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G.O.P.?s Baker Hints Iraq Plan Needs Change 
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The Republican co-chairman of a bipartisan commission assessing Iraq said he expected to depart from calls to ?stay the course.?2 GOP senators urge new Iraq strategy AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 27 minutes ago
Two leading Republican senators called Sunday for a new strategy in Iraq, saying the situation in getting worse and leaving the United States with few options.Weekend toll in Iraq: 83 bodies CNN.com - 4 minutes ago
Iraqi police found 83 bodies in Iraq over the weekend, an official with Baghdad emergency police said.Iraq delays national talks amid killings AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 15 6:13 PM
Iraq's government indefinitely postponed a much-anticipated national reconciliation conference Sunday as a two-day spree of sectarian revenge killings and insurgent bombings left at least 86 Iraqis dead.For Bush, Many Questions on Iraq and North Korea New York Times - 11 minutes ago
President Bush addressed the issue of his administration?s different approaches to North Korea and Iraq.Baker Sees Iraq Panel Departing From Bush Strategy New York Times - 12 minutes ago
The G.O.P. co-chairman of a bipartisan commission assessing Iraq said he expected to depart from calls to ?stay the course.?Would Defeat in Iraq Be So Bad? Time Magazine - Oct 15 4:19 PM
Viewpoint: The dominoes didn't fall after Vietnam, argues Leslie Gelb, former head of the Council on Foreign Relations, and the same might be true in Iraq. U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 2,766 AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 15 4:50 PM
As of Sunday, Oct. 15, 2006, at least 2,766 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 2,198 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Analysis: Iraq goes deeper into division AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 15 1:05 PM
The Sunni Arab and al-Qaida insurgency that first shoved Iraq toward chaos three years ago clearly had taken a back seat by Sunday to the sectarian bloodletting that is sending the country spiraling toward if not deeper into civil war.Minnesota Senate hopefuls clash on Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 15 2:40 PM
Candidates in Minnesota's closely watched Senate race clashed Sunday on Iraq and tax policy, with the Republican defending his vote to authorize the war in Iraq.2-day sectarian spree kills 83 in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 15 12:46 PM
At least 83 people were killed during a two-day spree of sectarian revenge killings, as Iraq's government said Sunday it was indefinitely postponing a much-anticipated national reconciliation conference.Fewer reporters embedded in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 15 11:41 AM
The number of embedded journalists reporting alongside U.S. troops in Iraq has dropped to its lowest level of the war even as the conflict heats up on the streets of Baghdad and in the U.S. political campaign.Minn. Senate hopefuls clash on Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 15 10:10 AM
Candidates in Minnesota's closely watched U.S. Senate race clashed Sunday on issues such as Iraq and tax policy, with the Republican candidate saying he stood by his vote to authorize the war in Iraq.Iraq Delays National Talks Amid Killings ABC News - Oct 15 6:32 PM
Iraq Postpones Reconciliation Talks Amid Sectarian Killings; Insurgents Declare Islamic StateU.S. Forces Face Heightened Violence in Iraq NPR - Oct 15 5:54 PM
In four troubled provinces of Iraq, attacks on U.S. forces are now at an all-time high. Brig. Gen. Dana Pittard, commander of the Iraq Assistance Group which trains and supports the Iraqi army, says the goal of U.S. forces now is to get the violence down to a "manageable" level.Doubts over Iraq drive a volatile U.S. campaign Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 15 5:02 AM
With three weeks left in a volatile U.S. election campaign, growing public unhappiness with the Iraq war has become the top obstacle for Republicans in their fight to keep control of Congress, pollsters and analysts said.Government urged to shift troops to Afghanistan from Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 15 5:33 AM
Defence chiefs warned the government to pull up to half of the country's troops out of Iraq to help boost its campaign in Afghanistan against a resurgent Taliban.Tennessee Democrat Ford Questions `Sanity' of U.S. Iraq Policy Bloomberg.com - Oct 15 3:31 PM
Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic Representative Harold Ford, engaged in a close battle for an open Senate seat in Tennessee, questioned the ``sanity'' of the Bush administration's policy on Iraq.Poll: Britons back general on Iraq pullout CNN.com - Oct 15 4:25 AM
LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Most Britons back the country's army chief who said British troops should be withdrawn from Iraq soon because their presence was making security worse, a poll showed on Sunday.British general's remarks spur Iraq debate The Christian Science Monitor - Oct 15 2:25 PM
Gen. Richard Dannatt called for a withdrawal of British troops, saying they are exacerbating Iraq's security woes. Iraq Interior Ministry purges 3,000 for corruption International Herald Tribune - Oct 15 6:50 AM
Iraq's Shiite-dominated Interior Ministry, whose police forces have been accused of complicity in sectarian attacks, has fired 3,000 employees accused of corruption or rights abuses and will change top commanders.2-Day Sectarian Spree Kills 83 in Iraq ABC News - Oct 15 1:02 PM
At Least 83 Killed in 2-Day Spree of Sectarian Violence in Iraq; 4 U.S. Soldiers, Marine DieAustralian ex-army chief says Iraq war boosted militants AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 15 12:48 AM
Australia's defence force chief at the time of the invasion of Iraq said in remarks published Sunday that he now believes the war has increased the threat of Islamic militancy.U.S. Forces Face Heightened Violence in Iraq NPR - Oct 15 5:47 PM
All Things Considered , October 15, 2006 · On CBS' "Face the Nation," the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, John Warner of Virginia said that in the past week, "there has been an exponential increase in the killings and savagery" in Iraq.2 U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq fighting AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 15 1:14 AM
A U.S. Marine and an Army soldier have been killed in fighting in Iraq, the U.S. military said.2 GOP senators says it's time to start rethinking strategy in Iraq Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
Two leading Republican senators called Sunday for a new strategy in Iraq, saying the situation is getting worse and leaving the United States with few options. Sens. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska and John Warner of Virginia are part of the growing list of Republicans who are speaking out against President Bush's plan for Iraq as U.S. casualties rise. Democrats long have urged a change in Iraq policy. Temple GI wounded in Iraq dies in D.C. San Antonio Express News - 1 hour, 37 minutes ago
A 22-year-old soldier from Temple who was injured more than two weeks ago in Iraq has died, the Defense Department said over the weekend.Call for Sunni state in Iraq Financial Times - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
A video posted on the internet yesterday in the name of one of Iraq's largest insurgent groups called for the creation of a separate Sunni Islamic state in the country.'Hijamma men' in demand in war torn Iraq Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - 2 hours, 41 minutes ago
Baghdad, Iraq - Conventional medicine is a mess in Iraq, but business is booming for the Hijamma man.Iraq Delays Reconciliation Conference ABC News - Oct 15 9:33 AM
Iraq Government Delays Indefinitely a Key Reconciliation Meeting, Citing 'Emergency Reasons'Iraq Delays Reconciliation Conference Los Angeles Times - Oct 15 9:27 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The Iraqi government on Sunday postponed indefinitely a much-anticipated national reconciliation conference aimed at shoring up the country's political system, citing "emergency reasons."Discord? Not Here, British Say After General?s Iraq Comment New York Times - Oct 14 9:07 PM
The government raced to defuse a debate after a call to withdraw British troops from Iraq ?sometime soon.?Iraq delays national talks amid killings Baltimore Sun - Oct 15 3:26 PM
Reconciliation conference postponed after latest wave of violence leaves at least 86 dead Iraq's government indefinitely postponed a much-anticipated national reconciliation conference Sunday as a two-day spree of sectarian revenge killings and insurgent bombings left at least 86 Iraqis dead. Iraq killings end peace talk plans Guardian Unlimited - Oct 15 4:18 PM
Iraq cancels reconciliation summit as scores more die in sectarian strife.Ashdown rebukes army chief over Iraq Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 41 minutes ago
The former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown has attacked the head of the British army for "a clear constitutional breach", as the fall-out from his outspoken comments on the situation in Iraq continued yesterday.U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Hit 2,766 AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 15 4:50 PM
As of Sunday, Oct. 15, 2006, at least 2,766 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.Two GOP senators call for a new strategy in Iraq KGBT 4 Rio Grande Valley - 30 minutes ago
WASHINGTON Two leading Republican senators are calling for a new strategy in Iraq.Fort Wainwright soldier killed in Iraq KTVA Anchorage - 1 hour, 5 minutes ago
Army officials Sunday said a soldier assigned to the 172nd Stryker Brigade at Fort Wainwright has been killed in Iraq. The Army says the soldier died after his vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb during a mounted patrol in Baghdad on Wednesday.Army chief went too far with his Iraq attack, says Blunkett Daily Telegraph - Oct 15 6:38 PM
Sir Richard Dannatt, the head of the Army, was accused yesterday by senior politicians of acting unconstitutionally in his comments over Iraq.Stryker soldier dies in Iraq Channel 2 News Anchorage - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
The Army says another soldier from the 172nd Stryker Brigade has been killed in Iraq. Officials say the soldier died Wednesday after his vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb during a patrol in Baghdad.Group demands Iraq war crime investigation UPI - 1 hour, 18 minutes ago
TORONTO, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The Toronto-based Veteran Organ Donors International is calling for an investigation into what it claims may be war crimes in Iraq.U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 2,760 AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 14 7:53 PM
As of Saturday, Oct. 14, 2006, at least 2,760 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 2,198 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Iraq heads deeper into division as government struggles, sectarian strife grows CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Oct 15 1:15 PM
BAGHDAD (AP) - The Sunni Arab and al-Qaida insurgency that first shoved Iraq toward chaos three years ago clearly had taken a back seat by Sunday to the sectarian bloodletting that is sending the country spiralling toward, if not deeper into, civil war.Iraq delays national talks amid killings Syracuse.com - Oct 15 6:43 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) Iraq's government indefinitely postponed a much-anticipated national reconciliation conference Sunday as a two-day spree of sectarian revenge killings and insurgent bombings left at least 86 Iraqis dead.Did They Fool You On Iraq? Are You Ready For Iran? Scoop.co.nz - Oct 15 6:21 PM
Did They Fool You On Iraq? Are You Ready For Iran? A majority of Americans supported attacking Iraq, but now a majority of Americans say it was the wrong thing to do and that they were lied to.Iraq govt postpones reconciliation forum Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 15 1:25 PM
Iraq's government indefinitely postponed a much-anticipated national reconciliation conference as at least 83 people were reported dead in a two-day spree of sectarian revenge killings and insurgent bombings.Hodes and Bass differ markedly on Iraq Boston Globe - Oct 15 8:35 AM
U.S. Rep. Charles Bass says American withdrawal would enable al-Qaida to take control of Iraq, while Democrat Paul Hodes says the American presence there is making matters worse.Al-Qaida in Iraq: 'Insurgent tape' fake AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 14 5:13 PM
Al-Qaida in Iraq said Saturday that a recent video tape made by a man claiming to be an insurgent who called for the replacement of the head of the terrorist group was fabricated.As U.S. effort winds down, can Iraq fill 'reconstruction gap'? CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Oct 15 12:02 PM
(AP) - America's big builders invaded Iraq three years ago, hard on the heels of U.S. troops and tanks. Now the reconstruction billions are drying up so they're pulling out, leaving both completed and unfinished projects in the hands of an Iraqi government unprepared to manage either.U.S. airman, Marine killed in Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 14 5:20 PM
A U.S. airman was killed in action in Baghdad on Saturday and a Marine died from injuries sustained in fighting in western Iraq, the U.S. military said.Temple soldier dies from injuries suffered in Iraq KXAN 36 Austin - Oct 15 6:06 PM
WASHINGTON The Pentagon says a 22-year-old soldier from Temple who was injured more than two weeks ago in Iraq has died.Lawyers Seek to Free U.S. Citizen Held in Iraq New York Times - Oct 14 6:05 PM
Lawyers are trying to prevent the transfer of a U.S. citizen to Iraq where he is sentenced to death for assisting in a kidnapping last year.Oak Brook engineer fears Iraq prison time Chicago Tribune - Oct 15 3:50 AM
Ex-electricity minister: `I will certainly be killed' A Chicago-area resident who left his suburban life and a successful business to join other Iraqi exiles in rebuilding Iraq has been convicted of corruption in Baghdad and now could spend two years in an Iraqi prison. Temple Israel Debate Centers on Iraq WestportNow - 1 hour, 3 minutes ago
Tonight s debate between the candidates for the Fourth Congressional District at Temple Israel quickly turned to the subject of Iraq.Kerry says Iraq war will be judged harshly UPI - Oct 15 4:41 PM
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Senator John Kerry, D-Mass., talked to the Washington Post about his disagreements with a lot of the Bush administration's handling of Iraq.Violence empties schools in Iraq Aljazeera - Oct 15 2:35 PM
In an ordinary year, schools throughout Iraq would have opened for classes on September 20, but this year many in the country are left empty, as schoolchildren are kept at home by the violence that has plagued Iraq's streets.U.S. marine dies in Iraq People's Daily - Oct 15 5:24 PM
A U.S. marine died of wounds which sustained during military action in western Iraq, the U.S. military said on Sunday.Britons back army chief over Iraq - poll Stuff - Oct 15 4:24 PM
LONDON: Most Britons back the country's army chief who said British troops should be withdrawn from Iraq soon because their presence was making security worse, a poll showed today.We won t leave Iraq early: Nelson The West Australian - Oct 15 4:03 PM
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment not to cut and run from Iraq and bring its troops home early despite the former army chief, Peter Cosgrove, saying the conflict had inspired terrorists.Army chief slammed over Iraq PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Oct 15 11:40 AM
Senior politicians are lining up to rebuke Britain's top soldier for "interfering" with democracy by publicly venting his views on Iraq.New Iraq carnage leaves 18 dead BBC News - Oct 15 12:40 AM
A series of attacks leave at least 11 people dead in northern Iraq, while a bombing in Baghdad kills seven.Iran and Iraq to strengthen security and intelligence ties Middle East Online - Oct 15 3:32 PM
Despite US concern over Tehran's role in Iraq, two countries to implement previous security deals.British General Who Called for Iraq Pullout Wins Support of Papers -- and the Public Editor & Publisher - Oct 15 3:16 PM
LONDON A poll published Sunday said 74 percent of Britons agree with a controversial comment by their country's army chief that British troops should leave Iraq "sometime soon." He also won the support of several top newspapers.Murtha blasts administration on Iraq debate MSNBC - Oct 15 1:26 AM
Rep. John Murtha, a decorated Marine veteran who favors withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq, wrote an essay for Sunday s Washington Post blasting Republicans for referring to him and other Iraq war opponents as Defeatocrats. U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Hits 53 So Far This Month New York Times - 24 minutes ago
At the current rate of U.S. military deaths about 3.5 a day October is on track to be the third deadliest month of the conflict for American forces.Secret Iraq Meeting Included Journalists New York Times - 19 minutes ago
Meetings like the one on Nov. 29, 2001, convened to compile a report on Afghanistan and the Middle East for the president, do not normally include journalists.Two GOP senators call for a new strategy in Iraq KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul - Oct 15 1:52 PM
Two leading Republican senators called Sunday for a new strategy in Iraq, saying the situation in getting worse and leaving the United StatesIraq will wait to disarm militias USA Today - 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said in an interview with USA TODAY that his government will not force militias to disarm until later this year or early next year, despite escalating violence in Baghdad fueled by death squads and religious warfare.Two GOP Senators Urge New Iraq Strategy WKYC Cleveland - Oct 15 1:20 PM
Two GOP Senators Urge New Iraq StrategyIraq cancels reconciliation conference as violence rages Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Oct 15 12:25 PM
Iraq's government has postponed a conference for the country's political parties, as violence between the country's rival armed factions raged on, claiming scores of lives through murders and bombings.Fort Wainwright soldier killed in Iraq Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
A Fort Wainwright soldier has been killed in Iraq, the U.S Army said Sunday. The soldier is the fifth 172nd Stryker Brigade combat team member to die since the Strykers had their deployments extended up to 120 days last summer.Iraq crisis, fate of troops divide Michiganders Detroit Free Press - Oct 15 4:59 AM
Like the rest of the country, Michiganders are deeply divided over the Iraq war and whether U.S. troops should stay or come home. Sixty percent of likely voters oppose the war while 38% support it, according to The Detroit Free Press-Local 4 Michigan Poll.Iraq's Government Postpones Reconciliation Conference Local6.com Central Florida - Oct 15 9:27 AM
Iraq's government has indefinitely postponed a national reconciliation conference aimed at shoring up Iraq's political system.2 GOP Senators Urge New Iraq Strategy RedNova - Oct 15 1:10 PM
By NEDRA PICKLER WASHINGTON - Two leading Republican senators called Sunday for a new strategy in Iraq, saying the situation in getting worse and leaving the United States with few options. Sens.Shiite ceremony peaceful but bombers blitz Iraq Japan Today - Oct 15 3:24 PM
NAJAF, Iraq Hundreds of thousands of Shiite pilgrims peacefully thronged the Iraqi shrine city of Najaf on Sunday, while suicide bombers struck elsewhere and rival death squads battled north of Baghdad.2 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq Fighting Los Angeles Times - Oct 15 1:28 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A U.S. Marine and an Army soldier have been killed in fighting in Iraq, the U.S. military said. The Marine, assigned to Regimental Combat Team 5, died Saturday from injuries sustained in fighting in al-Anbar province, the military said in a statement late Saturday.Shiite ceremony peaceful but bombers blitz Iraq AFP via Yahoo!7 News - Oct 15 9:54 AM
NAJAF, Iraq (AFP) - Hundreds of thousands of Shiite pilgrims peacefully thronged the Iraqi shrine city of Najaf, while suicide bombers struck elsewhere and rival death squads battled north of Baghdad.Excerpts from interview with Iraq's al-Maliki USA Today - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki sat down with USA TODAY's Rick Jervis for a 50-minute interview Friday at his residence in the tightly guarded Green Zone in Baghdad.Methodology Of Lancet Iraq Study Defended Scoop.co.nz - Oct 15 2:18 PM
[Middle East News Service Comment: The methodology used by researchers from John Hopkins University in regard to the Iraq war s casualties has unsurprisingly come under attack from the apologists for the war.Klobuchar, Kennedy clash on Iraq and taxes on NBC's "Meet the Press" KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul - Oct 15 1:41 PM
Candidates in Minnesota's closely watched Senate race clashed Sunday on Iraq and tax policy, with the Republican defending his vote to authorize the2-Day Sectarian Spree Kills 83 in Iraq RedNova - Oct 15 1:10 PM
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN BAGHDAD, Iraq - At least 83 people were killed during a two-day spree of sectarian revenge killings, as Iraq's government said Sunday it was indefinitely postponing a much-anticipated national reconciliation conference. Separately, the U.S.Iraq has boosted terrorists Cosgrove turnaround Canberra Times - Oct 15 3:35 PM
In a stunning turnaround, former Defence Force chief General Peter Cosgrove has added his voice to those acknowledging that the Iraq war has boosted global terrorism.Murtha accuses administration of 'name-calling' in Iraq debate The News Journal - Oct 15 12:49 PM
WASHINGTON -- Rep. John Murtha, a decorated Marine veteran who favors withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq, wrote an essay for Sunday's Washington Post blasting Republicans for referring to him and other Iraq war opponents as "Defeatocrats." In his opinion piece, first published on the Post's Web site Saturday night, Murtha, D-Pa., said Vice President Dick Cheney, Defense Secretary Donald H. Klobuchar, Kennedy clash over Iraq, taxes on 'Meet the Press' Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Oct 15 8:43 AM
WASHINGTON Candidates in Minnesota's closely watched U.S. Senate race clashed Sunday on issues such as Iraq and tax policy, with the Republican candidate saying he stood by his vote to authorize the war in Iraq. "You can't really play Tivo and rewind," said Republican congressman Mark Kennedy, asked on NBC's "Meet the Press" whether he would still vote for the war knowing what he knows now. "We Minnesota Senate Hopefuls Clash on Iraq WJLA-TV Washington D.C. - Oct 15 1:06 PM
Washington (AP) - Candidates in Minnesota's closely watched Senate race clashed Sunday on Iraq and tax policy, with the Republican defending his vote to authorize the war in Iraq. "You can't really play Tivo and rewind," said Rep. Mark Kennedy.US Reportedly Building Military Base in N. Iraq Zaman Online - Oct 15 2:11 PM
The United States is allegedly planning to construct a big military base in northern Iraq as part of its military plans for the Middle East.Shiite ceremony peaceful but bombers blitz Iraq Channel NewsAsia - Oct 15 11:18 AM
NAJAF, Iraq : Hundreds of thousands of Shiite pilgrims peacefully thronged the Iraqi shrine city of Najaf, while suicide bombers struck elsewhere and rival death squads battled north of Baghdad.5 Americans Killed in Iraq, Bringing Month?s Toll to 53 New York Times - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
At the current rate of American troop deaths, October is on track to be the third-deadliest month of the entire conflict.46 Iraq Sunnis Killed in Revenge Rampage phillyburbs.com - Oct 15 8:06 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Suspected Shiite militiamen killed at least 46 Sunni Arabs in a weekend rampage of revenge killing in a city north of Baghdad, an Interior Ministry official said Sunday, raising the toll in the latest sectarian bloodletting there to 63.Two GOP Senators Call For New Iraq Strategy NBC 11 Bay Area - Oct 15 1:10 PM
WASHINGTON -- Two leading Republican senators are calling for a new strategy in Iraq. Sens. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska and John Warner of Virginia said the situation is getting worse and the U.S. has fewer options.Arkansas Soldiers Honored for Bravery in Iraq KATV Channel 7 - Oct 15 5:41 PM
Little Rock - Dozens of Arkansas soldiers are honored for their brave service in Iraq. More than 50 Army Reserve soldiers received the newly commissioned combat action badge at a ceremony in Little Rock Sunday.Sectarian violence continues to plague Iraq News 8 Austin - Oct 15 12:18 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- At least 22 people have been killed in Iraq on Sunday, mainly in sectarian attacks. Among the dead are seven people killed in an early morning mortar attack on a small Sunni village near Baqouba, 35 miles northeast of Baghdad.Two GOP senators call for a new strategy in Iraq KLAS Las Vegas - Oct 15 12:48 PM
WASHINGTON Two leading Republican senators are calling for a new strategy in Iraq. Senators Chuck Hagel of Nebraska and John Warner of Virginia say the situation is...Fewer reporters embedded in Iraq Syracuse.com - Oct 15 11:58 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) The number of embedded journalists reporting alongside U.S. troops in Iraq has dropped to its lowest level of the war even as the conflict heats up on the streets of Baghdad and in the U.S. political campaign.U.K. urged to shift troops to Afghanistan from Iraq Canada.com - Oct 15 12:17 PM
LONDON -- British defence chiefs warned the government to pull up to half of the country's troops out of Iraq to help boost its campaign in Afghanistan against a resurgent Taliban, a newspaper reported on Sunday.U.S. airman killed in Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 14 11:46 AM
A U.S. airman was killed in action in Iraq on Saturday, the U.S. military said in a statement.Two U-S military deaths in Iraq Fox21 - Oct 15 11:52 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq The U-S military says a Marine and an army soldier have died from wounds received during action in Iraq.Bush Iraq Timeline AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 14 9:45 AM
Milestones in the Iraq war, with President Bush's comments and his job approval ratings in polling at the time:Call for Sunni state in Iraq Financial Times - Oct 15 9:50 AM
A video posted on the internet on Sunday in the name of one of Iraq s largest insurgent groups called for the creation of a separate Sunni Islamic state in the country.Bush's shifting rationale for Iraq war AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 14 9:46 AM
President Bush's shifting rationale for why the U.S. is in Iraq. The U.S.-led coalition invaded Iraq on March 20, 2003: