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U.S. Iraq war toll passes that of 9/11 AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
In a span of a few hours, 2,973 people were killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. In a span of 45 months, the number of American troops killed in Iraq has exceeded that grim toll.Bush's Iraq plan gets big build-up AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
Determined not to be rushed, President Bush has spent weeks figuring out a new war plan in Iraq. All the while, the American public's expectations have been headed in one direction up.Biden vows to fight any Iraq troop boost AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 24 minutes ago
Incoming Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Joseph Biden, a potential Democratic presidential candidate, said Tuesday he would oppose any effort by President Bush to increase U.S troops in Iraq as part of a new war strategy.Iraq court upholds Saddam death sentence AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 58 minutes ago
Iraq's highest court rejected Saddam Hussein's appeal Tuesday and said the former dictator must be hanged within 30 days for ordering the killing of scores of Shiite Muslims in 1982.Bush in Texas to rethink Iraq course AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 58 minutes ago
President Bush went to his ranch Tuesday to rethink U.S. involvement in Iraq as his spokesman hailed a Baghdad court's decision upholding the death sentence for former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.Reservist Due for Iraq Is Killed in Standoff With Police Washington Post - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
Army Reservist James E. Dean had already served 18 months in Afghanistan when he was notified three weeks ago that he would be deployed to Iraq later this month. The prospect of returning to war sent the St. Mary's County resident into a spiral of depression, a neighbor said.7 U.S. Troops Added To Rising Toll in Iraq Washington Post - 2 hours, 44 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Dec. 26 -- Seven more American service members have been killed in Iraq, the U.S. military reported Tuesday. It is the second deadliest month of the year for troops.Bush, advisers to huddle at Crawford on new Iraq strategy USA Today - Dec 26 6:32 PM
President Bush is leaving for a week-long trip to his Texas ranch, where he and his advisers will rethink U.S. involvement in Iraq. The president also will work on an upcoming speech outlining what he says will be a new way forward in the war.Biden vows to fight any Bush decision to send more troops to Iraq USA Today - Dec 26 6:32 PM
Joe Biden, incoming Democratic chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, adamantly rejected sending more U.S. troops to Iraq, a move President Bush is considering as part of a what's expected to be a major strategy shift he will announce early next year.U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 2,978 AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
As of Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006, at least 2,978 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 2,380 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Biden to Fight Troop Buildup in Iraq Washington Post - Dec 26 6:11 PM
Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del.), the incoming chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said yesterday that he would oppose any plan by President Bush to increase the number of U.S. troops in Iraq. Pressed in Iraq, U.S. Army turns out interrogators Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 26 5:13 PM
The U.S. Army has stepped up its training of interrogators to get a clearer picture of Iraq, where attacks on American and Iraqi targets have been running at unprecedented levels -- almost 1,000 a week.US Iraq troop deaths pass September 11 milestone AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 26 3:06 PM
The White House said the loss of US soldiers in Iraq was not in vain, after the number of American troops killed there hit 2,976, climbing past the toll from the September 11, 2001 attacks.Biden wants Rice to testify on Iraq policy CNN.com - Dec 26 2:09 PM
Sen. Joseph Biden, the incoming chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, said he has invited Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to testify during three weeks of hearings in January about the Iraq war.US Senator 'totally' opposes more troops for Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 26 3:17 PM
Influential Senator Joseph Biden said he was "totally" opposed to a US troop buildup in Iraq, deeming it unpopular and unlikely to work, despite murmurs that the White House may be planning one.Bush: US deaths in Iraq not in vain as toll tops 9/11 AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 26 2:13 PM
US President George W. Bush said that combat deaths in Iraq are not in vain, as that toll surpassed the number killed on September 11, 2001.Bush, advisers to discuss Iraq strategy AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 26 11:12 AM
President Bush is leaving for a weeklong trip to his Texas ranch, where he and his advisers will rethink U.S. involvement in Iraq. The president also will work on an upcoming speech outlining what he says will be a new way forward in the war.Old Iraq Strategy Lives On In Weekly Progress Reports Washington Post - Dec 26 8:36 AM
A year ago, President Bush announced a new plan for Iraq, framed around "eight pillars" of U.S. policy for victory. In the past month, the president and his national security team have been busily working on a new recipe for success in Iraq, having declared the previous plan a failure. Parents of slain U.S. soldiers travel to Iraq CNN.com - Dec 26 9:24 AM
LYERLY, Georgia (AP) -- After her son Justin was killed serving in Iraq, a grieving Jan Johnson resolved to see the place where he died and to better understand why it happened.Iraq, Elections Topped Political News of 2006 Fox News - Dec 26 6:11 PM
Democrats and the war in Iraq dominated politics news in 2006 while immigration, a White House shake-up and an accidental shooting involving the vice president also grabbed headlines.Military deaths in Iraq exceed 9/11 toll AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 26 7:38 AM
In a span of a few hours, 2,973 people were killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. In a span of 45 months, the number of American troops killed in Iraq exceeded that grim toll as the war continues.US Iraq troop deaths pass September 11 milestone AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 26 6:20 AM
The death toll of US soldiers in Iraq reached 2,975, a macabre milestone in the midst of the Christmas season, surpassing the toll from the September 11 attacks which sparked the US "war on terror."Biden Vows To Fight Troop Surge In Iraq CBS News - Dec 26 5:35 PM
Incoming Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Joseph Biden, a potential Democratic presidential candidate, said he would oppose any effort by President Bush to increase U.S troops in Iraq as part of a new war strategy.After Iraq, a new U.S. military model International Herald Tribune - Dec 26 6:44 AM
For the United States, in Iraq and beyond, a leaner military presence abroad may be the key to greater security.Iraq quagmire erodes Bush's confidence and power AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 26 6:39 AM
A 12-year Republican lock on Congress came to an abrupt end in 2006, as voters punished US President George W. Bush for the quagmire in Iraq.U.S. Troop Deaths In Iraq Exceed 9/11 Toll CBS News - Dec 26 5:05 PM
Seven more U.S. soldiers were killed in Iraq, pushing the military death toll to 2,978, according to an Associated Press count ? five more than the number of people killed in the 9/11 attacks. Meanwhile, at least 54 Iraqis died around the country.US Adversaries And Iraq By Mark N. Katz Washington (UPI) Dec 22, 2006 Space War - 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
A great debate is now taking place in the United States over whether to withdraw American forces from Iraq. Ironically, many of America's actual or potential adversaries, which opposed the U.S.-led intervention there in the first place, would now prefer American forces to remain in Iraq. This is not, however, because they suddenly wish America well.Analysis: Bush's last attempt in Iraq By Claude Salhani Washington (UPI) Dec 21, 2006 Space War - 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
There is a nasty premonition circulating inside the Washington Beltway that President George W. Bush will attempt one final stab at the heart of the Iraqi conundrum as a last-ditch effort to regain the upper hand in the fight for Iraq.September 11 families split over US toll in Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 26 5:25 AM
The families of the September 11 victims gave a mixed reaction to the US military toll in Iraq passing the number of people who died in the attacks on New York and Washington five years ago.U.S. military deaths in Iraq pass 9/11 toll Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 26 5:37 AM
The deaths of six more American soldiers in Iraq pushed the U.S. death toll to at least 2,978 -- five more than the number killed in the September 11 attacks -- as bombs killed more than 20 people in Baghdad on Tuesday.US fatalities in Iraq top 9/11 toll AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 26 2:51 AM
The number of American fatalities in Iraq have surpassed the death toll for the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, shining the spotlight on US policy in the war-wracked country.Biden Vows to Fight Any Iraq Troop Boost ABC News - Dec 26 1:37 PM
Sen. Joseph Biden Says He'll Fight President Bush Over Any Increase in U.S. Troops in IraqBush's Iraq Plan Gets Big Build-Up ABC News - Dec 26 1:37 PM
Great Expectations: Bush's Planned Announcement of New Iraq Plan Has Plenty of Build-UpU.S. military death toll in Iraq exceeds number of deaths in 9/11 attacks USA Today - Dec 26 2:14 AM
Three more American soldiers were killed in Iraq Tuesday, pushing the U.S. military death toll to at least 2,974 one more than the number killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.Parents Of Slain Soldiers Visit Iraq CBS News - Dec 26 1:06 PM
A group of seven parents who lost children in the war traveled to northern Iraq last month as a scout team for a bigger trip next year. "I wanted to go see where my son died," said the mother of one slain soldier.What a 'troop surge' in Iraq might accomplish The Christian Science Monitor - Dec 26 12:52 PM
An increase in US troops in Iraq could also mean a shift in military strategy. A Grim Milestone In Iraq CBS News - Dec 26 1:06 PM
The U.S. military says two soldiers died in a bomb explosion southwest of Baghdad, raising the number of troops killed since the beginning of the Iraq war to 2,974. That's one more than the number of deaths in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.Bush, Advisers to Discuss Iraq Strategy ABC News - Dec 26 1:37 PM
Bush Leaving for Weeklong Stay at Texas Ranch; He and Advisers to Discuss Iraq StrategyRoadside bombs kills 6 U.S. soldiers in Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 26 2:51 AM
The US military on Tuesday reported the deaths of six soldiers in three separate roadside bomb attacks in Iraq.U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Hits 90 for Dec. ABC News - Dec 26 1:37 PM
7 More American Soldiers Killed in Iraq, Bringing Death Toll to 90 in a Bloody DecemberAt least 54 die in Iraq bombings Richmond Times-Dispatch - 32 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A string of car bombs and other blasts killed at least 54 Iraqis yesterday, including 17 outside Baghdad's most venerated Sunni mosque. U.S. troops, meanwhile, battled Shiite militiamen in Iraq's capital.Sen. Biden Vows to Fight U.S. Troop Increases in Iraq Fox News - Dec 26 11:41 AM
Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., who will chair the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said any efforts by the Bush administration to increase troops in Iraq would be the "wrong strategy"Bush considers Iraq strategy at Texas ranch Houston Chronicle - Dec 26 4:00 PM
President Bush went to his Texas ranch today to rethink U.S. involvement in Iraq as his spokesman hailed a Baghdad court's decision upholding the death sentence for former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. US wrong in Iraq, Tim Fischer says AAP via Yahoo!7 News - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
Former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer says the US Bush administration has made a mess of its occupation of Iraq.What a 'troop surge' in Iraq might accomplish The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Dec 26 12:00 AM
A surge of extra US troops into Iraq, a strategy reportedly under active consideration by the White House and US generals in Baghdad, might mean more than increased manpower. It could herald a shift in military strategy, as well.Two Iraq veterans come home for Christmas Baytown Sun - 29 minutes ago
Two local veterans got to come home for Christmas after an extended stay in Iraq. When Specialist Joseph Gonzalez returned to Alaska after being stationed in Iraq, he had no idea that his wife had a plan to get him home for the holidays.Civil war in Iraq Knight-Ridder Washington Bureau - Dec 26 6:05 PM
The daily Iraq violence roundup is compiled by McClatchy Newspapers correspondents in Baghdad from police, military and medical reports. This is not a comprehensive list of all violence in Iraq, much of which goes unreported.Defense Secretary Is Wary of Adding More Iraq Troops The New York Sun - 6 minutes ago
WASHINGTON With President Bush leaning toward sending more soldiers to pacify Iraq, his defense secretary is privately opposing the buildup. According to two administration officials who asked not to be named, Robert Gates expressed his skepticism about a troop surge in Iraq on his first day on the job, December 18, at a Pentagon meeting with civilians who oversee the Air Force, Army, Navy, and ...U.S. highlights Iran-meddling charge in Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 25 10:12 PM
The Bush administration said on Monday the arrest in Iraq of alleged Iranian provocateurs, including two diplomats, underscored U.S. concerns about "meddling" amid rising U.S.-Iranian strains.Military deaths in Iraq exceed 9/11 toll AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 25 9:21 PM
Nearly four years after the war in Iraq began, the number of Americans troops killed there now exceeds the grim toll of victims from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.New Year's Retreat Gives Bush Time to Finalize Iraq Strategy Fox News - Dec 26 7:41 AM
Expectations are hight as president spends down time in Texas talking to advisers on strategy for Iraq.Mankato physician back in Iraq Mankato Free Press - 29 minutes ago
Mankato physician Michael Rath is back in Iraq, on his second tour of duty after his last mission was cut short when he had a medical emergency.U.S. Soldiers' Death Toll Climbs in Iraq Journal Gazette & Times Courier - 45 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A string of car bombs and other blasts killed at least 54 Iraqis on Tuesday, including 17 outside Baghdad's most venerated Sunni mosque, while U.S. troops battled Shiite militiamen in Baghdad.Iraq Court Upholds Saddam Death Sentence AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Dec 26 3:49 PM
Iraq's highest court rejected Saddam Hussein's appeal Tuesday and said the former dictator must be hanged within 30 days for his role in the 1982 slayings of 148 Shiite Muslims from a town where assassins tried to kill him.More People Have Died In Iraq War Than On 9/11 WJZ 13 Baltimore - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago
2,973 people died when terrorists flew jetliners into the World Trade Center buildings. Four years after a declaration of war, 2,977 American soldiers have died in Iraq, four more than the 9/11 death toll. 2,977 People Have Died In Iraq War, Four More Than The 9/11 Death Toll Iraq Bomb Attacks Kill 5 U.S. Soldiers, One Marine (Update2) Bloomberg.com - Dec 26 6:09 AM
Dec. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Five U.S. soldiers and a Marine were killed in bomb attacks in Iraq on Christmas Day, bringing this month's death toll to at least 88, the U.S. military said in four statements e-mailed yesterday and today.India in Iraq oil foray Financial Times - Dec 26 6:24 PM
India's largest state-run and private-sector oil companies are in talks on the joint development of a field in Iraq to help satisfy their country's surging energy demand.Stop the Iraq escalation San Francisco Bay Guardian - 2 hours, 48 minutes ago
EDITORIAL The more the evidence shows the war in Iraq is a failure that's only getting worse, the deeper the denial seems to be at the White House. Earlier this month President George Bush made clear that he wouldn't follow the Iraq Study Group's recommendations for a withdrawal deadline.U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Hit 2,978 AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Dec 26 3:50 PM
As of Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006, at least 2,978 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.US Iraq troop deaths surpass September 11 toll Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 43 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - The White House said Tuesday the deaths of US soldiers in Iraq are not in vain, after the number of US troops killed there hit 2,976, climbing past the toll from the September 11, 2001 attacks.Biden vows to fight U.S. troop increase in Iraq Houston Chronicle - Dec 26 10:32 AM
Sen. Joseph Biden, the incoming chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, vowed to oppose sending more U.S. troops to Iraq. Iraq deadliest for journalists AME Info - 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
Iraq was the deadliest country for journalists in 2006 according to a study by the US-based Committee to Protect Journalists. Thirty-two journalists were killed in Iraq, of whom 30 were Iraqis. Nearly all were targeted by insurgents.Biden vows to fight any Iraq troop boost Boston Globe - Dec 26 10:07 AM
Sen. Joseph Biden, the incoming chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said he will fight President Bush if the administration decides to send more U.S. troops to Iraq.Tehran Assails U.S. Arrests of Iranians in Iraq Raids New York Times - Dec 25 7:34 PM
Iran condemned the arrests of several Iranians by U.S. forces in Iraq and warned that the arrests could have ?unpleasant consequences.?Texas Sailor Killed In Iraq CBS 42 Austin - 2 hours, 8 minutes ago
Navy hospitalman Kyle Nolen, 21, of Ennis died Thursday during combat in western Iraq.Soldier from Lafayette killed by explosion in Iraq The Town Talk - 2 hours, 41 minutes ago
LAFAYETTE (AP) A Lafayette high school graduate died in Iraq last week from wounds he suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle, followed by small arms fire, the Army said today.U.S. Toll in Iraq Surpasses That of 9/11 ABC News - Dec 26 5:22 AM
6 More American Troops Killed in Iraq, Putting U.S. Toll There Past That of 9/11Twentynine Palms resident react to mounting death toll in Iraq KESQ - Dec 26 6:19 PM
Christmas has been far from peaceful in Iraq. The latest violence there brings the U.S. death toll close to 3,000. December is winding up to be one of the bloodiest months of the year for troops in Iraq. The deaths of seven more service members bring this month's toll to 90.N.J. Soldier In Iraq Dies Of Non-Combat Injury CBS 3 Philadelphia - 2 hours, 28 minutes ago
Another soldier from New Jersey, who was deployed in Iraq, has died. The Defense Department confirms that Army Private First Class Eric R. Wilkus has died of a non-combat related injury received in Baghdad.From bench to Baghdad: NH judge headed back to Iraq New Hampshire Union Leader - Dec 26 6:35 PM
The war in Iraq is pulling Derry District Court Judge John Coughlin away from his second high-profile public job in three years.Two 10th Mountain Division soldiers killed in Iraq News 10 Now Syracuse - 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
The war in Iraq claims the life of two more 10th Mountain Division soldiers based out of Fort Drum.Biden vows to fight troop surge in Iraq Baltimore Sun - Dec 26 1:07 PM
Del. senator seeks testimony from Rice in early Jan. on new U.S. strategy Incoming Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Joseph Biden, a potential Democratic presidential candidate, said today he would oppose any effort by President Bush to increase U.S troops in Iraq as part of a new war strategy. Ingham County soldier killed in Iraq WZZM 13 Grand Rapids - 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
Washington - The Pentagon is confirming the death of an Ingham County soldier in Iraq. Our partner, the Lansing State Journal, is reporting on the death of SGT Curtis Norris from Dansville, just outside of Lansing.Military Deaths in Iraq Exceed 9/11 Toll ABC News - Dec 26 4:27 AM
Military Deaths in Iraq Exceed Sept. 11, 2001, Toll of 2,973 DeathsMore for the boys in Iraq Wickenburg Sun - Dec 26 6:37 PM
O.C. and Joani Mangold of Wickenburg organized a collection project for Wickenburg resident Scott Martin and his troops who are currently serving in Iraq.Bush's Iraq Plan Gets Big Build-Up AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Dec 26 12:17 PM
Determined not to be rushed, President Bush has spent weeks figuring out a new war plan in Iraq.Military deaths in Iraq exceed Sept. 11 toll of 2,973 deaths Boston Herald - Dec 26 1:23 PM
NEW YORK - A Christmas day explosion pushed the number of American troops killed in Iraq above the Sept. 11, 2001, death toll, prompting one father of a slain soldier to call for an end to the war. "I...Oman, Saudi call to respect Iraq s unity Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 20 minutes ago
MUSCAT Oman and Saudi Arabia have expressed their serious concern over the worsening situation in Iraq and called for respecting the unity and integrity of the country.Grieving parents' pilgrimage to Iraq MSNBC - Dec 26 3:38 AM
Seven parents who lost children in the Iraq war were picked to travel to northern Iraq in November as a scout team for a bigger trip next year.US death toll in Iraq more than 9/11 death toll NDTV - 2 hours, 22 minutes ago
The deaths of six more United States soldiers in Iraq pushed the US death toll on Tuesday to at least 2,978 - five more than the number killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks.'There are no holidays in Iraq' Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Dec 26 1:14 PM
Their thoughts may be with their loved ones, but troops in Iraq have to keep their minds on their work.U.S. Soldiers' Death Toll Climbs in Iraq RedNova - Dec 26 5:11 PM
By LAUREN FRAYER BAGHDAD, Iraq - A string of car bombs and other blasts killed at least 54 Iraqis on Tuesday, including 17 outside Baghdad's most venerated Sunni mosque, while U.S. troops battled Shiite militiamen in Baghdad. Seven more American soldiers died, the U.S.Death toll of US troops in Iraq passes September 11 Independent - Dec 26 4:09 PM
The number of US troops killed in Iraq is now greater than the number of people who died in the terror attack on New York on 11 September 2001, an event unrelated to Saddam Hussein's regime but which the US and Britain used as justification for the invasion.Bush considers new course in Iraq KRIS-TV Corpus Christi - Dec 26 4:45 PM
CRAWFORD, Texas -- President Bush went to his ranch Tuesday to rethink U.S. involvement in Iraq as his spokesman hailed a Baghdad court's decision upholding the death sentence for...Two from Texas die in Iraq NewsChannel 10 Amarillo - Dec 26 5:34 PM
A sailor and a soldier from Texas have been killed in attacks in Iraq. The Department of Defense said today that...Two from Texas die in Iraq KXAN 36 Austin - Dec 26 5:24 PM
A sailor and a soldier from Texas have been killed in attacks in Iraq.OVL looking to win back Iraq's Tuba oilfield New Kerala - 1 hour, 17 minutes ago
New Delhi, Dec 26: With US firmly controlling oil assets in Iraq, ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), has begun efforts to revive its contract for Tuba oilfield in the war-ravaged nation.Wisconsin Soldier Killed in Iraq NBC26 Green Bay - 31 minutes ago
Family members say Army Private Evan Bixler of Racine had to overcome medical barriers to get into the military... and now he's been killed in Iraq only a month after being sent there.Memorial Wednesday for two paratroopers killed in Iraq KESQ - Dec 26 5:33 PM
FORT RICHARDSON, Alaska A remembrance service will be held tomorrow for two Fort Richardson, Alaska paratroopers killed this month in Iraq.Two from Texas die in Iraq KRIS-TV Corpus Christi - Dec 26 4:45 PM
A sailor and a soldier from Texas have been killed in attacks in Iraq, the Department of Defense said Tuesday. Kyle A. Nolen, 21, of Ennis, died Thursday in Al Anbar Province...Biden vows to fight any Iraq troop boost Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Dec 26 10:41 AM
WASHINGTON - Incoming Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Joseph Biden, a potential Democratic presidential candidate, said Tuesday he would oppose any effort by President Bush to increase U.S troops in Iraq as part of a new war strategy. Biden also announced he has summoned Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to testify before his committee next month to discuss the administration's new plan for ...More US dead in Iraq than killed on 9/11 The Herald - Dec 26 5:29 PM
American soldiers killed in Iraq now outnumber the civilians who died in the September 11 suicide attacks on New York and Washington and the crash of a hijacked airliner in Pennsylvania.Schofield Barracks soldier injured in Iraq dies Honolulu Advertiser - Dec 26 4:25 PM
A 20-year-old Schofield Barracks soldier died Christmas day in Germany of a non-combat injury received Friday in Baghdad, Iraq, the Pentagon said. Pfc. Eric R. Wilkus, of Hamilton, N.J., was assigned to the 57th Military Police Company, 8th Military Police Brigade at Schofield.U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Hits 90 for Dec. RedNova - Dec 26 3:12 PM
By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA BAGHDAD, Iraq - At least 54 Iraqis died Tuesday in bombings, officials said, including a coordinated strike that killed 25 in western Baghdad. Separately, the U.S.Racine Soldier Killed in Iraq WBAY Green Bay - Dec 26 4:18 PM
Private Evan A. Bixler was shot during security operations in Iraq on Christmas Eve.Bush working on Iraq policy Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Dec 26 2:09 PM
The US President has arrived at his Texas ranch for a working holiday as the American death toll in Iraq passes the number of people killed in the September 11 attacks.Racine Soldier Killed In Iraq Channel 3000 - Dec 26 3:50 PM
A Racine soldier is one of the latest casualties reported in the war in Iraq. Pvt. Evan Bixler died Saturday in Hit, Iraq. Army officials said he was struck by indirect enemy fire during security operations.Biden vows to fight president if more troops sent to Iraq Boston Herald - Dec 26 10:51 AM
WASHINGTON - Sen. Joseph Biden, the incoming chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said he will fight President Bush if the administration decides to send more U.S. troops to Iraq. Biden,...Iraq upholds Saddam's sentence Chicago Sun-Times - Dec 26 6:23 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq---- An Iraqi appeals court has upheld the death sentence for Saddam Hussein, Iraq's national security adviser said Tuesday. ''The appeals court approved the verdict to hang Saddam,'' said the official, Mouwafak al-Rubaie.Bush, Advisers to Discuss Iraq Strategy AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Dec 26 11:12 AM
President Bush is leaving for a weeklong trip to his Texas ranch, where he and his advisers will rethink U.S. involvement in Iraq.