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  • Troops in Iraq to get fire-resistant uniforms Open this result in new window
    USA Today - 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
    Flame-resistant uniforms will be standard issue for U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan by early 2007. Pentagon officials say more than 160,000 suits made of the flame-retardant fabric NOMEX will be sent to combat zones.
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  • Bush seeks ideas on new war plan here and in Iraq Open this result in new window
    USA Today - 2 hours, 18 minutes ago
    President Bush will be spending part of his holidays in "continuous consultations" as he makes final decisions on a new Iraq war plan to be unveiled in the new year.
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  • McCain asks Iraq PM to break with cleric Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 6:06 PM
    Sen. John McCain took his controversial proposal for curbing Iraq's sectarian violence to Baghdad on Thursday, calling for an additional 15,000 to 30,000 U.S. troops and joining a congressional delegation in telling Iraq's prime minister he must break his close ties with a radical Shiite cleric.
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  • Q&A: Options for new course in Iraq war Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 3:18 PM
    The options President Bush is considering for a new course in the Iraq war all have potentially troublesome ramifications, particularly if he decides to send tens of thousands more troops to reinforce Baghdad. The strain on already-stretched U.S. ground forces would multiply.
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  • This holiday gift can clear Iraq confusion Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Dec 14 4:35 PM
    If you haven't read the complete authorized paperback edition of The Iraq Study Group Report (Vintage Books, $10.95) issued last week, you should. It's the art of plain talk about a perplexing problem.
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  • U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 2,939 Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 4:46 PM
    As of Thursday, Dec. 14, 2006, at least 2,939 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 2,357 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
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  • Arab attitudes toward US worsen because of Iraq, Palestine: poll Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 3:07 PM
    Arab attitudes toward the United States worsened in 2006 largely because of the war in Iraq and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to a poll.
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  • THE NEW MISSION IN IRAQ: FORCE PROTECTION Open this result in new window
    Richard Reeves via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 3:02 PM
    PARIS -- So here is the key sentence of the Iraq Study Group report: "By the first quarter of 2008, subject to unexpected developments in the security situation on the ground, all (U.S.) combat brigades not necessary for force protection could be out of Iraq."
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  • Soldier With Local Ties Dies In Iraq Open this result in new window
    WXII ThePiedmontChannel.com via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 3:06 PM
    A soldier with ties to the Triad died this week in Iraq.
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  • Former British defence secretary to appear at Iraq death probe: coroner Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 11:52 AM
    A British coroner demanded that former British defence secretary Geoff Hoon give evidence at an inquest into the death of a soldier in Iraq forced to surrender his body armour because of shortages.
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  • US Senate heavyweights call for more troops in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 9:56 AM
    A high-level US congressional delegation visiting Iraq called for between 15,000 and 30,000 more US troops to be sent to bring stability to the war-torn country.
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  • McCain: U.S. must deploy thousands more troops to stabilize Iraq Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Dec 14 7:46 AM
    Sen. John McCain said Thursday that America should deploy 15,000 to 30,000 more troops to Iraq to control its sectarian violence, and give moderate Iraqi politicians the stability they need to take the country in the right direction.
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  • Kerry urges Bush to engage Iran, Syria on Iraq Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 8:59 AM
    US Senator John Kerry urged his rival in the 2004 elections, President George W. Bush, to kindle a dialogue with Iran and Syria in a bid to stabilize Iraq.
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  • Gunmen abduct dozens of people in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 8:01 AM
    Gunmen in military uniforms kidnapped dozens of people Thursday from a major commercial area in Baghdad, the second mass abduction in the capital in a month, and nearly 30 people were killed or found dead elsewhere in Iraq.
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  • US general urges political, economic steps in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 7:45 AM
    The new U.S. operational commander in Iraq urged the Iraqi government on Thursday to take more political and economic steps to ease sectarian violence, including holding regional elections in 2007 and creating jobs.
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  • Bush says he won't be rushed on Iraq changes Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Dec 14 5:56 AM
    President Bush said Wednesday he will not be rushed into a decision on "a new way forward in Iraq," but pledged that his new strategy will give troops there all the tools they need to "complete their mission."
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  • Blair bows to pressure to hold Iraq debate in parliament Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 5:36 AM
    Prime Minister Tony Blair's government will hold a parliamentary debate on Britain's role in Iraq by the end of January, a cabinet member has said amid mounting pressure from war critics.
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  • UPDATE: Perry County Soldier Killed In Iraq Open this result in new window
    WGAL via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 5:46 AM
    Sgt. Brent Dunkleberger, 29, of Perry County has been killed in Iraq. It was his second tour of duty in the country.
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  • A split over the Iraq report Open this result in new window
    USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 3:37 AM
    The issue:  The Iraq Study Group report.Discussing the issues are conservative columnist Cal Thomas and liberal strategist Bob Beckel.
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  • Government agrees to full debate on Iraq war in January Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Dec 14 4:44 AM
    The British government has agreed to a full parliamentary debate on the Iraq war in January following pressure from lawmakers. Jack Straw, leader of the House of Commons, did not specify a date in his announcement on Thursday.
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  • Female major from St. Louis area dies in Iraq Open this result in new window
    St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 30 minutes ago
    A soldier from the St. Louis area died in Iraq this week, the U.S. Defense Department announced Thursday. Maj. Gloria D. Davis, 47, died Tuesday in a noncombat-related incident in Baghdad, the department said in a news release.
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  • UN chief urges Bush to talk to Iran and Syria on Iraq Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 4:48 AM
    UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has urged US President George W. Bush to involve Iran and Syria in the search for a solution to the crisis in Iraq.
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  • US lawmakers urge Iraq troop boost Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 2:31 AM
    Some of Washington's most influential senators have added their voices to the heated debate on US strategy in Iraq with a call for the United States to send in more than 15,000 extra troops.
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  • Bush weighing deeper commitment in Iraq, officials say Open this result in new window
    Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 33 minutes ago
    WASHINGTON President Bush is weighing whether to make a deeper American commitment in Iraq despite growing public unhappiness with the war, according to senior U.S. officials and former officials familiar with Bush's high-level review. The proposed changes, with a few exceptions, conflict with the recommendations of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group, which warned earlier this month against an ...
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  • Iraq veteran won't face death penalty Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 1:55 AM
    An Army soldier showed no signs of relief as the Army dropped the death penalty as a possible sentence if he is convicted of rape and murder in the deaths of 14-year-old girl and three others in Iraq.
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  • Fort Lewis Families Patiently Await Iraq Decision Open this result in new window
    NPR - Dec 14 12:56 PM
    President Bush says he won't be rushed in announcing a new strategy for winning in Iraq. Service members and families at Fort Lewis, a military community in Washington state, say they'll handle whatever that new strategy entails, even if it means more time and more troops in Iraq.
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  • McCain urges more Iraq troops Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Dec 14 9:13 AM
    Top Republican Senator John McCain calls for more US troops to be sent to Iraq to stabilise the country.
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  • Senate heavyweights call for more US troops in Iraq, Bush vows not to be rushed Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 12:15 AM
    A high-level US congressional delegation visiting Iraq called for between 15,000 and 30,000 more US troops to be sent to bring stability to the country as US President George W. Bush vowed not to be rushed into unveiling his new Iraq strategy overhaul.
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  • McCain says U.S. must deploy thousands more troops to stabilize Iraq Open this result in new window
    Seattle Times - Dec 14 3:14 PM
    Sen. John McCain took his controversial proposal for curbing Iraq's sectarian violence to Baghdad on Thursday, calling for an additional 15,000 to 30,000...
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  • Bush weighing options for Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 13 11:34 PM
    After three days of meetings with military leaders, President Bush is weighing options for Iraq ranging from a short-term surge in troops to an infusion of dollars for trainers.
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  • McCain, in Iraq, pushes for more troops Open this result in new window
    Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 2 hours, 3 minutes ago
    BAGHDAD, Iraq Gunmen in military uniforms kidnapped dozens of people Thursday from a major commercial area in Baghdad, the second mass abduction in the capital in a month, and nearly 30 people were killed or found dead elsewhere in Iraq.
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  • Bush: Iraq enemy far from being defeated Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 13 10:33 PM
    President Bush on Wednesday said the enemy in Iraq is "far from being defeated," but he vowed not to be rushed into adjusting his strategy and gave little indication that he intends to veer sharply from the direction his war policies have taken.
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  • Hoon called to Iraq death inquest Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Dec 14 9:07 AM
    Former defence secretary Geoff Hoon is to give evidence at the inquest of a British tank commander killed in Iraq.
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  • McCain: Deploy More Troops to Iraq Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Dec 14 9:05 AM
    Sen. John McCain, on a visit to Baghdad, repeated his call for more combat troops to be sent to Iraq. The Arizona Republican, a possible 2008 presidential candidate, said as many as 30,000 U.S. troops are needed to help stabilize Iraq.
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  • FOR REAL CHANGE IN IRAQ, NEGOTIATE Open this result in new window
    Joe Conason via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 2:47 AM
    Before the publication of the Iraq Study Group report, predictions abounded that the committee, chaired by James Baker III and Lee Hamilton, would offer little new and nothing radical. Bipartisan mush in soft covers seemed the most likely product of any Washington group whose first imperative was unanimity.
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  • U.S. military chiefs urge shift in Iraq war: report Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 13 10:18 PM
    The U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff are recommending a shift in the military focus in Iraq from battling insurgents to strengthening Iraqi forces along with a new emphasis on resolving political and economic issues, The Washington Post reported on Thursday.
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  • Rumsfeld career ending in ignominy in Iraq Open this result in new window
    MSNBC - Dec 14 8:36 AM
    History seems to be in a hurry to judge Donald H. Rumsfeld.  And despite his half century in public service, a defense secretary who served three presidents and oversaw two wars is being sized up not by the long reach of his career but by its ending - the body slam of Iraq.
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  • Official: Saudis to back Sunnis if U.S. leaves Iraq Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Dec 13 8:40 PM
    Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has warned Vice President Dick Cheney that Saudi Arabia would back the Sunnis if the United States pulls out of Iraq, according to a senior American official.
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  • More troops needed in Iraq: Senator Open this result in new window
    NDTV - 2 hours, 19 minutes ago
    US Senator John McCain said on Thursday that America should deploy 15,000 to 30,000 more troops to Iraq to control its sectarian violence and give moderates within the Iraq's democratically elected government the stability they need to take the country in the right direction.
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  • Clifford May: President Bush can still avoid defeat in Iraq Open this result in new window
    New Hampshire Union Leader - 39 minutes ago
    I WAS PRIVILEGED to serve as one of the "expert" advisers to the Iraq Study Group (ISG), along with former ambassadors and CIA operatives, retired military officers and distinguished academics. It was a stimulating, edifying and -- ultimately -- disappointing experience.
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  • A brave first effort to portray the Iraq War on screen Open this result in new window
    Los Angeles Daily News - 26 minutes ago
    The first major feature film about the Iraq War, "Home of the Brave" deserves a pass because it ain't half bad and, well, it's the first feature about the Iraq War.
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  • Fort Lewis Families Patiently Await Iraq Decision Open this result in new window
    NPR - Dec 14 12:48 PM
    Day to Day , December 14, 2006 · President Bush says he won't be rushed in announcing a new strategy for winning in Iraq. Some advisers want him to raise troop levels as a way to regain momentum in the war.
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  • Bob Burnett: Iraq - The Next Six Months Open this result in new window
    HuffingtonPost - Dec 14 6:26 AM
    It's clear that President Bush isn't buying into the major recommendations of The Iraq Study Group . Over the next six months, we're likely to see his intransigence go through three stages: Obfuscation : For a month or so, Bush will feign interest in developing a new bi-partisan plan for Iraq: "A new way forward." He'll make the political rounds: say the right words, shake the appropriate ...
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  • Jordan, Iraq to Coordinate Intelligence Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Dec 14 6:38 AM
    Jordan, Iraq Agree to Coordinate Intelligence on Terrorism
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  • Weekend Sees 9 U.S. Servicemembers Killed In Iraq Open this result in new window
    KXAN 36 Austin - 6 minutes ago
    Baghdad, Iraq -- One person was killed and three people are missing after a Marine helicopter crash-landed in Iraq's Anbar province. The U.S. military says the helicopter made an emergency landing in a lake Sunday.
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  • Q&A: Options for New Course in Iraq War Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Dec 14 3:18 PM
    The options President Bush is considering for a new course in the Iraq war all have potentially troublesome ramifications, particularly if he decides to send tens of thousands more troops to reinforce Baghdad.
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  • Top commanders want U.S. troops reassigned in Iraq soon Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Dec 13 8:07 PM
    One of the proposals developed by top U.S. commanders in Iraq would significantly redeploy troops from a combat role to training and advising Iraqi forces, according to four administration officials.
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  • Iraq set for final flourish Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - 59 minutes ago
    IRAQ hope to crown their first Asian Games appearance for 20 years by grabbing football gold today and bring a brief respite from the bloody strife which has torn their country apart.
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  • McCain Wants to Send Up to 30,000 More U.S. Troops to Iraq Open this result in new window
    Fox News - Dec 14 6:27 AM
    Sen. John McCain says Thursday that America needs to deploy 15,000 to 30,000 more troops to Iraq to assist with controlling its sectarian violence.
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  • Bush: I won't be hurried into Iraq changes Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Dec 13 7:31 PM
    President Bush said Wednesday he would "not be rushed" into a decision on a strategy change for Iraq, saying that in a round of consultations he heard both some interesting ideas and some "ideas that would lead to defeat."
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  • McCain: Deploy More Troops to Iraq Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Dec 14 6:38 AM
    Sen. John McCain Says U.S. Must Deploy Thousands More Troops to Stabilize Iraq
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  • Bush: Iraq Enemy Far From Being Defeated Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Dec 14 6:37 AM
    Bush Says Iraq Enemy Is Far From Being Defeated, Vows Not to Be Rushed Into Adjusting Strategy
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  • How Iraq Has Changed Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Dec 14 7:05 AM
    Randall Pinkston , who recently went back to Iraq, reflects on the changes that have taken place since his first time there in 1997.
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  • McCain Asks Iraq PM to Break With Cleric Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Dec 14 2:17 PM
    Sen. John McCain took his controversial proposal for curbing Iraq's sectarian violence to Baghdad on Thursday, calling for an additional 15,000 to 30,000 U.S. troops and joining a congressional delegation in telling Iraq's prime minister he must break his close ...
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  • Will the Democrats Squeeze Iraq Spending? Open this result in new window
    NPR - Dec 14 7:46 AM
    Morning Edition , December 14, 2006 · The newly empowered Democrats on Capitol Hill are by-and-large opposed to the war in Iraq. But would they be willing to hold up the purse strings for the war to change the policy?
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  • Former British diplomat makes public secret evidence on Iraq Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
    LONDON - Previously secret written evidence submitted to an inquiry on British intelligence failures in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq was made public on Thursday, with a former diplomat alleging that at no time did the government assess that Iraq posed a threat to Britain.
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  • Less than 25 pct back Bush's Iraq strategy: poll Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 13 7:14 PM
    Less than one in four Americans approves of President George W. Bush's handling of the Iraq war, according to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released on Wednesday that mirrored other recent surveys.
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  • Odierno takes command of Multi-National Corps-Iraq Open this result in new window
    Stars and Stripes - Dec 14 2:37 PM
    BAGHDAD Command of the Multi-National CorpsIraq, which controls more than 160,000 U.S. and coalition troops in the country, changed hands Thursday at Camp Victory, with U.S. officials saying that by this time next year all of Iraqs provinces could be under Iraqi control.
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  • Bombers strike Iraq workers for second day Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Dec 13 5:54 PM
    Unemployed laborers were among nearly two dozen people killed Wednesday in Iraq in bombings and mortar fire.
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  • Bush says some ideas he's heard on Iraq would 'lead to defeat' Open this result in new window
    The Western Star - 2 hours, 52 minutes ago
    WASHINGTON President Bush, acknowledging that "our enemy is far from being defeated" in Iraq, spoke Wednesday about his search for a new approach but sounded like a leader not backing from his long-standing objective.
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  • Jordan, Iraq to coordinate intelligence Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 13 6:15 PM
    Jordan and Iraq signed an agreement Wednesday to coordinate intelligence on al-Qaida and other terrorist groups, a show of cooperation between two countries whose relations have been marked at times by suspicion.
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  • Bush pushes policy changes for Iraq ahead to January Open this result in new window
    The Western Star - 2 hours, 51 minutes ago
    WASHINGTON The White House said Tuesday it's going to take President Bush more time than he thought to find a new way forward in Iraq. The initial "goal," as pronounced last week by the administration, was a major speech before Christmas.
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  • Rumsfeld Career Ending in Ignominy of Iraq Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Dec 14 6:38 AM
    With Rumsfeld, a Half-Century of Public Service Ends in the Ignominy of Iraq War
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  • Speculation Mounts on Troop Additions in Iraq Open this result in new window
    NPR - Dec 14 6:57 AM
    There is growing speculation that the Bush administration may increase the number troops in Iraq. That contradicts what many critics of the war have suggested. But it is in line with the thinking of Sen. John McCain (R-AZ).
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  • Iraq Veteran Won't Face Death Penalty Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Dec 14 5:42 AM
    Death Penalty Dropped As Possible Penalty for Soldier Charged in Rape and Killings in Iraq
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  • Missing Michigan soldier classified as captured in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WZZM 13 Grand Rapids - 1 hour, 44 minutes ago
    Washington - The Pentagon confirmed today that a Michigan soldier missing in Iraq since late October probably was captured by the enemy. Ahmed Qusai al-Taayie is
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  • Bombings, violence kill 55 in Iraq Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Dec 13 5:42 PM
    A new round of car bombings and other violence struck Iraq, with 55 people killed or found dead as the Iraqi government unveiled a plan to assume responsibility for security in Baghdad by early next year.
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  • Diplomat's suppressed document lays bare the lies behind Iraq war Open this result in new window
    Independent - Dec 14 4:19 PM
    The Government's case for going to war in Iraq has been torn apart by the publication of previously suppressed evidence that Tony Blair lied over Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction.
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  • Policing Iraq RAF base cost £8m Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Dec 14 3:19 AM
    The cost of policing an RAF base used to launch B-52 bombers during the Iraq war was almost £8m.
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  • Gunmen abduct 50-70 people in Iraq Open this result in new window
    5 Eyewitness News - 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
    BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Gunmen in military uniforms kidnapped dozens of people Thursday from a commercial area in central Baghdad, police said. The attackers drove up to the busy al-Sanak area in about 10 sport utility vehicles and began rounding up shop owners and bystanders.
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  • Milton Soldier Loses Wife on the Way Home from Iraq Open this result in new window
    FOX 10 Mobile - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
    In just one day, a Milton, Florida, soldier went from tremendous joy to nightmarish sadness. On his way home from serving in Iraq for a year, Sgt. Thomas Eyman got the call his his wife was in labor.
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  • Invading Iraq Was No Mistake Open this result in new window
    Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News - Dec 13 4:00 PM
    Iraq: The Baker-Hamilton report is popularizing the notion that removing Saddam Hussein was, in retrospect, a colossal miscalculation. Nothing could be further from the truth.
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  • McCain Asks Iraq PM to Break With Cleric Open this result in new window
    RedNova - Dec 14 4:13 PM
    By THOMAS WAGNER BAGHDAD, Iraq - Sen. John McCain took his controversial proposal for curbing Iraq's sectarian violence to Baghdad on Thursday, calling for an additional 15,000 to 30,000 U.S.
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  • Durango High School Graduate Dies In Iraq Open this result in new window
    KLAS Las Vegas - Dec 14 6:27 PM
    A Durango High graduate has died in Iraq.
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  • US Public Support for Iraq War Declines Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Dec 14 11:29 AM
    While President Bush prepares his new strategy on Iraq, public-opinion polls indicate Americans are more pessimistic than ever about the chances for success there. VOA national correspondent Jim Malone has more from Washington.
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  • Kerry To Meet With Troops In Iraq Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Dec 14 3:05 AM
    Sen. John Kerry, whose political stock was dented by what he said was a "botched" joke about U.S. troops in Iraq, will visit the troops there with Democratic Sen. Christopher Dodd, who's been mentioned as a presidential candidate.
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  • U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 2,939 Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 13 5:10 PM
    As of Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006, at least 2,939 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 2,357 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
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  • Iraq panel to shape U.S. policy despite tepid embrace Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 13 3:12 PM
    Despite a tepid embrace from the White House, the Iraq Study Group's recommendations will help shape President George W. Bush's new policy if only because of their popular support, analysts said on Wednesday.
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  • Iraqs Other Embeds: Advisers Open this result in new window
    Foreign Relations - Dec 14 2:42 PM
    Progress in training, equipping, and standing up Iraqi security forces has been slower than advertised. Three years on, Iraqs police and army remain less than effective and riddled with corruption, mixed loyalties, and equipment shortages.
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  • Change of command in Iraq involves commanding General of Fort Hood Open this result in new window
    KCEN-TV Temple - 44 minutes ago
    Updated: Dec 14, 2006 10:48pm The commanding General of Fort Hood took control of the Multi-National Corps in Iraq Thursday. Lieutenant General Raymond Odierno replaced Lieutenant General Peter Chiarelli at a transfer of command ceremony at Camp Victory in Iraq.
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  • Bush decides direction of Iraq policy as he meets today with defense officials Open this result in new window
    The Daily Dispatch - Dec 14 3:11 PM
    WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush has decided the general direction he wants to take U.S. policy on Iraq and has asked his staff to work out the details as he wraps up a highly public review of the war and its aims.
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  • Iraq War Veteran Opens Door To New Home, Life Open this result in new window
    CBS 3 Philadelphia - Dec 14 4:16 PM
    Thursday was a very special day for an Iraq War veteran from our area. He opened the doors to his brand new donated home. Pat Ciarrocchi Reports
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  • McCain says US must deploy more troops to stabilize Iraq Open this result in new window
    KTVK Phoenix - Dec 14 4:35 PM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Send more troops. Senator John McCain says an additional 15-thousand to 30-thousand troops must be sent into Iraq to control its sectarian violence.
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  • The one sure guide in Iraq - doing it with honor Open this result in new window
    Sidney Herald-Leader - Dec 14 4:01 PM
    The special issue of The New Republic that arrived in the other day's mail was devoted to the choices confronting American policymakers in Iraq. Its cover offered a smorgasbord of 17 different strategies, each served up with separate but equal assurance by a different pundit.
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  • Saudis May Back Iraq Sunnis if U.S. Exits Open this result in new window
    KTRE-TV East Texas - Dec 14 3:59 PM
    Saudi Arabia has warned Washington it might provide financial aid to Iraqi Sunnis in any fighting against Shiites if the U.S. pulls its troops out of Iraq, The New York Times reported Wednesday.
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  • Violence in Iraq is now threatening the Palestinian refugee population Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - Dec 14 2:07 PM
    The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has appealed for governments to help Palestinians fleeing Iraq. The request follows an attack on a Palestinian neighbourhood in Baghdad.
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  • Missouri soldier dies in Iraq of non-combat-related injuries Open this result in new window
    The Springfield News-Leader - Dec 14 4:44 PM
    The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Missouri soldier who was a part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Maj. Gloria D. Davis, 47, of St. Louis, died Tuesday in Baghdad, Iraq, from a non-combat related incident, according to a release from the Department of Defense. She was assigned to the Defense Security Assistance Agency, Washington, D.C. The incident is under investigation, ...
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  • U.S. military leaders recommend change of mission in Iraq: report Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Dec 14 4:24 PM
    Top U.S. uniformed leaders are recommending that the United States change its main military mission in Iraq from combating insurgents to supporting Iraqi troops and hunting terrorists, The Washington Post reported on Thursday.
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  • Bush vows not to be rushed in decision on Iraq Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 13 2:37 PM
    US President George W. Bush vowed not to be rushed into unveiling his new Iraq strategy overhaul, as he defended his decision to delay an announcement until early 2007.
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  • Missing soldier classified as captured in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WOOD TV 8 Grand Rapids - Dec 14 4:18 PM
    WASHINGTON -- An American soldier missing in Iraq since late October probably was captured by the enemy, the Pentagon said Thursday, making official what the U.S.
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  • Car Bombs Kill at Least 15 People in Baghdad and Northern Iraq Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Dec 13 3:11 PM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A car bomb exploded near a crowded bus stop in eastern Baghdad during morning rush hour on Wednesday, killing 11 people and wounding 27 in a mostly Shiite area, police said.
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  • Soldier Wounded In Iraq Returns Home Open this result in new window
    WMUR News 9 - Dec 14 3:19 PM
    A Newport soldier has returned home for the holidays and is still recovering from a near-fatal explosion in Iraq.
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  • Saudi royal family, gov't split on Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 13 1:20 PM
    Saudi Arabia's royal family and government leaders are deeply divided over how to handle the growing crisis in Iraq and other looming Mideast problems like Iran, with some favoring strong aid to fellow Sunnis and others more cautious.
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  • Bush warns he won't be rushed on plans for Iraq Open this result in new window
    Los Angeles Times - Dec 14 12:27 AM
    The president says a delay will allow input from his new Defense secretary. He meets with the Joint Chiefs. WASHINGTON President Bush on Wednesday defended his decision to put off his widely anticipated shift in Iraq policy until early next year, saying he wanted his new Defense secretary to weigh in and warning he would not be rushed into making a decision on how to proceed.
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    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 13 1:18 PM
    President George W. Bush on Wednesday defended his decision to put off a change in Iraq policy until next month and rejected some recommendations that he said would "lead to defeat."
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    Minnesota Public Radio - Dec 14 11:22 AM
    There are three funerals this week for Minnesota National Guard soldiers, and 600 troops from the Minnesota Air National Guard are headed to Iraq next month. The adjutant general of the Minnesota National Guard talks about how the war is affecting the troops.
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    New York Times - Dec 13 1:22 PM
    President Bush said today that United States troops would not leave Iraq ?before the job is done? and the country is free and stable.
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  • Speculation Mounts on Troop Additions in Iraq Open this result in new window
    NPR - Dec 14 6:48 AM
    Morning Edition , December 14, 2006 · There is growing speculation that the Bush administration may increase the number troops in Iraq. That contradicts what many critics of the war have suggested. But it is in line with the thinking of Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). Renee Montagne talks to Tom Bowman.
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  • Fort Campbell Soldier Accused Of Murder In Iraq Won't Face Death Penalty Open this result in new window
    WLEX-TV Lexington - Dec 14 2:54 PM
    Fort Campbell, KY (AP) -- The U.S. Army Wednesday dropped the death penalty as a possible sentence for a 101st Airborne Division soldier charged with rape and murder in the deaths of 14-year-old girl and three others in Iraq.
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  • Okinawa-based Marine is killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Stars and Stripes - Dec 14 10:52 AM
    CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa An Okinawa Marine was killed Saturday in Anbar province, Iraq, according to a Department of Defense release Tuesday. First Lt. Nathan M. Krissoff, 25, of Reno, Nev., died from wounds received while conducting combat operations in the province, according to the release.
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