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Veterans of Iraq, Afghanistan campaign on their credibility 
USA Today - 1 hour, 14 minutes ago
Candidates in several races for the House of Representatives brought unique outlooks to debate over wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: They were there.U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 2,837 AP via Yahoo! News - 47 minutes ago
As of Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006, at least 2,837 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 2,275 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Help Iraq Help Itself New York Times - 2 hours, 51 minutes ago
Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki?s new independence is America?s best chance to salvage the muddle Iraq has become. Let?s not get in his way.Exit polls: Scandals and Iraq hurt GOP AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
The Iraq war and congressional scandals hurt Republican candidates in the midterm elections, as the GOP lost the advantage on their central issue of terrorism, exit polls found.Iraq and corruption sways US election AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 07 4:41 PM
Americans voted in midterm elections with the Iraq war and discontent with President George W. Bush weighing heavily on voters and Democrats expected to rack up big gains against scandal-tainted Republicans.Scandals, Iraq hurt GOP, exit polls say AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 07 4:22 PM
The Iraq war hurt Republican candidates in the midterm elections, but corruption and scandal were bigger problems for them, exit polls found.It's Time For Reconciliation In Iraq Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News - Nov 07 4:00 PM
Iraq: Saddam Hussein's call for forgiveness sounds too much like the words of a criminal trying to avoid the hangman. But it's true that Iraqis have an opportunity -- maybe their last -- to live together in peace.Iran renews offer to talk about Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 07 2:26 PM
Iran has renewed its offer to talk about Iraq with its archenemy, the United States, because it is concerned about the escalating turmoil in the neighboring country, analysts say. But Tehran may also be seeking to slow Washington's push for sanctions over its nuclear program.17 Marines' conduct in Iraq investigated AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 07 3:04 PM
Seventeen Marine reservists just back from Iraq have been ordered to remain at Camp Lejeune while allegations of misconduct during their deployment are investigated, a spokesman said Tuesday.Democrats seek to profit from Iraq backlash in US vote AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 07 2:56 PM
Americans voted in legislative elections with opposition Democrats set to make major gains in Congress on the back of discontent with President George W. Bush and the Iraq war.Bush's legacy, Iraq war on line in vote Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 07 2:30 PM
Americans voted on Tuesday in elections for Congress that could curb the power of George W. Bush's Republicans, change the direction in Iraq and alter the legacy of a U.S. president with two years left in office.Troops relate Iraq war from ground level AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 07 1:26 PM
"What Was Asked of Us: An Oral History of the Iraq War by the Soldiers Who Fought It" (Little, Brown and Co., 307 pages, $25.99) Trish Wood: This war will be with us long after it's over.America votes with Republican control on the line over Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 07 1:15 PM
After a bitterly fought campaign, Americans voted in legislative elections with opposition Democrats hoping to profit from discontent with President George W. Bush and the Iraq war.Iraq, personal integrity top N.J. issues AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 07 11:59 AM
The war in Iraq and personal integrity seemed to drive voters to the polls Tuesday, although some expressed frustration with the bitter campaigning that characterized the U.S. Senate race.Warsaw summons US envoy to explain Iraq spat AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 07 11:16 AM
Polish Foreign Minister Anna Fotyga summoned the US ambassador to explain why an American diplomat allegedly pressed for Poland's deputy premier to be fired for his stance on the Iraq war.Voters weigh Iraq as they pick Congress AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 07 11:16 AM
Americans are deciding the fate of a pitched battle for control of Congress and picking governors by the dozen in elections Tuesday that will set the balance of power for President Bush's last two years in office. The Iraq war was front and center on many voters' minds.Arianna Huffington: Sherrod Brown: "You Can Count on Me on Iraq" HuffingtonPost - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
I just got off the phone with Senator-elect Sherrod Brown. After congratulating him, and telling him how great it is to have an economic populist who both understands what's the matter with Kansas and is unambiguously against the war in Iraq, he assured me: "You can count on me on Iraq." Let's hope that his conviction is contagious. Bush's legacy, Iraq war on line in U.S. vote Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 07 8:25 AM
Americans voted on Tuesday in elections for Congress that could curb the power of George W. Bush's Republicans, force a change of direction in Iraq and shape the legacy of a U.S. president with two years left in office.Iraq charges 100 over prison torture Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 07 7:21 AM
Iraq's Interior Ministry has charged nearly 100 employees, including a police general and other high-ranking officers, with involvement in torturing detainees at a prison in Baghdad known as Site 4.Iraq charges dozens of police with torture CNN.com - Nov 07 5:16 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Iraq's Interior Ministry said Tuesday that it had brought the first-ever charges of torture against members of the Iraqi police, who are accused of close ties to the Shiite death squads whose daily abductions and killings fuel the sectarian violence convulsing the country.Bomb Kills 7, Wounds 22 In Iraq Market CBS News - Nov 07 3:32 PM
A car bomb exploded in a market in the northern city of Mosul on Monday, killing at least seven people and wounding 22. This comes a day after it was announced that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has been buried in a "secret location" in Iraq's capital.Iraq on the ballot as America votes AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 07 3:37 AM
Americans are going to the polls in congressional elections which has turned into a referendum on the war in Iraq, with Democrats hoping to tap voter disillusion to seize back Congress from President George W. Bush's Republicans.Contractor Bechtel Pulls Out of Iraq NPR - Nov 07 3:26 PM
The giant engineering and construction firm Bechtel has wrapped up its work in Iraq. Bechtel won two contracts totalling $2.3 billion to repair infrastructure: water, power, sewage, and telecom systems. It was also hired to rebuild airports and bridges, hospitals and schools. Bechtel completed all but two of its 99 projects. In the process, 52 of its contracted workers were killed.Iran wants to talk about Iraq Denver Post - 2 hours, 18 minutes ago
Iran has renewed its offer to talk about Iraq with its archenemy, the United States, because it is concerned about the escalating turmoil in the neighboring country, analysts say.Iraq charges 57 staffers for prisoner abuse AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 07 3:40 AM
Iraq's interior ministry has charged 57 employees for allegedly torturing hundreds of detainees in an eastern Baghdad prison, the ministry's spokesman has said.War in Iraq seen as key to US vote AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 07 2:48 AM
Americans will vote in congressional elections likely to shape President George W. Bush's last two years in the White House, with the carnage in Iraq dominating debate on all sides.New dispute on U.S. firm's billing in Iraq International Herald Tribune - Nov 07 6:45 AM
Halliburton charged Iraq as much as $25,575 a month for each of as many as 1,800 fuel trucks that were to deliver fuel to Iraq after the 2003 invasion, but the trucks often spent days or weeks sitting idle on the border.Iraq Interior staffers face torture charge AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 07 2:24 AM
Iraq's Interior Ministry said Tuesday that it has charged 57 employees, including a police general, in the alleged torture of hundreds of detainees at a prison in eastern Baghdad.Soldier killed in Iraq attack AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 07 2:33 AM
A soldier has been killed in an insurgent attack on an army base in southern Iraq, the ministry of defence has said.EXIT POLLS: Iraq, economy and Bush affected Missouri Senate race St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Nov 07 5:26 PM
Early exit polls showed the economy, Iraq, and Bush were among the top factors driving people to the polls in the U.S. Senate contest.Iraq's Baath threatens retaliation if Saddam executed AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 07 1:00 AM
Iraq's disbanded Baath party threatened to attack the heavily-protected "Green Zone" in Baghdad if the death sentence is carried out against its leader Saddam Hussein, in an Internet statement.Contractor Bechtel Pulls Out of Iraq NPR - Nov 07 3:19 PM
All Things Considered , November 7, 2006 · The giant engineering and construction firm Bechtel has wrapped up its work in Iraq. Bechtel won two contracts totalling $2.3 billion to repair infrastructure: water, power, sewage, and telecom systems.Iraq Measures Aimed at Pacifying the Sunni Minority NPR - Nov 07 3:19 PM
All Things Considered , November 7, 2006 · In Iraq on Tuesday, the Shiite-dominated government announced two measures apparently aimed at placating the country's Sunni minority.US Losses Rise Again In Iraq by Martin Sieff UPI Senior News Analyst Washington DC (UPI) Nov 07, 2006 Space War - Nov 07 5:58 PM
Insurgents and militias in Iraq are continuing to inflict significantly higher rates of casualties per day on U.S. forces.Returned Contractor Glad of Work in Iraq NPR - Nov 07 3:19 PM
All Things Considered , November 7, 2006 · Commentator Tom Reed spent 18 months in Iraq working as a contractor for KBR. He explains that he went because he needed the high salary contractors make. He says that he was glad he went, in spite of the danger.Land mine kills San Antonio Marine in Iraq Houston Chronicle - Nov 07 2:51 PM
Cpl. Jose Galvan, 22, died Sunday in Al Anbar province in Iraq, an area where U.S. and Iraqi troops frequently engage with insurgents. Japan to extend air force mission to Iraq: reports AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 06 9:39 PM
Japan will extend its deployment of air force cargo planes in Iraq by seven months to next July to assist the US-led coalition and the United Nations in the war-torn country, reports have said.We have an obligation to stay in Iraq - for now Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 28 minutes ago
Britons are unhappy with the Iraq war. According to a poll last week, 60 per cent want troops out by the end of the year, while 40 per cent want them out immediately.City moves to end Iraq war The Daily News Tribune - 27 minutes ago
WALTHAM -- Reaction to the Iraq war, believed to be pivotal in several elections nationwide, was amplified in Waltham where an overwhelming majority voted to end U.S. military involvement.Ensign re-elected to Senate by backers of Bush, Iraq war Las Vegas Sun - 15 minutes ago
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Republican Sen. John Ensign was lifted to re-election Tuesday by supporters of President Bush and the war in Iraq and even by some who were upset with the enduring conflict, an exit poll showed.Hundreds of US soldiers call for Iraq withdrawal in petition AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 06 8:27 PM
Hundreds of US soldiers have signed a petition calling for a troop withdrawal from Iraq and the document is to be formally presented to Congress in January, organizers said.Iraq charges 100 police over torture of prisoners Financial Times - Nov 07 6:23 PM
A general and nearly 100 other members of Iraq's police force have been charged with torturing detainees at a Baghdad prison, Iraq's interior ministry said yesterday.Iraq gets low marks for corruption, report says Navy Times - Nov 07 3:33 PM
Iraq is one of the most corrupt countries in the world, according to a new report from a German-based firm.Iraq plays role for New Jersey voters at the polls phillyburbs.com - Nov 07 3:15 PM
TRENTON, N.J. - Many New Jersey voters said the war in Iraq weighed heavily on their minds Tuesday as they decided the outcome of the state's contentious U.S. Senate race. Polls closed at 8 p.m.Iraq plays role as Jersey voters head to polls phillyburbs.com - Nov 07 3:15 PM
TRENTON, N.J. - The war in Iraq seemed to weigh heavy on the minds of many New Jerseyans who went to the polls Tuesday as the state's contentious U.S. Senate race drew to a close.Election Day Poll: Iraq, National Issues Dominate Nasdaq - Nov 07 3:13 PM
A strong majority - about six in 10 voters - disapproved of the war in Iraq.Superbug brought back by Iraq war casualties Independent - Nov 07 4:41 PM
Injured soldiers returning from Iraq have brought back a superbug that has been linked with outbreaks in NHS hospitals where they have been treated, a health minister has confirmed. The links between casualties brought back from Iraq and outbreaks in the NHS have caused alarm within the health service and led to renewed demands for more dedicated wards for Britain's armed forces to enable wounded 7th District: Sestak Defeats Weldon; Iraq was Top Issue KYW News Radio 1060 - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
Democratic challenger Joe Sestak has beaten Republican congressman Curt Weldon in Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District. Sestak is a retired Navy vice admiral who has called for the United States to withdraw from Iraq.Poll Results Show Utahns Favor Bush, Iraq War KUTV2 Salt Lake City - 1 hour, 42 minutes ago
Exit polling suggests that most Utahns approve of President Bush and the Iraq War -- with the highest approval rating than any other state where surveys were conducted.Court hears of American's Iraq sentence AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 06 7:10 PM
An American facing a death sentence in Iraq turned to the Supreme Court Monday in a late effort to keep the military from handing him over to Iraqi authorities.U.S. envoy to Iraq likely quitting post AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 06 7:10 PM
Zalmay Khalilzad, the plainspoken dealmaker and Republican insider who has won praise and criticism for attempts to broker Sunni political participation in Iraq's fragile government, is likely to quit his post as U.S. ambassador in Baghdad in the coming months, a senior Bush administration official said Monday.U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 2,836 AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 06 7:33 PM
As of Monday, Nov. 6, 2006, at least 2,836 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 2,276 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Iran renews offer to talk Iraq with US IranMania.com - 34 minutes ago
LONDON, November 8 (IranMania) - According to AP, Iran has renewed its offer to talk about Iraq with its archenemy, the United States, because it is concerned about the escalating turmoil in the neighboring country, analysts say.Exit Polls: Iraq, Bush Drag Down Ehrlich, Steele Support The WBAL Channel - 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
Exit polls show that Republican Gov. Robert Ehrlich and GOP U.S. Senate nominee Michael Steele were hurt Tuesday by their ties to the Bush administration and Republican support for the war in Iraq.57 Officers in Iraq Charged With Torture phillyburbs.com - Nov 07 1:29 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - In an unprecedented move, Iraqi authorities charged 57 members of the Shiite-dominated Iraqi police force, including a general, in the alleged torture of hundreds of detainees at a prison in east Baghdad, the Interior Ministry announced Tuesday.US voters show anger on Iraq, scandals, Bush The Nation - Nov 07 5:25 PM
WASHINGTON - US voters on Tuesday cited ethics scandals as their top reason for going to the polls in congressional elections otherwise shaped by anger over Iraq and President George W. Bush, exit polls found.Rice on Iraq's importance to Mideast transformation ArabicNews.com - Nov 07 6:07 PM
Iraq is a key front in combating terrorism, and failure to establish a stable, democratic system there would have dire consequences, says US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.Iraq war, economy cited as factors important to Conn. voters Norwalk Advocate - Nov 07 6:06 PM
The Iraq war and the economy were important factors to Connecticut voters as they decided which candidate to support in the U.S. Senate race Tuesday, according to results of an Associated Press exit poll. Iraq death soldier named by MoD BBC News - Nov 07 1:54 AM
A British soldier who died after an attack on a base in southern Iraq, is named by the Ministry of Defence.57 Officers in Iraq Charged With Torture ABC News - Nov 07 4:56 AM
Iraq Officials Charge 57 Members of Police Force in Alleged Torture of Hundreds of DetaineesHaiti, Iraq rated as most corrupt CNN.com - Nov 06 4:51 PM
BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) -- Iraq, racked by violence since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, and impoverished Haiti, Myanmar and Guinea are ranked as the most corrupt countries in the world in a new survey.Colorado Springs Marine Killed In Iraq KKTV 11 Colorado Springs - Nov 07 6:06 PM
Friends and family are mourning the loss of a young marine from Colorado Springs. 21-year-old Corporal Kyle W. Powell was killed in Iraq on Saturday during combat operations against hostile forces. He was on patrol with the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion.U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Hit 2,837 AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Nov 07 1:36 PM
As of Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006, at least 2,837 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.Iraq war has Florida Republicans shifting alliances Pulse-Journal - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
INVERNESS, Fla. Dennis Flanagan, 24, and three fellow soldiers were killed in Hawijah, Iraq, Jan. 20 when their Humvee was ripped open by a roadside bomb.121 British fatalities in Iraq so far ArabicNews.com - Nov 07 6:08 PM
A British soldier was killed following an attack on an army base in Basra, southern Iraq, the Ministry of Defense announced today. The yet-to-be-named was said to have been killed when his base came under small arms fire. No other casualties were reported in the attack.Iran Seen Seeking Leverage Vs US In Offer To Talk On Iraq Nasdaq - Nov 07 12:13 PM
TEHRAN (AP)--Iran has renewed its offer to talk about Iraq with its archenemy, the U.S., because it is concerned about the escalating turmoil in the neighboring country, analysts say. But it may also be seeking to slow Washington's push for sanctions over Iran's nuclear program.US voters show anger on Iraq, Bush The Times of India - 55 minutes ago
US voters cited ethics scandals as their top reason for going to the polls in congressional elections otherwise shaped by anger over Iraq and President George W. Bush, exit polls found.14 Dead, 16 Hurt in Iraq Mortar Attack phillyburbs.com - Nov 07 12:28 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two mortar shells slammed into a coffee shop in a Shiite neighborhood Tuesday in Baghdad, killing at least 14 people and wounding 16 others, police said.Near New Jersey's military bases, Iraq is a local issue NorthJersey.com - Nov 07 12:29 PM
NEW HANOVER TOWNSHIP - In this town where one in five residents is in the military, a plane buzzing overhead may be headed to Iraq and artillery fire from drills at Fort Dix often echoes throughout the night, U.S. policy in Iraq is not just a foreign-policy issue.Cornyn: Election is about economy, war in Iraq Killeen Daily Herald - 18 minutes ago
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn told area business leaders that today's election is about the national economy and about the war in Iraq.Two More Fort Campbell Soldiers Killed In Iraq WLEX-TV Lexington - Nov 07 5:32 PM
Fort Campbell, KY (AP) -- Two Fort Campbell soldiers were killed in Iraq last week, the Army said Monday.British soldier killed in Iraq named Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Nov 07 12:04 PM
The Ministry of Defence has named the British soldier killed in Iraq as Kingsman Jamie Hancock.Iraq Gov't May Reinstate Saddam Backers ABC News - Nov 07 2:26 AM
Iraq Government Reaches Out to Disaffected Sunnis in Hopes of Luring Them Away From InsurgencyBritish Soldier Killed In Iraq Named Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Nov 07 11:45 AM
A British soldier who died after an army base in Iraq came under small arms fire has been named. Kingsman Jamie Hancock, 19, was from the 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment.Facing death penalty in Iraq, US man asks high court for help AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 06 4:40 PM
An American sentenced to death in Iraq asked the Supreme Court to delay his transfer to Iraqi authorities until legal questions surrounding his case are addressed by US courts.Phoenix Marine, soldier among 3 killed in Iraq The Arizona Republic - Nov 07 7:39 AM
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - The Pentagon said Tuesday that two North Carolina-based Marines, including an Arizonan, were killed in combat in Anbar province in Iraq. A second Arizona man in the armed forces was killed in an unrelated incident Sunday.Soldier From Middleburg Dies Of Injuries In Iraq WJXT Jacksonville - Nov 07 4:33 PM
MIDDLEBURG, Fla. -- A Clay County soldier has died in Iraq from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.Local Soldier Receives High Honors After Saving A Life In Iraq FOX 12 Idaho - 37 minutes ago
Boise, Idaho-- We're able to vote because of men and women who risk their lives for our country, but one local soldier nearly lost his life in order to extend those voting right to others in Iraq.Scandals Hurt GOP More Than Iraq War, Poll Indicates KYW News Radio 1060 - Nov 07 4:29 PM
The Iraq war hurt Republican candidates in the midterm elections, but corruption and scandal were bigger problems for them, Election Day exit polls have found.U.S. air shipping most supplies in Iraq to prevent convoy casalties World Tribune - Nov 07 11:08 AM
BAGHDAD The United States has enhanced cooperation between the Army and Air Force to cope with assymetrical warfare tactics in Iraq. The U.S. Army's 3rd Corps Support Command has shipped most of its supplies to ground units throughout Iraq by air.Middleburg Soldier Killed in Iraq First Coast News - Nov 07 4:58 PM
MIDDLEBURG, FL -- A soldier from Middleburg has been killed in Iraq. Pfc. Kevin J. Ellenburg, 20, died when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle.Northern Ireland's help enlisted to end Iraq violence Guardian Unlimited - Nov 07 5:07 PM
Iraq's national security adviser tours Belfast to learn about Northern Ireland's experience of conflict resolution.Soldier from Middleburg dies in Iraq Florida Today - Nov 07 4:23 PM
A soldier from here died in Iraq from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.On newsstands Berez heads to Iraq to film orthopedic surgeons in action Camden VillageSoup - 34 minutes ago
Camden: David Berez knows his is an almost macabre foresight: He knows when he arrives at an Army hospital in Iraq this week, he is all but assured of seeing more than enough of what he has been sent to find.Soldier killed at Iraq base named PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Nov 07 11:57 AM
A British soldier killed after coming under small arms fire at an Army base in southern Iraq has been named as Kingsman Jamie Hancock, aged 19.Iraq starts to lift curfew after Saddam verdict Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 06 2:24 PM
Iraq began on Monday to lift a curfew imposed to quell any insurgent backlash against the death sentence passed on Saddam Hussein, amid a wave of jubilation among his former victims and fury among diehard supporters.Soldier from Middleburg dies of injuries in Iraq FOX 10 Mobile - Nov 07 3:57 PM
MIDDLEBURG, Fla. The Department of Defense says a soldier from Middleburg died in Iraq from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his...Developments in Iraq on November 6, 2006 AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 06 2:34 PM
Developments in Iraq on Monday:Springs Marine killed in Iraq combat Colorado Springs Gazette - Nov 07 3:36 PM
A Marine from Colorado Springs was killed over the weekend in western Iraq, the Defense Department said Tuesday. Cpl. Kyle W. Powell, an Eagle Scout and 2003 graduate of Cheyenne Mountain High School, was on his third Iraq tour when he was killed while on a mission in Al Anbar province Saturday.U.S policy on Iraq could change if Democrats win CBC - Nov 07 10:37 AM
Voters headed to the polls in U.S. midterm elections on Tuesday with Democrats saying they plan to force a new direction for the war in Iraq if they win big in the battle for Congress.In Lakewood, Iraq war drives some voters' decisions Asbury Park Press - Nov 07 10:49 AM
To Sheldon and Judith Koven, it's not about whom they are voting for, it's about whom they are voting against. "We voted against the Republican Party," Sheldon Koven said as he left the Lakewood Muncipal Building after casting his ballot there this afternoon. He cited the Iraq war as his reason. "We have no business being there," he said. "A lot of innocent ... boys are girls are losing their Iraq, Bush Drag Down Ehrlich, Steele Support, Exit Polling Shows WTOP Radio Network - 2 hours, 50 minutes ago
BALTIMORE (AP) - Republican Gov. Robert Ehrlich and GOP U.S. Senate nominee Michael Steele were hurt Tuesday by their ties to the Bush administration and Republican support for the war in Iraq, exit polls showed.White House Denies Khalilzad To Step Down As Iraq Envoy Nasdaq - Nov 07 11:13 AM
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The White House denied Tuesday that its envoy to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, will step down after the mid-term elections. "Not true," White House spokesman Tony Snow told reporters. "No imminent plans for departure. The president is glad Zal is an effective ambassador."Iraq war on line in US vote The West Australian - Nov 07 3:07 PM
Americans voted today in elections for Congress that could curb the power of George Bush's Republicans, force a change of direction in Iraq and shape the legacy of a US president with two years left in office.British soldier killed in Iraq named Reuters.co.uk - Nov 07 12:24 PM
LONDON (Reuters) - The Ministry of Defence has named the British soldier killed in Iraq as Kingsman Jamie Hancock. Hancock, 19, from the 2nd Battalion of the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, died in small arms fire during an attack by insurgents on an army base in Basra, southern Iraq, on Monday, the MoD said.More than the Iraq war is going wrong National Catholic Reporter - Nov 07 1:36 PM
If the polls are anywhere near correct, Americans are finally fed up with the war in Iraq and are looking for change.U.S. troops say Iraq isn't ready for them to leave The Columbus Dispatch - Nov 07 8:31 AM
FORWARD OPERATING BASE SYKES, Iraq For the U.S. troops fighting in Iraq, the war is alternately violent and hopeful, sometimes very hot and sometimes very cold. It is dusty and muddy, calm and chaotic, deafeningly loud and eerily quiet.Two Arizona Men Killed In Iraq KOLD News 13 Tuscon - Nov 07 2:47 PM
Arizona has lost two more sons to the war in Iraq. Specialist Douglas Desjardins of Mesa was killed Sunday. An improvised explosive device detonated near his tank during combat operations in Ramadi. Desjardins was assigned to the first armored division in Giessen, Germany.No matter who wins, reshaping Iraq policy won't be easy / Congress has limited control in military matters, experts say San Francisco Chronicle - Nov 07 4:05 AM
One thing seems clear: Voters expect whoever wins today to do something about Iraq. What that something might be is far less clear. Congress isn't exactly in the driver's seat when it comes to Iraq, although both incumbent and newly elected... Colorado Springs Marine Killed In Iraq Combat CBS4 Denver - Nov 07 2:03 PM
A Marine corporal from Colorado Springs was killed in combat in Iraq, the military said Tuesday.