal system International Herald Tribune - Oct 11 7:41 AM
The Shiite-dominated Parliament passed a law Wednesday allowing the formation of federal regions in Iraq, despite opposition from Sunni lawmakers and some Shiites.Army plans same troop levels in Iraq until 2010 USA Today - Oct 11 8:28 AM
The Army plans to maintain its current level of 120,000 soldiers in Iraq through 2010, the Army's chief of staff said Wednesday. Gen. Peter Schoomaker said the Army's plans could change if conditions warrant.G.O.P.?s Baker Hints Iraq Plan Needs Change New York Times - Oct 11 7:26 AM
The Republican co-chairman of a bipartisan commission assessing Iraq said he expected to depart from calls to ?stay the course.?Another Republican Questions Iraq Strategy CBS News - Oct 11 5:55 PM
Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, says "staying the course" in Iraq is no longer a feasible U.S. strategy. She joins Sen. John Warner, a top Republican, in questioning the Bush administration's current approach to the Iraq war.Senator Says U.S. Should Rethink Iraq Strategy New York Times - Oct 11 7:26 AM
The Republican chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee warned that the situation in Iraq was ?drifting sideways.?Bush Defends Iraq, Nuclear Policies at Length NPR - Oct 11 4:54 PM
President Bush defends his handling of security and foreign policy, from the U.S. response to North Korea's recent nuclear bomb test to the war in Iraq. Despite polls that show the Republicans struggling in the midterm elections, the president said his party will hold Congress.Fourteen killed in Iraq violence USA Today - Oct 11 7:13 AM
Violence around Iraq claimed at least 14 lives on Wednesday, including a parked car bomb that blew up next to a police patrol in southeastern Baghdad, killing two passersby.David Corn: Bush on Hubris and the Other Iraq Books--Well, Almost HuffingtonPost - Oct 11 5:20 PM
For some reason, I just don't think George W. Bush is going to read Hubris: The Inside Story, of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War , the new book I co-wrote with Newsweek 's Michael Isikoff. Here's an exchange from today's press conference: Q: Mr. President. You spoke of the troubles in Iraq. And as you know, we have Woodward and we have a shelf full of books about Iraq, and Violence out of control in Iraq: UN humanitarian chief AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 11 7:17 AM
Violence and revenge killings are spiralling out of control in Iraq, where an average of 100 people are being killed and 1,000 are fleeing their homes every day, UN humanitarian chief Jan Egeland has warned.U.N. official: Iraq revenge killing 'out of control' CNN.com - Oct 11 6:25 AM
GENEVA, Switzerland (AP) -- Sectarian violence, armed militias and death squads have created a situation in Iraq where revenge attacks go unchecked, the United Nations' top humanitarian official said Wednesday, citing statistics that 100 people are being killed there every day.Iraq Death Toll Study Has Mixed Reaction ABC News - Oct 11 4:32 PM
President Bush Dismisses Iraq Death Toll Study; Some Statistics Experts Say It Seems SoundBush Defends Iraq, Nuclear Policies in Lengthy Session NPR - Oct 11 3:04 PM
President Bush defends his administration's handling of security and foreign policy, from the U.S. response to North Korea's recent nuclear bomb test to the war in Iraq. In an unusually long Rose Garden session with reporters, the president also dismissed out of hand a British report projecting the number of civilian casualties there at more than 600,000. NPR White House Correspondent Don Gonyea 2,660 Iraq Civilians Killed in September ABC News - Oct 11 4:32 PM
Iraq Health Ministry Says More Than 2,660 Civilians Were Killed in Baghdad in SeptemberBush created a mess in Iraq. Here's how to clean it up. The Christian Science Monitor - Oct 11 3:05 PM
It's time to pull our troops out of Iraq - and to hold our leaders accountable. Iraq inquest backlog 'will end' BBC News - Oct 11 1:18 PM
The backlog of inquests for British servicemen killed in Iraq is "unacceptable", Harriet Harman says.Baker Sees Iraq Panel Departing From Bush Strategy New York Times - Oct 11 7:29 AM
The G.O.P. co-chairman of a bipartisan commission assessing Iraq said he expected to depart from calls to ?stay the course.?5 killed in violence around Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 11 3:11 AM
Violence around Iraq claimed at least five lives on Wednesday, including a bomb in a parked car that exploded next to a police patrol in southeastern Baghdad, killing two passers-by.Updated Iraq Survey Affirms Earlier Mortality Estimates Space War - 56 minutes ago
by Staff Writers Baltimore MD (SPX) Oct 12, 2006 As many as 654,965 more Iraqis may have died since hostilities began in Iraq in March 2003 than would have been expected under pre-war conditions, according to a survey conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Al Mustansiriya University in Baghdad.Problems in Iraq should not deter US commitment to freedom The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Oct 11 1:00 AM
Iraq has brought the quality of political discourse in America to a sad new low point. Republicans accuse Democrats of being cowards because they want to bring the troops home. Democrats accuse the president of lying because he paints a rosier picture of the situation there than may exist.US Commander In Iraq Says No More Troops Needed Now Space War - 55 minutes ago
by Staff Writers Washington (AFP) Oct 12, 2006 The top US commander in Iraq said Wednesday he did not need more US troops despite levels of sectarian and insurgent violence as high as they've ever been there.Bush unfazed by Warner's view on Iraq Richmond Times-Dispatch - 4 minutes ago
WASHINGTON -- If President Bush took issue with Sen. John W. Warner's recent downcast assessment on Iraq, he didn't acknowledge it yesterday.Fayette County Marine killed in Iraq explosion Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 38 minutes ago
A Connellsville Marine was killed in Iraq on Monday after a bomb exploded underneath the Humvee he and two other soldiers were riding in as they rushed to provide support for comrades who were engaged in a gun battle with insurgents.US Commander Says Iraq Violence to Continue, But Also Cites Progress Voice of America - 2 hours, 40 minutes ago
The commander of coalition forces in Iraq says the high level of violence in the country is likely to continue for the 'next couple of months,' but there is progress toward stabilizing the country at the same time.Mahmoud double fires Iraq to 2007 finals Reuters via Yahoo!7 News - Oct 11 6:42 PM
AL AIN, United Arab Emirates, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Iraq came from behind to beat Singapore 4-2 on Wednesday and secure their place at next year's Asian Cup finals.Baker's Panel Rules Out Iraq Victory The New York Sun - 22 minutes ago
WASHINGTON A commission formed to assess the Iraq war and recommend a new course has ruled out the prospect of victory for America, according to draft policy options shared with The New York Sun by commission officials. Currently, the 10-member commission headed by a secretary of state for President George H.W. Bush, James Baker is considering two option papers, "Stability First" and Diggers may stay in Iraq until 2010: PM Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 11 5:10 PM
Prime Minister John Howard has not ruled out keeping Australian troops in Iraq for another four years, in line with the United States' recent commitment to stay in the region until 2010.Current US troop levels could stay in Iraq until 2010 Financial Times - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
The US army chief of staff yesterday said the Pentagon was planning for the possibility that it might have to keep current troop levels in Iraq until 2010.U.S. troop levels in Iraq to remain the same through 2010 NBC 15 Mobile - 5 minutes ago
(MOBILE, Ala.) Oct. 11 - More than 144,000 American troops are still inside the borders of Iraq, and according to one military official, that same number could be there through the year 2010.Iraq conflict has killed 600,000 since the 2003 invasion, says Lancet Financial Times - 2 hours, 38 minutes ago
Conflict in Iraq has killed more than 600,000 people since the US-led invasion in March 2003, according to a controversial study published online yesterday by The Lancet, a leading medical journal.Should America get out of Iraq now? You be the judge Milford Daily News - 34 minutes ago
Although the referendum question asking 36 state representatives to push for immediate withdrawal of American troops from Iraq is nonbinding, the group that fronted the effort hopes legislators speak out if it is passed.Diggers may stay in Iraq until 2010: PM AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Oct 11 4:47 PM
Prime Minister John Howard has not ruled out keeping Australian troops in Iraq for another four years, in line with the United States' recent commitment.Army: Troops to Stay in Iraq Until 2010 San Francisco Chronicle - Oct 11 11:48 AM
The U.S. Army has plans to keep the current level of soldiers in Iraq through 2010, the top Army officer said Wednesday, a later date than Bush administration or Pentagon officials have mentioned thus far. The Army chief of staff, Gen. Peter J.... 'Iraq effect' shapes race for Congress BBC News - Oct 11 4:23 AM
Bleak news from Iraq means that that Republicans are feeling less secure than usual about running as the party of national security, says the BBC's James Coomarasamy.2 Local Guardsmen Killed In Iraq KMBC TheKansasCityChannel.com via Yahoo! News - Oct 10 8:53 PM
Two soldiers serving with a Missouri National Guard unit from Kansas City have been killed in Iraq, defense officials said.Blunkett: PM was ready to sack Brown over Iraq Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
Gordon Brown offered unequivocal public support for the 2003 invasion of Iraq in the final five days, only after deciding that Tony Blair would sack him if he did not, David Blunkett has claimed.Study Claims Iraq's 'Excess' Death Toll Has Reached 655,000 Washington Post - Oct 10 7:37 PM
A team of American and Iraqi epidemiologists estimates that 655,000 more people have died in Iraq since coalition forces arrived in March 2003 than would have died if the invasion had not occurred.[TS] Our Towns: 3rd Iraq Death Has One Town Shaken to Core New York Times - Oct 10 8:13 PM
For an Ulster County, N.Y., town, the loss of a third son in Iraq went beyond pain and grief.Casey: No need for more troops in Iraq right now Navy Times - Oct 11 3:38 PM
The senior U.S. commander in Iraq said Wednesday he has no need for more troops right now, but added he continues to evaluate the situation on the ground and is leaving the door open for possible increases.Football: Singapore defeated 4-2 by Iraq in Asian Cup qualifier Channel NewsAsia - 44 minutes ago
Singapore was defeated 4-2 by Iraq in a thrilling Group E encounter in the Asian Cup qualifiers. The match was played early on Thursday morning Singapore time at the Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium in the United Arab Emirates.3 U.S. Marines, 2 soldiers die in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 10 7:38 PM
Three U.S. Marines and two soldiers were killed in fighting in Iraq, the U.S. command said Wednesday. The Marines, assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, died Monday from enemy action in Iraq's western Anbar province, the military said in a statement. It did not provide further details.Violence in Iraq Claims at Least 14 Lives Voice of America - Oct 11 3:19 PM
Bomb attacks and shootings in Iraq claimed at least 14 lives Wednesday. The violence included three bombings in Baghdad that killed at least four people.US troops in Iraq beyond 2010: US Army Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 11 2:25 PM
The US Army is planning on the basis that it may have to keep its current high troop levels in Iraq until at least 2010, its chief of staff says. -Army plans to maintain current Iraq troop levels in Iraq through 2010 Seattle Times - Oct 11 10:10 AM
The U.S. Army has plans that would keep the current level of troops in Iraq about 15 brigades through 2010, the top Army officer said today.Iraq war survey puts Iraqi death toll at 655,000 Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
TONY EASTLEY: When it comes to considering the human cost of the Iraq war, attention often falls on the steadily increasing US death toll.Pentagon prepares to maintain troop levels in Iraq Financial Times - Oct 11 4:05 PM
The US army chief of staff on Wednesday said the Pentagon was planning for the possibility that it might have to keep current troop levels in Iraq until 2010.U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 2,753 AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 10 7:26 PM
As of Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2006, at least 2,753 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,192 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Troops may stay in Iraq till 2010: PM News Interactive - Oct 11 4:55 PM
PRIME Minister John Howard has not ruled out keeping Australian troops in Iraq for another four years, in line with the United States' recent commitment to stay in the region until 2010.655,000: The toll of war in Iraq Independent - Oct 11 4:17 PM
The human cost of the war in Iraq could be far higher than previously thought. A new survey says more than 650,000 Iraqis have lost their lives as a consequence of the invasion by the United States and Britain, with an estimated 200,000 violent deaths directly attributable to Allied forces.2,660 Iraq Civilians Killed in September phillyburbs.com - Oct 11 1:36 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - More than 2,660 Iraqi civilians were killed in Baghdad in September, according to new Health Ministry figures - 400 more than the month before despite an intensified U.S.-Iraqi sweep aimed at reining in violence.Iraq strength to remain steady through 2010 Army Times - Oct 11 1:02 PM
The Army has plans to keep the current level of soldiers in Iraq through 2010, the top Army officer said Wednesday, a later date than Bush administration or Pentagon officials have mentioned thus far.U.S. Flag From Iraq Is Center Of School Patriotic Event The Tampa Tribune - 2 hours, 38 minutes ago
WESLEY CHAPEL - While serving in Iraq, Air Force Master Sgt. Cleveland Wiltz raised a flag over Baghdad International Airport in honor of his children's school, Thomas E. Weightman Middle School.Bush disputes Iraq war deaths report TVNZ - Oct 11 4:01 PM
About 655,000 Iraqis have died from the Iraq war, exceeding previous estimates, researchers said on Wednesday, but President George Bush called the findings not credible and a top US commander put the toll at 50,000.Iraq Vet Featured In Campaign Ad Speaks Out The Kansas City Channel - Oct 11 5:49 PM
An Iraq war veteran at the center of a controversial campaign ad comes forward.Iraq comes back into the discussion in Senate race KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul - Oct 11 5:17 PM
President Bush once again vowed to stay the course in Iraq, amid spreading violence and predictions the U.S. won t reduce its troop levelsGOP senator wants Iraq war policy change AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 10 5:01 PM
Sen. Olympia Snowe joined a growing list of Republicans calling for a change of course in Iraq, a position that could undermine President Bush's election-year assertion that the nation shouldn't set a timetable for troops to come home.Three U.S. Marines killed in western Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 10 5:27 PM
Three U.S. Marines were killed in action in Anbar province in western Iraq on Monday, the U.S. military said in a statement on Wednesday.General: Iran sending millions to Iraq's Mahdi fighters World Tribune - Oct 11 12:10 PM
BAGHDAD Iran has transferred millions of dollars as well as weapons and expertise to Iraq's Mahdi Army. Coalition officials said Mahdi fighters have been trained and equipped in Iran and have been deployed as surrogates of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps soldiers in Iraq.Army: Troops to Stay in Iraq Until 2010 The Times and Democrat - Oct 11 4:23 PM
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Army has plans to keep the current level of soldiers in Iraq through 2010, the top Army officer said Wednesday, a later date than Bush administration or Pentagon officials have mentioned thus far.Connellsville man killed in Iraq Herald Standard - 26 minutes ago
CONNELLSVILLE - A 1999 graduate of Connellsville Area High School who went on to serve his country with the U.S. Marine Corps was killed early Monday in Iraq.Bush Vows US Will Remain in Iraq, Dismisses Report on War Deaths Voice of America - Oct 11 12:19 PM
President Bush has vowed that the United States will remain in Iraq, saying a premature withdrawal would embolden the terrorists.Violence, killings escalate in Iraq: U.N. official People's Daily - Oct 11 5:53 PM
Violence and killings in Iraq have escalated in the past seven to eight months, with some 100 people killed in the country every day, the United Nations top humanitarian official said on Wednesday.At least 600,000 civilians killed in Iraq, study finds Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 11 12:25 PM
MORE than 600,000 civilians have died in violence across Iraq since the 2003 US invasion, a study by American and Iraqi public health researchers has estimated. -Fort Hood soldier from Virginia dies in Iraq KGBT 4 Rio Grande Valley - Oct 11 5:46 PM
WASHINGTON A Fort Hood soldier from Virginia has been killed in action in Iraq.The cost of war in Iraq: 655,000 dead (more or less) Crikey - 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
Two years ago, the Lancet published a study from Johns Hopkins University the foremost medical university in the world and also the largest recipient of US military academic research funding suggesting that 100,000 people had died as a result of the Iraq war, from direct violence and disrupted everyday life and a ruined health care system.5 Killed in Violence Around Iraq ABC News - Oct 11 3:32 AM
5 Killed in Violence Around Iraq Including Two Baghdad Car BombingsU.S. Army plans to keep troops level in Iraq till 2010 People's Daily - Oct 11 5:40 PM
The chief of the U.S. Army said Wednesday that he plans to keep current American troops level in Iraq through 2010.Study sees 655,000 Iraq war deaths The Peninsula - Oct 11 5:36 PM
washington About 655,000 Iraqis have died from the 3-1/2-year-old Iraq war, far more than previously estimated, public health experts said yesterday, in a study President George W Bush dismissed as not credible.U.S. court backs fine for Iraq humanitarian visits Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 10 4:03 PM
A Seattle man who traveled to Iraq nine times to deliver medicines during the 1990-2003 international embargo was properly fined more then $13,000, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday.Army: Same Iraq Troop Levels Until 2010 NBC 5 Chicago - Oct 11 3:01 PM
The U.S. Army has plans to keep the current level of soldiers in Iraq through 2010. Iraq for Sale screens at Urbandale library The Des Moines Register - Oct 11 11:50 AM
The movie Iraq for Sale will be shown at 6:30 p.m. Monday in Urbandale Library room A, 3520 86th St.Survey: Majority of readers says Iraq conflict not squelching terror threat BizJournals - Oct 11 12:05 PM
The war in Iraq has not made us safer from terror threats, a majority of readers to the Tampa Bay Business Journal Web site said.Bush says open to adjusting Iraq policy if needed AlertNet - Oct 11 12:58 PM
Source: Reuters By Tabassum Zakaria WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - President George W. Bush said on Wednesday he was open to adjusting U.S. strategy on Iraq after two senior Republicans suggested there were ... Top U.S. Officer in Iraq Sees Spike in Violence New York Times - 15 minutes ago
Gen. George W. Casey Jr, said violence has continued to increase in Baghdad despite thousands more U.S. and Iraqi troops being assigned to the capital in August.Redlands native shares her experiences in Iraq Redlands Daily Facts - 1 hour, 52 minutes ago
REDLANDS - A bittersweet trip home afforded Lt. Col. Lynne Berry Westlake an opportunity to address the Rotary Club of Redlands about her service in Iraq in the U.S. Army Reserves.Iraq war deaths exceed 650,000, say researchers Calcutta News - Oct 11 2:36 PM
As many as 654,965 more Iraqis may have died since hostilities began in Iraq in March 2003 than would have been expected under pre-war conditions, according to a survey by health researchers at institutions in the U.S. and Iraq.Fort Hood soldier from Virginia killed in Iraq WOAI - Oct 11 4:23 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Fort Hood soldier from Virginia died in Iraq from injuries suffered when his unit came under fire, the Defense Department announced Wednesday.Family says Tazewell native killed in combat in Iraq WRIC 8 - Oct 11 3:46 PM
TAZEWELL, Va. A Tazewell native who followed the family tradition of serving in the military has died in combat in Iraq.Missouri lawmaker wounded in Iraq headed home Jefferson City News Tribune - Oct 11 3:23 PM
A Missouri lawmaker wounded by enemy fire while serving in Iraq was headed home Tuesday, but his time in a war zone isn't over for good. A family spokesman confirmed that Rep. Jason Brown was flying back to Kansas City International Airport on Tuesday evening.US admits 'tough times' in Iraq Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Oct 11 12:42 PM
US President George W Bush has acknowledged "tough times" in Iraq amid escalating violence, but vows the United States will stay the course.Gardnerville Army Soldier Dies in Iraq KTVN Reno - Oct 11 3:34 PM
A Gardnerville man has died in Iraq. 21-year-old Pfc. Phillip Williams died October 9 in Baghdad from injuries he suffered when his patrol car came under fire.Another Kentucky Soldier Killed In Iraq WLEX-TV Lexington - Oct 11 2:49 PM
Owensboro, KY (AP) -- An Owensboro couple have been notified that Timothy Fulkerson, who they reared from the age of 13 until he entered the Army, has been killed in Iraq.Bush: Staying Put in Iraq KKTV 11 Colorado Springs - Oct 11 2:44 PM
President Bush acknowledges the Iraq war is "tough on the American psyche" but he insists the US won't "get out before the job is done."