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  • Bush links U.S. safety to Iraq success Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 25 minutes ago
    Linking success in Iraq with the future safety of America, President Bush said Wednesday that withdrawing U.S. troops too quickly would lead to a terrorist state more dangerous than Afghanistan in the grip of the repressive Taliban regime.

  • Positive Press on Iraq Is Aim of U.S. Contract Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - 16 minutes ago
    U.S. military leaders in Baghdad have put out for bid a two-year, $20 million public relations contract that calls for extensive monitoring of U.S. and Middle Eastern media in an effort to promote more positive coverage of news from Iraq.

  • Bush launches push to counter Iraq war criticism Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - 49 minutes ago
    For the third time in less than a year and two months before crucial U.S. elections, President George W. Bush is launching a new campaign to counter opposition to the Iraq war with a series of speeches he insists are not political.

  • Bush Shifting Public Focus to Terrorism and Iraq War Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 42 minutes ago
    Advisers said President Bush would continue his speeches on Iraq and the broader struggle against terrorism for several weeks.

  • G.O.P. Congressman Shifts to Favor an Iraq Timetable Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 42 minutes ago
    Representative Christopher Shays, a Republican from Connecticut who is facing a tough re-election battle, is proposing a timetable for a withdrawal of American troops from Iraq.

  • Bush to make pre-election campaign on Iraq Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 12 minutes ago
    US President George W. Bush will launch a campaign of speeches, helped by world leader visits, to defend his handling of the global war on terrorism and the conflict in Iraq.

  • U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 2,639 Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 30 2:21 PM
    As of Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2006, at least 2,639 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 2,095 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

  • Iraq 4-Day Death Toll Climbs To 200 Open this result in new window
    CBS News - 13 minutes ago
    At least 52 people died in violence across Iraq, including 24 killed in a bomb blast in Baghdad's market district. More than 200 people have been killed since Sunday despite U.S. and Iraqi officials' claims that sectarian attacks are decreasing.

  • At least 66 dead in violence around Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 30 11:00 AM
    The top U.S. general in Iraq said Wednesday that Iraqi forces should be able to take over security with little coalition support as early as next year, even as bloodshed around the country killed at least 66 people.

  • Bush to use speeches, guests, to defend Iraq war Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 30 10:57 AM
    US President George W. Bush will launch an aggressive campaign of speeches to rally support for the unpopular war in Iraq, the White House said.

  • Bush Hits Road To Bolster Iraq Support Open this result in new window
    CBS News - 13 minutes ago
    President George Bush is beginning another set of speeches to counter opposition to the war in Iraq and impatience with the rising U.S. death toll. "They are not political speeches," Mr. Bush said. "They're speeches about the future of this country."

  • Iraq army seen fit in 18 months, bombs kill 50 Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 30 10:02 AM
    Bombers killed nearly 50 Iraqis on Wednesday, mostly in Baghdad, but the top U.S. commander said a security drive in the capital was making progress and local forces could largely be running Iraq within 12 to 18 months.

  • Burlington Marine Killed While Serving In Iraq Open this result in new window
    WLWT ChannelCincinnati.com via Yahoo! News - Aug 30 10:22 AM
    A Burlington, Ky., man has been killed in the line of duty in Iraq.

  • Bombings Across Iraq Kill at Least 44 Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Aug 30 8:39 AM
    BAGHDAD, Aug 30 -- A series of powerful explosions killed at least 44 people and wounded about 75 in Iraq on Wednesday morning during attacks on an army recruiting center and in the capital's main market, authorities said.

  • Bush Links U.S. Safety to Iraq Success Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 30 6:18 PM
    President Bush Says Early Troop Withdrawal Would Turn Iraq Into a Terrorist State

  • Bombs kill 40 in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 30 6:57 AM
    Bombs killed more than 40 people in Iraq on Wednesday, including 24 at a market in Baghdad, where insurgents defied a U.S.-backed security clampdown in its fourth week.

  • How to bridge two views of success in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Christian Science Monitor - Aug 30 2:52 PM
    A former US official in Iraq offers a plan to reconcile divergent US and Iraqi views on the conflict there.

  • Bombings across Iraq kill at least 39 Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 30 4:00 AM
    Bombing attacks across Iraq targeting a market, an army recruiting center and a police patrol killed at least 39 people and wounded dozens Wednesday, police said.

  • South Korea to pull 650 troops from Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 30 4:11 AM
    South Korea will withdraw about 650 troops from Iraq by mid-September under a plan to cut its troop level there by a third, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Wednesday.

  • Arianna Huffington: What Keeps Don Rumsfeld Up at Night? Hint: It's Not the Body Count in Iraq Open this result in new window
    HuffingtonPost - Aug 30 2:12 PM
    Forget the escalating sectarian violence . Forget the rising influence of Iran . Forget the 100-Iraqi-deaths- per-day . Forget the 2,638 American dead. For Don Rumsfeld the problem isn't that we are not winning the war in Iraq, the problem is that we are not properly spinning the war in Iraq. Along with comparing his critics to Hitler appeasers , the beleaguered Defense Secretary has

  • Blasts kill more than 40 in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 30 2:46 AM
    Bombs killed more than 40 people in Iraq on Wednesday morning, including 24 at a market in Baghdad, where insurgents defied a U.S.-backed security clampdown in its fourth week.

  • Langevin, Lawless face off over Iraq war, abortion rights Open this result in new window
    The Providence Journal - 9 minutes ago
    PROVIDENCE -- U.S. Rep. James R. Langevin and Democratic challenger Jennifer Lawless squared off in their first debate last night, with Lawless criticizing the incumbent on such issues as abortion and the Iraq war.

  • Bush tells Utahns Iraq key to winning war on terrorism Open this result in new window
    The Salt Lake Tribune - 29 minutes ago
    Posted: 10:11 PM- President Bush wasted no time Wednesday night to give a sneak preview of the stick-it-out in Iraq message that he came to Utah to deliver. No sooner had he stepped off Air Force One just after 9 p.m. and acknowledged his "fantastic Utah welcome" by thousands of supporters at the Utah Air National Guard Base than he cut to the well-rehearsed chase. "These are challenging times.

  • In pictures: Iraq blasts Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Aug 30 10:16 AM
    Images from Iraq after a wave of bomb blasts across the country kill at least 50 people.

  • Bush to Sound Off Against Iraq War Critics in Speech Series Open this result in new window
    Fox News - Aug 30 11:43 AM
    President Bush begins a speaking tour to counter opposition to the war in Iraq this week.

  • At Least 66 Dead in Violence Around Iraq Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 30 11:18 AM
    At Least 66 People Killed in Violence Today in Iraq, Including 24 in Bombing at Large Market

  • Bombing in southern Iraq kills 12 Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 11:44 PM
    An explosives-rigged bicycle detonated near an army recruiting center in southern Iraq on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people and wounding 28, police said.

  • AP: U.S. Military Iraq Death Toll Hit 2,639 Open this result in new window
    CBS 2 New York - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago
    As of Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2006, at least 2,639 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 2,095 died as a result of hostile action, according to the militarys numbers. CBS News: Fallen U.S. Solidiers List

  • Iraq's Arabs flock to Kurdistan Open this result in new window
    Reuters.co.uk - 2 hours, 19 minutes ago
    SULAIMANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - Fed up with car bombs and death threats, Lazem Hamid, an Iraqi doctor from one of Baghdad's most violent neighbourhoods, decided one day to pack his bags and take his family north to Kurdistan.

  • Bush Sets Out On Iraq Support Tour Open this result in new window
    CBS 2 New York - Aug 30 4:53 PM
    President George W. Bush is kicking off another series of speeches to counter opposition to the war in Iraq, impatience with the rising U.S. death toll and anxiety about possible terrorist attacks. CBS News: Postwar Iraq

  • N.H. Soldier Dies in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WCAX 3 - 28 minutes ago
    A soldier from Gorham, New Hampshire died in Iraq. Specialist Matthew Schneider, 23, died in Ramadi on Monday. Schneider was a 2001 graduate of Gorham High. He joined the Army right after graduation.

  • Gohmert: Iraq war 'battle for the ages' Open this result in new window
    The Longview News-Journal - 52 minutes ago
    LAKEPORT Iraq might not be an ideal battleground, but U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert said social injustices and suffering will not end there if the United States pulls out of the war.

  • Insurgents kill 77 in Iraq as bloodshed mounts Open this result in new window
    Bernama - Aug 30 6:20 PM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) - Insurgents have killed at least 77 Iraqis and wounded scores in a series of shootings and bombings, including one in a crowded Baghdad market and another at a military recruitment centre.

  • Democrats lash back at defense secretary over Iraq war remarks Open this result in new window
    KTRE-TV East Texas - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
    CAPITOL HILL Democrats are angrily denouncing the defense secretary's latest attack on Iraq war critics.

  • Camp Lejeune Marine dies in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Fayetteville Observer - 59 minutes ago
    A Marine based at Camp Lejeune was killed while conducting combat operations in Iraq, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. Cpl. Christopher T. Warndorf, 21, of Burlington, Ky., died Tuesday in Anbar province.

  • Fiercest Iraq Fighting In Months Reported Open this result in new window
    Local6.com Central Florida - Aug 30 2:57 PM
    Bloodshed around Iraq kills 200 in two days, including 66 on Wednesday.

  • Bush to make pre-election campaign on Iraq Open this result in new window
    Channel NewsAsia - Aug 30 5:10 PM
    NASHVILLE, Tennessee : US President George W. Bush on Thursday was to launch a series of speeches, helped by world leader visits, to defend the unpopular war in Iraq two months before key US elections.

  • Gonzales: Iraq's future depends on law Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 5:54 PM
    Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Tuesday that Iraq's future would depend on its enforcing the rule of law, but only its people and political leaders could decide what type of law that would be.

  • Iraq war cost pegged to S. Indiana Open this result in new window
    The Indianapolis Star - Aug 30 1:49 PM
    TERRE HAUTE, Ind. The war in Iraq has cost taxpayers in Indiana's 8th Congressional District more than $470 million, the liberal group MoveOn.org said in a report today.

  • No role for British forces in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - Aug 30 4:14 PM
    The retreat last week of 1,200 British soldiers from Amara and the looting and destruction of their camp is a watershed for the occupation of Iraq (Comment, August 26). That camp had come under almost nightly attacks as the military and political influence of the occupying forces receded.

  • U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Hit 2,639 Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 30 2:12 PM
    As of Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2006, at least 2,639 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 letter 'suppressed' by Downer Open this result in new window
    The Age - Aug 30 12:19 PM
    A damning six-page letter on the hunt for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq was suppressed by Foreign Minister Alexander Downer, according to a former senior diplomat. -

  • DOD identifies 1st AD soldiers killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Stars and Stripes - Aug 30 1:44 PM
    The names of two 1st Armored Division soldiers who died in separate incidents in Iraq this week have been released by the Department of Defense.

  • Soldier Home From Iraq Surprised By Gift Of Golf At TPC Open this result in new window
    WJXT News4Jax.com via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 5:49 PM
    A soldier home on leave from Iraq enjoyed a happy birthday surprise on Tuesday.

  • Bombings Across Iraq Kill at Least 39 Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 30 4:18 AM
    Bombings Across Iraq Kill at Least 39 People and Wounds Dozens, Police Say

  • The US view of Iraq: we can pull out in a year Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - Aug 30 4:14 PM
    The top US general in Iraq yesterday predicted that Iraqi forces would be able to take over security in the country with "very little coalition support" within a year to 18 months. General George Casey did not say anything specific about parallel withdrawals of US troops.

  • Congressman, challenger worlds apart on Iraq and Iran Open this result in new window
    Kingston Daily Freeman - 12 minutes ago
    RHINEBECK - U.S. Rep. John Sweeney said on Wednesday that it's important to support President Bush's Iraq initiative because of long-term leverage the United States will need in the region, especially in dealing with Iran.

  • U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 2,637 Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 5:33 PM
    As of Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2006, at least 2,637 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 2,087 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

  • Bush to make series of speeches to rally support for Iraq war Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Aug 30 5:53 PM
    The White House announced Wednesday that U.S. President George W. Bush will kick off a series of speeches on Thursday to rally support for the Iraq war, at a time of doubt over the war and growing calls for withdrawing American troops from the Middle East country.

  • President: Romania to withdraw troops from Iraq in 2 months Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Aug 30 5:53 PM
    Romanian President Traian Basescu announced on Wednesday that in two months Romania will withdraw from Iraq its battalion deployed for a peacekeeping mission.

  • Hebron Marine killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Cincinnati Enquirer - Aug 30 11:59 AM
    A Hebron Marine died Tuesday while serving in Iraq's western Anbar Province, family members said Wednesday.

  • Rice Defines "Successful Outcome" in Iraq Open this result in new window
    U.S. Department of State - 2 hours, 17 minutes ago
    Security, democratic institutions and the use of politics not violence to resolve differences, are the main criteria for a successful outcome of the war in Iraq, says Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. When Iraqis are able to secure themselves and to use their democratic institutions, their new institutions to work on their differences by means of politics not violence, that will be a very

  • Soldier with ties to Maine dies in Iraq; cause was cardiac arrest Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - Aug 30 7:20 AM
    A soldier with ties to Maine has died in Iraq. Spc. Matthew Schneider of Gorham, N.H., died on Monday in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, of apparent cardiac arrest, according to Maine Gov. John Baldacci, who spoke with family members in Maine. The Pentagon said he was not engaged in combat at the time.

  • Iraq Violence Surges; U.S. General Undeterred Open this result in new window
    KSAT San Antonio - Aug 30 3:06 PM
    Violence in Iraq has left more than 66 people dead on Wednesday, with most of the carnage occurring in Baghdad.

  • Marine from Irmo killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WIS News 10 Columbia - Aug 30 3:49 PM
    (Columbia) August 30, 2006 - The US Department of Defense announced Monday that a Marine from Irmo died while fighting in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Cpl. David G. Weimortz, 28, died August 26 from injuries suffered while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.

  • Early pullout from Iraq will encourage extremists: Rice Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 2:53 PM
    US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned against a premature withdrawal of US forces from Iraq, saying it would encourage extremists at an "immeasurable" cost.

  • Iraq bombs kill more than 40 Open this result in new window
    Stuff - Aug 30 10:13 AM
    BAGHDAD: More than 40 people were killed in bomb attacks in Iraq, including 24 at a busy market in Baghdad where insurgents seem intent on defying a major US-backed security clampdown now in its fourth week.

  • Violence in Iraq Kills 60 As Market, Recruits Hit Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - 16 minutes ago
    BAGHDAD, Aug. 31 -- The Yogurt Father hawks his gloopy snack every day in the city's biggest market. No exceptions.

  • Democrats lash back at defense secretary over Iraq war remarks Open this result in new window
    NewsChannel 10 Amarillo - Aug 30 2:28 PM
    CAPITOL HILL Democrats are angrily denouncing the defense secretary's latest attack on Iraq war critics. A day after Donald Rumsfeld compared administration detractors...

  • Soldier from Gorham dies in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - Aug 30 4:47 AM
    Another soldier from New Hampshire has died in Iraq. The Pentagaon says Specialist Matthew Schneider of Gorham died on Monday in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, from non-combat causes.

  • Bombing in Southern Iraq Kills 12 Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 30 12:03 AM
    Bombing Outside Army Recruiting Center in Southern Iraq Kills 12

  • CONFLICT IN IRAQ / Gonzales: Iraq must enforce law / He says nation must set own legal standards Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 30 3:44 AM
    Scavengers siphoning gasoline from a pipeline in the southern city of Diwaniya caused an explosion that killed dozens of people, officials said Tuesday, and a visiting Bush administration official said Iraq's future depended on its ability to enforce the rule...

  • Ohio Airman Killed in Iraq Remembered as Doting Father Open this result in new window
    WTOL News 11 - Aug 30 6:00 PM
    CHILLICOTHE, OHIO (AP) - An Ohio airman killed in Iraq found out his wife was pregnant with his fourth child just a few days before an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle as he was traveling in a convoy.

  • Clashes in Iraq focus attention on radical cleric Open this result in new window
    CNews - Aug 30 11:00 AM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - This week's intense clashes between the Iraqi army and a Shiite militia are part of a strategy to whittle away the power of a radical cleric.

  • Ohio Marines Awarded Silver Stars for Actions in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WTOL News 11 - Aug 30 6:05 PM
    COLUMBUS (AP) - A Marine killed last year in a gun battle in Iraq and another who was wounded in a roadside bombing that killed two of his comrades were awarded Silver Stars at a ceremony Sunday.

  • Ohio Marine Killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WTOL News 11 - Aug 30 5:59 PM
    FAIRBORN, Ohio (AP) -- A 35-year-old Ohio Marine has died in Iraq, the U.S. Department of Defense said Friday. Staff Sgt. Gordon G. Solomon of Fairborn died Thursday while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province.

  • Should we still be in Iraq? Open this result in new window
    Ridgecrest Daily Independent - Aug 30 2:51 PM
    With everything that's been going on in our country, should we still be trying to save Iraq or should we be concentrating on saving our selves?

  • Explosion kills 29 petrol scavengers in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 12:07 PM
    At least 29 people were killed when a blast ripped through scavengers siphoning petrol from pools around a breach in a disused pipeline in central Iraq late on Monday, health officials said.

  • Iran defies world opinion, Scores killed in Iraq violence Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Aug 30 6:02 PM
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  • Fresh Violence in Iraq Kills More than 50 Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Aug 30 8:17 AM
    Iraqi authorities say more than 50 people have been killed and scores wounded in the latest violence in Iraq. In one of the attacks Wednesday, a bomb ripped through a busy market in Baghdad, killing 24 people and injuring 35.

  • Insurgents kill 74 in Iraq as bloodshed mounts Open this result in new window
    Channel NewsAsia - Aug 30 9:49 AM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq : Insurgents have killed at least 74 Iraqis and wounded scores in a series of shootings and bombings, including one in a crowded Baghdad market and another at a military recruitment centre.

  • U.S. toll in Iraq Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 30 3:45 AM
    As of Tuesday, at least 2,637 members of the U.S. military had died in Iraq since the beginning of the war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The latest identifications reported by the military: - Army Spc. Edgardo Zayas, 29,...

  • U-S military reports more American deaths in Iraq Open this result in new window
    ABC 7 El Paso - Aug 30 12:10 PM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq The U-S command is announcing the loss of more American troops in Iraq. The latest casualty involves a soldier killed southwest of Baghdad when a roadside bomb...

  • Soldier from Gorham dies in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WCAX 3 - Aug 30 11:33 AM
    AR RAMADI, Iraq Another soldier from New Hampshire has died in Iraq.

  • Dover airman receives Purple Heart for Iraq wounds By Jeff Brown Open this result in new window
    Dover Post - Aug 30 11:35 AM
    In military circles, its known as the medal that no one wants to get. So it was not unusual that when awarded the Purple Heart last week, Master Sgt. Jeremy Henner made it clear he was accepting the medal on behalf of everyone he had served with during four tumultuous months in Iraq.

  • Tri-State Marine Killed In Iraq Open this result in new window
    Fox 19 Cincinnati - Aug 30 11:02 AM
    The war in Iraq has claimed the life of a Marine from the Tri-State. Corporal Tyler Warndorf, 21, of Hebron was killed in the Al Anbar province of Iraq on Tuesday.

  • Violence kills more than 50 people Wednesday in Iraq Open this result in new window
    News 8 Austin - Aug 30 11:17 AM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Violence today in Iraq has left more than 50 people dead, with most of it occurring in Baghdad. Police say a roadside bomb at the city's oldest wholesale market killed at least two dozen people. Three police officers were killed when twin bombs struck a police patrol.

  • Soldier from Gorham dies in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Boston Herald - Aug 30 6:13 AM
    AR RAMADI, Iraq - Another soldier from New Hampshire has died in Iraq. Spc. Matthew Schneider of Gorham died on Monday in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, from non-combat causes, the Pentagon said. It offered no details. Schneider,...

  • Iraq bomb attacks kill 52 Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - Aug 30 6:03 AM
    String of fatal attacks, including one in popular Baghdad market, across Iraq.

  • Special Home Arrives For Soldier Seriously Hurt In Iraq Open this result in new window
    WCSH 6 Portland - Aug 30 11:44 AM
    When Sugar Hill, New Hampshire Police Chief Jose Pequeno was critically wounded in Iraq this year, his community immediately pitched in to help. They raised more than $100,000 for a special wheelchair-accessible home for the National Guardsman sergeant.

  • Democratic candidate accuses Rumsfeld of lies about Iraq progress Open this result in new window
    WRGB - Aug 30 11:05 AM
    (Washington - AP) - A Democratic candidate for an upstate congressional seat is accusing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld of lying about the progress in Iraq.

  • Special home arrives for soldier seriously hurt in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - Aug 30 2:15 AM
    When Staff Sgt. Jose Pequeno suffered head injuries in Iraq this year, his community immediately pitched in to help.

  • Friends, family mourn Alabama soldier killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WPMI 15 - Aug 30 10:23 AM
    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Army Sgt. Marquees A. Quick was a scout in Iraq - one of the first troops to move into a new, dangerous area. It was tough work, and he didn't tell relatives much about it.

  • Democratic candidate accuses Rumsfeld of lies about Iraq progress Open this result in new window
    Syracuse.com - Aug 30 10:40 AM
    WASHINGTON (AP) A House Democratic candidate accused Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld of lying about the progress in Iraq, a day after the Pentagon chief lashed out at critics of the Bush administration.

  • Sen. Lugar discusses Iraq timetable Open this result in new window
    WTHR Indianapolis - Aug 30 2:29 PM
    Indianapolis - The top US general in Iraq says Iraqis can take over security there within a year to 18 months. Eyewitness News spoke about that timetable with the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Indiana Senator Richard Lugar.

  • Orlando military contractor killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Florida Today - Aug 30 10:02 AM
    A 39-year-old military contractor from here was killed in Iraq when his armored vehicle hit a land mine, officials said, just days before he was to return home.

  • Deputy PM optimistic about Iraq progress Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 9:22 AM
    While acknowledging an uptick in violence in the past few days, one of Iraq's deputy prime ministers said Tuesday that attacks overall are declining.

  • Fifty dead in wave of violence in Iraq, US pullout not before 2008 says General Open this result in new window
    Calcutta News - Aug 30 11:02 AM
    The top U.S. general in Iraq says Iraqi forces may be ready within a year to 18 months to take over main responsibility for the country's security.

  • Bush to campaign for Iraq war support Open this result in new window
    Ashland Daily Tidings - Aug 30 1:26 PM
    President Bush will launch yet another major public-relations offensive to shore up support for the Iraq war this time likely emphasizing the stakes and changing nature of the battle rather than the progress being made.

  • Death penalty option dropped in U.S. Iraq killing Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 30 4:36 PM
    U.S. military prosecutors said on Wednesday they would not seek the death penalty for one of eight U.S. serviceman accused of murdering an Iraqi civilian in April.

  • Iraq bombings kill 45 amid surge in bloodshed Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 30 4:31 AM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) - Insurgents killed at least 45 Iraqis and wounded scores more in a series of bombings, including one in a crowded Baghdad market and another at a military recruitment centre.

  • Rumsfeld: Iraq critics morally confused Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Aug 29 8:53 AM
    Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld accused critics of the Bush administration's policies on Iraq and terrorism Tuesday of suffering from "moral or intellectual confusion about what is right or wrong."

  • U.S. deaths in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Plain Dealer - Aug 30 4:50 AM
    As of Tuesday, at least 2,637 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 2,087 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

  • Air Force Security Personnel Return From Iraq Open this result in new window
    ChannelOklahoma - Aug 30 8:20 AM
    OKLAHOMA CITY -- Air Force security personnel have returned to Oklahoma City after a deployment in Iraq that included prison-guard duty. The 65 airmen who returned to Tinker Air Force Base on Tuesday were guarding prisoners of war at Camp Bucca in Iraq, said Col. Dean Jackson, their commander.

  • New Hampshire Soldier Dies In Iraq Open this result in new window
    CBS 4 Boston - Aug 30 8:29 AM
    Another soldier from New Hampshire has died in Iraq. Spc. Matthew Schneider of Gorham died on Monday in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. Schneider's relatives told Maine Gov. John Baldacci that the 23-year-old died of cardiac arrest. More New Hampshire News

  • US attorney general discusses interrogation tactics in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 7:44 AM
    US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales met Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh and discussed the tactics used by Iraqi security forces to combat a wave of violence, including torture.

  • British troops hunting Iraq militant detain five Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Aug 30 3:32 AM
    British troops searching for a senior militia leader arrested five people Iraq's southern second city of Basra early on Wednesday, the military said.

  • Military contractor killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WTVM 9 - Aug 30 8:58 AM
    ORLANDO, Fla. Officials say a 39-year-old military contractor from Orlando was killed in Iraq when his armored vehicle hit a land mine, just days before he was to return home.

  • Iraq must enforce rule of law, Attorney General Gonzales says Open this result in new window
    Contra Costa Times - Aug 30 3:06 AM
    Scavengers siphoning gasoline from a pipeline in the southern city of Diwaniyah caused an explosion Tuesday that killed 50 people and wounded 80, officials said, and a visiting Bush administration official said Iraq's future depended on its ability to enforce the rule of law but that it must set its own legal standards.

  • Blasts kill more than 40 in Iraq Open this result in new window
    ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Aug 30 6:16 AM
    BAGHDAD - More than 40 people were killed in bomb attacks in Iraq on Wednesday morning, including 24 at a busy market in Baghdad where insurgents seem intent on defying a major US-backed security clampdown now in its fourth week.