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Iran leader softens his tone on Iraq 
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Iran's hard-line president, who has berated the United States and refused to compromise on his nuclear program, is now softening his tone, saying Monday he wants dialogue rather than confrontation in Iraq. Tehran also denied it gave sophisticated weapons to militants to attack U.S. forces.Sergeant Chose Second Iraq Tour to Be With Friends Washington Post - 16 minutes ago
Army Sgt. Mickel Garrigus was not ordered back to Iraq for a second tour of duty. The 24-year-old military police officer returned voluntarily in November because of his unrelenting passion for his country and the friendships he had forged with so many other soldiers, family said.Australian media raps PM over Iraq row with Obama AFP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
Australia's media has judged Prime Minister John Howard's criticism of US presidential hopeful Barack Obama's plan to withdraw troops from Iraq as an embarrassing and surprising gaffe.Long a Target Over Faulty Iraq Intelligence, Ex-C.I.A. Chief Prepares to Return Fire New York Times - 2 hours, 22 minutes ago
George J. Tenet, known for fierce loyalty, is working on a memoir to polish his legacy, settle scores, and explain just what he meant when he said that Iraq?s weapons of mass destruction were a ?slam dunk.?U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,125 AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 17 minutes ago
As of Monday, Feb. 12, 2007, at least 3,125 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 2,497 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.House Democrats push vote on Iraq resolution USA Today - Feb 12 6:13 PM
House Democrats are forging ahead with plans to begin debate today on a non-binding resolution opposing the increase of troops in Iraq and are aiming for a vote on the measure on Friday.House vote planned this week on Iraq opposition USA Today - Feb 12 6:20 PM
A resolution against an increase in troop numbers in Iraq circulated in the Democratic-led House of Representatives on Monday. A vote is planned for the end of the week. Crafted to attract Republican votes, the non-binding resolution expresses support for U.S. forces and opposition to President Bush's plan to add more troops.Democrats renew Congress bid to challenge Bush's Iraq plan AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 3:01 PM
Democrats in Congress launched a new bid to pan President George W. Bush's unpopular new Iraq strategy with a symbolic House resolution, a week after Republicans blocked a similar Senate bill.Obama draws contrast with Clinton over Iraq war Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 1:51 PM
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama drew a contrast with rival Hillary Rodham Clinton on the Iraq war on Sunday and said it was unclear how she planned to end the conflict.Iran rejects U.S. charges on arming Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 1:48 PM
Iran's hard-line president, who has berated the United States and refused to compromise on his nuclear program, is now softening his tone, saying Monday he wants dialogue rather than confrontation in Iraq.House resolution condemns Iraq troop boost Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 1:26 PM
U.S. House of Representatives Democrats unveiled a resolution on Monday opposing a troop buildup in Iraq, setting up a confrontation this week over President George W. Bush's war strategy.Iran 'Fooling' U.S. Military in Iraq OneWorld.net via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 12:56 PM
NAJAF, Feb 12 (IPS) - New evidence is emerging on the ground of an Iranian hand in growing violence within Iraq.House Democrats Propose Iraq Resolution New York Times - Feb 12 11:36 AM
The nonbinding resolution opposes the administration?s plan to increase the number of troops in Iraq.Iran rejects 'baseless' US charges on Iraq bombs AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 10:30 AM
Iran angrily dismissed as "baseless" US charges it was arming Shiite militias in Iraq, with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warning any attack on his country "would be severely punished."What W. B. Yeats?s ?Second Coming? Really Says About the Iraq War New York Times - Feb 12 10:36 AM
Yeats?s bleakly apocalyptic ?The Second Coming? is fast becoming the official poem of the Iraq war.Iraq executions since 2004 AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 10:59 AM
Key executions in Iraq since the reinstatement of capital punishment in 2004:Text of the House Iraq resolution AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 11:05 AM
Text of the Democratic resolution expressing disaproval of President Bush's troop increase in Iraq that the House will debate this week:Bush Aims to Isolate Iran With Charges on Iraq Arms Shipments Bloomberg.com - 1 minute ago
Feb. 13 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush and his aides said the weapon of choice against Iranian interference in Iraq is political pressure, seeking to allay concerns that the U.S. is preparing the way for a military confrontation.N.H. voters want clarity on Clinton's Iraq views CNN.com - Feb 12 10:25 AM
(AP) -- After nearly four years of war and more than 3,000 U.S. dead, New Hampshire voters are demanding more than nuance on Iraq from Democratic front-runner Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.Iraq snares US Democratic presidential hopefuls AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 9:20 AM
Iraq's plight is making the going treacherous for Democrats on a 2008 White House quest, as Hillary Clinton is skewered over her vote to authorize the invasion, and livid activists demand an end to war.House to Take Up Resolution on Iraq Washington Post - Feb 12 9:46 AM
The House will begin debate today on a simple, tightly worded resolution opposing the deployment of additional combat troops to Iraq, even as Democratic leaders move forward on binding language that would curtail those deployments and begin to bring troops home.With eye on 2008, Iowans watch Iraq war debate Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 10:01 AM
For Iowa Democrats, the 2008 presidential campaign is starting where the 2004 race ended -- with a search for plain talk and realistic plans on how to end the war in Iraq.Iran Rejects U.S. Iraq Accusations Time Magazine - Feb 12 9:33 AM
Iran on Monday rejected U.S. accusations that the highest levels of Iranian leadership have armed Shiite militants in Iraq with armor-piercing roadside bombs Iran Denies Iraq Weapons Charges CBS News - 1 hour, 24 minutes ago
Iranian officials have lashed out at charges from the Bush administration that militias in Iraq are being armed with high-tech explosives from Tehran to blow up American tanks, with an official citing America's "long history in fabricating evidence".Democrats push resolution to oppose Bush troop build-up in Iraq International Herald Tribune - Feb 12 2:50 PM
The House of Representatives prepared to debate a nonbinding resolution that uses simple language to oppose the administration's plan to send more troops to Iraq.Democrats ready measure opposing Bush's Iraq plan CNN.com - Feb 12 9:16 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Democratic leaders circulated a nonbinding resolution Monday saying that Congress "disapproves of the decision of President George W. Bush ... to deploy more than 20,000 additional United States combat troops to Iraq."Poll: Most Doubt Iraq Peace, Iran Threat CBS News - Feb 12 4:30 PM
Two of three Americans in the latest CBS News poll say the fighting in Iraq may be beyond the U.S. military's control. While the White House says Iran is giving arms to Iraqi insurgents, there's little support for military action against Iran.House's Iraq Resolution Seeks to Walk Fine Line NPR - Feb 12 5:15 PM
Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives unveil the language of the Iraq resolution they will debate for the rest of the week. The resolution takes a two-pronged approach as it seeks to support U.S. military forces in Iraq while also opposing President Bush's plan to increase troop levels by 20,000.Dems seek to limit U.S. Iraq involvement USA Today - Feb 12 5:26 AM
Even before they cast symbolic votes against the Iraq war, newly empowered congressional Democrats are clamoring for a chance to limit and eventually end U.S. involvement in a conflict that has killed more than 3,000 troops.U.S. Says It Has Proof of Iranian Weapons in Iraq NPR - Feb 12 5:15 PM
The U.S. military says it has proof that Iran is providing militias in Iraq with roadside bombs known as explosively formed penetrators, or EFPs. The powerful roadside bombs can pierce US M1 Abrams tanks, the most heavily armored land vehicle used by the U.S. military. Iran denies any cooperation with insurgents in Iraq.Former Pentagon official defends report on Iraq, al Qaeda CNN.com - Feb 12 6:07 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A former Pentagon official on Sunday defended his prewar assessment of a relationship between Iraq and al Qaeda, calling it a much-needed critique of the CIA's intelligence on the subject.House to Debate Iraq Resolution NPR - Feb 12 5:11 PM
All Things Considered , February 12, 2007 · The House prepares for three days of debate on a nonbinding resolution to express support for U.S. forces in Iraq and at the same time disapproving of President Bush's decision to send an additional 20,000 troops.In Violent Iraq, U.S. Hopes to Keep Kirkuk Calm NPR - Feb 12 4:00 PM
In Iraq today, three bomb blasts left more than 75 dead and 145 wounded. The attacks occurred as U.S. and Iraqi forces step up a massive security operation aimed at stabilizing the capital. Thousands have died in Baghdad in the sectarian conflict between Sunnis and Shia.Iran calls Iraq arms charges 'all lies' CNN.com - Feb 12 2:21 AM
Calling them "all lies," an Iranian Embassy official Monday denied U.S. allegations that an elite Iranian force under the command of Iran's supreme leader is behind bombings that have killed coalition forces in Iraq.Clinton Parries Iraq Questions In N.H. CBS News - Feb 12 3:00 PM
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton faced questions Saturday from New Hampshire voters skeptical about her stand on the Iraq war, including one who demanded that she repudiate her 2002 Senate vote to send U.S. troops into battle.Local Soldier Dies In Iraq WTAE ThePittsburghChannel.com via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 4:48 AM
A local U.S. Army soldier was killed in action in Iraq, according to WTAE Channel 4's news exchange partners at the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.Germany confirms 2 missing in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 3:49 AM
Two Germans have been missing in Iraq for almost a week, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier confirmed on Monday.Marine from Richland killed in Iraq Seattle Times - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
A Marine killed when a helicopter crashed northwest of Baghdad was set to return home next month from his third tour in Iraq.Iraq Shi'ite cleric urges calm on bomb anniversary Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 2:15 AM
Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric urged followers on Monday not to seek revenge against Sunni Arabs on the first anniversary of a Shi'ite shrine bombing that has pitched the country to the brink of civil war.Iraq Figures In Prominently in a Weekend of Campaigning ABC News - Feb 12 12:41 PM
Candidates Crisscross the Country, Face Questions About IraqIn Violent Iraq, U.S. Hopes to Keep Kirkuk Calm NPR - Feb 12 5:35 PM
All Things Considered , February 12, 2007 · In Iraq today, three bomb blasts left more than 75 dead and 145 wounded. The attacks occurred as U.S. and Iraqi forces step up a massive security operation aimed at stabilizing the capital.Mich. contractor's death in Iraq probed AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 2:23 AM
Several investigations have been launched into why a civilian contractor in Iraq was shot and killed by American troops as he drove toward a U.S. military checkpoint last week.Iraq debate shifts to the House The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 12:00 AM
The Senate deadlocked just 90 minutes into a debate last week over President Bush's "new way forward" in Iraq. Now the action shifts to the House, where Democrats aim for an up-or-down vote on his policy.Text of the House Iraq Resolution ABC News - Feb 12 1:00 PM
Text of the House Iraq ResolutionKey Iraq Executions Since 2004 ABC News - Feb 12 1:00 PM
Key Executions in Iraq Since the Reinstatement of Capital PunishmentTwo Germans confirmed missing in Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 1:58 AM
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has confirmedthat two German citizens have been missing in Iraq since last week.Soldier slain in Iraq had put off college Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 21 minutes ago
Army Sgt. Russell Kurtz, an excellent student who put off going to college because he felt a duty to serve in Iraq, died Sunday at the hands of enemy insurgents.Iraq Contractors Convene in Tennessee NPR - Feb 12 1:01 PM
The first meeting of contractors who have served in Iraq was held in Tennessee this weekend. The event aimed to give contractors a chance to discuss their experiences and get advice for adjusting to life back at home.Iran Denies Helping Iraq Insurgents NPR - Feb 12 5:36 PM
Day to Day , February 12, 2007 · U.S. military officials say they have physical evidence that Iran is supplying weapons to Shi'ite militants in Iraq. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad denies the charges.Iran Denies Helping Iraq Insurgents NPR - Feb 12 1:00 PM
U.S. military officials say they have physical evidence that Iran is supplying weapons to Shi'ite militants in Iraq. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad denies the charges.U.S. Says It Has Proof of Iranian Weapons in Iraq NPR - Feb 12 5:35 PM
All Things Considered , February 12, 2007 · The U.S. military says it has proof that Iran is providing militias in Iraq with deadly roadside bombs known as explosively formed penetrators, or EFPs.U.S. officials in Iraq display weapons traced to Iran International Herald Tribune - Feb 12 4:49 AM
Senior U.S. military officials in Iraq exhibit canisters called explosively formed penetrators and other weapons that they assert came from Iran.Rudd's policy would destabilise Iraq, says PM ABC via Yahoo!7 News - 1 hour, 22 minutes ago
Prime Minister John Howard is trying to take control of the debate on Iraq by accusing the Opposition Leader of planning to abandon the country to terrorists.House prepares to debate Iraq resolution AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 12:31 AM
As the House prepared to debate a resolution opposing President Bush's troop escalation in Iraq, the GOP House leader acknowledged that a number of Republicans are likely to support it.Italy foils 'arms for Iraq plot' BBC News - Feb 12 9:28 AM
A gang that had intended to smuggle weapons to Iraq has been broken up, Italian police say.House plans vote opposing more troops to Iraq Los Angeles Times - Feb 12 11:36 AM
The House plans to start voting Tuesday on a resolution opposing President Bush's plan for sending more American troops to Iraq. Iraq war resolution debated today in house Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
The latest: House Democratic leaders scheduled debate, beginning today, on a nonbinding resolution that would declare that Congress "disapproves of the decision of President George W. Bush ... to deploy more than 20,000 additional United States combat troops to Iraq." The measure also says that "Congress and the American people will continue to support and protect the members of the United States ...Howard slams Obama on Iraq policy CNN.com - Feb 11 10:34 PM
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- Australia's conservative prime minister slammed Barack Obama on Sunday over his opposition to the Iraq war, a day after Obama announced his intention to run for the White House in 2008.Iran rejects U.S. accusations it armed insurgents in Iraq with roadside bombs Los Angeles Times - Feb 12 9:27 AM
Iran today rejected U.S. accusations that the highest levels of Iranian leadership have armed Shiite militants in Iraq with armor-piercing roadside bombs. House Democrats unveil Iraq resolution that would rebuke Bush Naples Daily News - 25 minutes ago
House Democrats rolled out their resolution opposing President Bush's troop increase in Iraq on Monday, setting up a likely rebuke in a political landscape turned upside-down since Congress' overwhelming 2002 endorsement of force against Saddam Hussein.War in Iraq through eyes of 20-year-old Port Charlotte paratrooper Sun Herald - 27 minutes ago
The graffiti on the wall of the 25th Infantry Division's camp in Kharma, near Fallujah in Iraq, says it all: "Welcome to Out Post Delta -- JESUS HATES YOU."House GOP plots its strategy on Iraq measure The Hill - Feb 12 6:04 PM
House Republicans vowed to maintain pressure on the Democratic majority despite Majority Leader Steny Hoyer's (D-Md.) decision to deny a GOP alternative to their non-binding Iraq resolution this week.Iran Rejects U.S. Charges on Arming Iraq ABC News - Feb 12 8:15 AM
Iran Rejects U.S. Accusations It Armed Insurgents in Iraq With Roadside BombsGovernment in Iraq needs keep up trends Tribune Chronicle - 15 minutes ago
It is much too early to say that any sort of corner has been turned in Iraq but events there recently are cause for confidence. If they can be built upon, U.S. involvement in Iraq may yet turn out successfully.House Prepares to Debate Iraq Resolution ABC News - Feb 12 8:11 AM
House GOP Leader Expects Some Republicans to Vote for Democrats' Iraq ResolutionU.S. Military Deaths in Iraq at 3,125 AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Feb 12 5:16 PM
As of Monday, Feb. 12, 2007, at least 3,125 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.Iran denies sending explosives to Iraq Financial Times - Feb 12 6:27 PM
Iran yesterday rejected US accusations that it had supplied armour-piercing explosives used to kill American troops in Iraq. President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad said Washington was trying to find "excuses" to prolong the presence of US forces.Democrats and Iraq The Patriot-News - 35 minutes ago
Other than complain that our president has mishandled the war in Iraq, what have any of the politicians brought to the table as a solution?House Dems Rally Behind Resolution to Oppose Bush Iraq Plan Fox News - Feb 12 7:59 AM
House Democratic leaders began a push for support of a nonbinding resolution that opposes President Bush's plan to send more troops to Iraq.Obama challenges Clinton on Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 11 7:07 PM
US Senator Barack Obama piled pressure on Hillary Clinton over Iraq, as his frontrunning Democratic presidential rival ran up against mounting scrutiny of her vote to authorize war in 2002.Australian media raps PM over Iraq row with Obama TODAYonline - 1 hour, 25 minutes ago
Australian Prime Minister John Howard has defended the size of Australia's troop deployment in Iraq after a stinging rebuke from White House hopeful Barack Obama, calling Canberra's contribution "appropriate".Majority of Iowa Senate Signs Iraq Resolution KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids - 37 minutes ago
AP - A majority of the state Senate has signed on to a resolution opposing President Bush's policies on Iraq. The resolution says the U.S. military is now "dangerously weakened.''War on the agenda as Democrats put Bush on rack over Iraq The Scotsman - Feb 12 6:27 PM
DEMOCRAT leaders in the US House of Representatives have prepared a resolution saying that Congress disapproves of the president's decision to deploy more than 20,000 extra troops to Iraq.Insurgents Stepping Up Efforts to Down U.S. Helicopters in Iraq New York Times - Feb 11 7:51 PM
A deputy commanding general in Iraq said insurgents might be especially motivated to shoot down helicopters as a way of discrediting the new American and Iraqi security plan.Ft. Rich Soldier Killed in Iraq ABC Alaska News - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
An Army official releases the identity of a Fort Richardson paratrooper killed in Iraq. Maj. Kirk Gohlke Monday identified the soldier as 22-year-old Sgt. Russell A. Kurtz of Bethel Park, Pa.Iran calls Iraq arms charges 'all lies' IranMania.com - 36 minutes ago
LONDON, February 13 (IranMania) - Calling them "all lies," an Iranian Embassy official denied US allegations that an elite Iranian force under the command of Iran's supreme leader is behind bombings that have killed coalition forces in Iraq, CNN reported.Iran rejects U.S. allegations on Iraq MSNBC - Feb 12 5:34 AM
Iran on Monday rejected U.S. accusations that the highest levels of Iranian leadership have armed Shiite militants in Iraq with armor-piercing roadside bombs, a day after U.S. military officials in Baghdad said they had traced the weapons to Tehran. Fort Benning Ranger Killed In Iraq WTVM 9 Columbus - 2 hours, 32 minutes ago
A Fort Benning Ranger who was a former Duke University lacrosse player, died in Iraq on Friday. Sgt. James Regan, 26, of Manhasset, N.Y., died in northern Iraq of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle while on combat patrol.Iran Wants Dialogue, Not Confrontation In Iraq, Says Ahmadinejad Nasdaq - Feb 12 2:36 PM
(RTTNews) - Iran's hard-line President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said on Monday that his country wants dialogue and not confrontation in Iraq. He added that the ongoing sectarian and other violence in Iraq is against Iran's interests, reported AP.Iran rejects US Iraq accusations IranMania.com - 36 minutes ago
LONDON, February 13 (IranMania) - Iran rejected US accusations that the highest levels of Iranian leadership have armed Shiite militants in Iraq with armor-piercing roadside bombs, The Associated Press reported.Iraq Vote Looms over Clinton N. Hampshire Visit NPR - Feb 12 5:55 AM
Morning Edition , February 12, 2007 · Sen. Hillary Clinton made a campaign trip to New Hampshire over the weekend, her first as a presidential candidate. The New York Democrat heard a lot about her vote to authorize the U.S. invasion of Iraq.Iran Dismisses U.S. Allegations the Country Supplied Iraq Bombs Bloomberg.com - Feb 12 5:27 AM
Feb. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Iran's government dismissed U.S. allegations that the Iranian Revolutionary Guards provided bombs to Shiite Muslim militias in neighboring Iraq.Bombs Kill at Least 78 People in Iraq FOX 13 Tampa Bay - Feb 12 6:43 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Thunderous car bombs shattered a crowded marketplace in the heart of Baghdad on Monday, triggering secondary explosions, engulfing an eight-story building in flames and killing at least 78 people in the latest in a series of similar attacks aimed at the country's Shiite majority.Iraq chaos means US troops must stay for now, says OIC Gulf Times - 27 minutes ago
JAKARTA: Pulling out US troops from Iraq given the present catastrophic position would be a mistake and would only lead to more bloodshed, the secretary general of the Islamic world s largest grouping said yesterday.Australian PM defends Iraq deployment after Obama rebuke AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 11 6:03 PM
Prime Minister John Howard hasdefended the size of Australia's troop deployment in Iraq after a stinging rebuke from White House hopeful Barack Obama, calling Canberra's contribution "appropriate".Iran Rejects U.S. Charges on Arming Iraq San Francisco Chronicle - Feb 12 8:37 AM
Iran on Monday rejected U.S. accusations that the highest levels of Iranian leadership have armed Shiite militants in Iraq with armor-piercing roadside bombs. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a televised interview that his country was opposed to... For Clinton and Obama, different tests on Iraq International Herald Tribune - Feb 11 9:39 PM
Weekend appearances gave the campaigns of the two major rivals a chance to road test their strategies for dealing with the central issue of Iraq in the primaries and beyond.Officials Go 'Off the Record' on Iran-Iraq Arms NPR - Feb 12 5:46 AM
The Bush administration continues to make a case that Iran is arming groups inside Iraq with sophisticated weaponry used to kill Americans. Who is getting the weapons and are they to blame for a sudden increase in downed U.S. aircraft?U.S. firm in accusing Iran of arming Iraq's insurgents People's Daily - 2 hours, 45 minutes ago
The White House appeared firm on Monday in accusing Iran of allegedly arming the insurgents in Iraq but denied this is a prelude to attack Iran.Marchers urge regional states to help establish peace in Iraq ArabicNews.com - Feb 12 5:47 PM
At the end of the Bahman 22 rally held in Tehran Sunday marking the 28th victory anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, the participants urged all regional states to help establish peace and security in Iraq.U.S. claims Iran is arming Iraq militias AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 11 4:05 PM
U.S. military officials on Sunday accused the highest levels of the Iranian leadership of arming Shiite militants in Iraq with sophisticated armor-piercing roadside bombs that have killed more than 170 American forces.Richland Marine dies in helicopter crash in Iraq KOMO Seattle - 2 hours, 55 minutes ago
A Marine from Richland who was killed when a helicopter crashed northwest of Baghdad was set to return home in March from his third tour in Iraq.Iran rejects US claims of supplying weapons in Iraq Independent - Feb 12 4:12 PM
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian President, has flatly denied American charges that his country is supplying sophisticated weaponry to Shia militant groups, saying that Washington was blaming others in order to hide its own defeat in Iraq.Labor defends its US criticism over Iraq News Interactive - Feb 12 3:45 PM
A LABOR senator today rejected accusations of hypocrisy over meddling in US politics, saying its criticism of US President George W. Bush on Iraq was justified.Clinton addresses 2002 Iraq vote during N.H. visit USA Today - Feb 11 5:16 PM
New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton wrapped up her first visit to New Hampshire as a presidential candidate Sunday, facing pointed questions from Democratic activists about her early support for the war in Iraq.US Democrats renew Congress bid to challenge Bush's Iraq plan Channel NewsAsia - Feb 12 3:22 PM
WASHINGTON : US Democrats in Congress launched Monday a new bid to pan President George W. Bush's unpopular new Iraq strategy with a symbolic House resolution, a week after Republicans blocked a similar Senate bill.Labor defends its US criticism over Iraq The Australian - Feb 12 3:33 PM
The Opposition has condemned Prime Minister John Howard over his attack on US Democrats presidential candidate Barrack Obama's Iraq war policy.U.S. House Democrats propose resolution against Bush's Iraq plan People's Daily - Feb 12 6:15 PM
U.S. Democrats in the House of Representatives on Monday proposed a nonbinding resolution that opposes the Bush administration's plan to increase the number of troops in Iraq.Bombs Kill at Least 80 People in Iraq ABC News - Feb 12 4:00 AM
Bombs Kill at Least 80 People in Iraq As Shiites Mark Anniversary of Mosque AttackMemorial set for soldier killed in Iraq KTVA Anchorage - Feb 12 5:37 PM
A 28-year-old Wasilla soldier killed last month in Iraq will be honored Sunday in a memorial service at Colony High School. The service for Staff Sergeant Charles D. Allen is set for 2 p.m. at the school theater.