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Iraq 'inconvenient truth' of war on terror: Cheney 
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US Vice President Dick Cheney told Democrats Thursday to stop "posturing" on Iraq, warning it was an "inconvenient truth" that the bloody conflict was the key front in the war on terror.Vice President Says U.S. Troop Withdrawal From Iraq Could Worsen War in Afghanistan, Elsewhere Washington Post - 29 minutes ago
Vice President Dick Cheney said Thursday night that a too-soon withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq could send victorious militants spreading out, with some flocking to Afghanistan to fight alongside a regrouping Taliban. He demanded that the Democratic-controlled Congress support President Bush's military buildup "on time and in full."...Rice Names Critic Of Iraq Policy to Counselor's Post Washington Post - 1 hour, 25 minutes ago
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has tapped Eliot A. Cohen, a prominent writer on national security strategy and an outspoken critic of the administration's postwar occupation of Iraq, as her counselor, State Department officials said yesterday.Senate Democrats Vow to Confront Bush on Iraq but Are Still Working Out the Details New York Times - 1 hour, 48 minutes ago
Senate Democrats acknowledged that agreement over how to confront President Bush on Iraq remained out of reach.Democrats to demand troops leave Iraq if benchmarks not met USA Today - Mar 01 6:27 PM
House Democratic leaders have coalesced around legislation that would require troops to come home from Iraq within six months if that country's leaders fail to meet promises to help reduce violence there, party officials said Thursday.Pentagon stays cautious but sees progress in Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 01 3:31 PM
Three weeks after the launch of the new US strategy in Iraq, Pentagon officials were cautious Thursday saying early signs were good, but that it was too soon to make concrete conclusions.U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,163 AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 01 4:06 PM
As of Thursday, March 1, 2007, at least 3,163 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 2,546 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Reid Seeks to Break Stalemate on Iraq War Debate Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Mar 01 2:48 PM
March 1 (Bloomberg) -- Senate Democrats will allow a vote on a Republican resolution about Iraq in an effort to end a partisan stalemate that has blocked consideration of measures critical of President George W. Bush's war policies.Commander of US hospital for wounded Iraq vets sacked AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 01 2:47 PM
A general running a renown US Army hospital for soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan was relieved of command Thursday, becoming the first senior officer sacked in a scandal over negligent patient care.McCain apologizes for remarks about 'wasted' US Iraq troops AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 01 12:26 PM
Republican presidential hopeful Senator John McCain apologized Thursday for remarks that some critics interpreted as undervaluing the service of US troops in Iraq.Democrats nix idea to cut Iraq war request USA Today - Mar 01 12:08 PM
Just hours after floating the idea of cutting $20 billion from President Bush's $142 billion request for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan next year, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad was overruled by fellow Democrats Thursday.Democrats eye cuts to 2008 Iraq war request CNN.com - Mar 01 12:02 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats are considering cutting President Bush's $142 billion budget request for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan next year by $20 billion, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad said Thursday.Army copter makes 'hard landing' in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 01 11:50 AM
A U.S. Army helicopter made a "hard landing" Thursday in northern Iraq, injuring the two-member crew, but the military said the problem was mechanical and not the result of hostile fire. A car bomb exploded near a motorcade heading to a police officer's wedding in the Sunni militant stronghold of Fallujah in Anbar province, killing at least five people and wounding 10, said police Lt. Wessam ...Key figures about Iraq since war began AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 01 11:14 AM
Key figures about Iraq since the war began in March 2003:Quagmire Deepens for U.S. Employers With Reservists in Iraq Bloomberg.com - 9 minutes ago
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- Five days' notice is all Anthony Jimenez got. His technology-services company near Washington lost an engineer in Georgia whose National Guard unit was suddenly deployed to Iraq.McCain says U.S. lives 'wasted' in Iraq; Democrats pounce USA Today - Mar 01 10:58 AM
Republican presidential contender John McCain, a staunch backer of the Iraq war but critic of how President Bush has waged it, said U.S. lives had been "wasted" in the four-year-old conflict. He quickly pulled back from the comment by issuing a statement Thursday.McCain says he regrets Iraq comment AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 01 10:23 AM
Republican presidential contender John McCain, facing criticism from Democrats, on Thursday said he regretted using the word "wasted" to describe the more than 3,100 U.S. lives lost in the Iraq war.Antonia Juhasz: Are U.S. Oil Companies Going to "Win" the Iraq War? HuffingtonPost - 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
"The U.S. invasion of Iraq was not preemption; it was ... an avaricious, premeditated, unprovoked war against a foe who posed no immediate threat but whose defeat did offer economic advantages." - Michael Scheuer, the CIA's senior expert on al-Qaeda until he quit in disgust with the Bush administration, in Imperial Hubris. Remember oil? That resource we didn't go to war for in Iraq? Well, ...Democrats eye cuts to Iraq war request AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 01 9:22 AM
Democrats are considering cutting President Bush's budget $142 billion request for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan next year by $20 billion, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad said Thursday.McCain: U.S. Lives "Wasted" in Iraq Time Magazine - Mar 01 9:00 AM
Republican Presidential contender John McCain, a backer of the Iraq war but critic of how President Bush has waged it, said U.S. lives had been "wasted" in the conflict McCain says U.S. lives 'wasted' in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 01 7:48 AM
Republican presidential contender John McCain, a staunch backer of the Iraq war but critic of how President Bush has waged it, said U.S. lives had been "wasted" in the four-year-old conflict. Democrats demand the Arizona senator apologize for the comment as Sen. Barack Obama did when the Democratic White House hopeful recently made the same observation.McCain to formally announce candidacy in April after trip to Iraq USA Today - Mar 01 7:07 AM
Republican Sen. John McCain will officially enter the presidential race his second run after a bitter loss to George W. Bush in 2000 with a formal announcement in early April after a trip to Iraq.U.S. helicopter makes 'hard landing' in Iraq; 2 pilots injured USA Today - Mar 01 6:36 AM
A U.S. Army helicopter made a "hard landing" in northern Iraq on Thursday, but the military said the problem was mechanical and not the result of hostile fire.Bush's latest moves in Iraq carry a familiar ring USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News - Mar 01 4:31 AM
Bush's latest moves in Iraq carry a familiar ringTurkey, Iraq, U.S. to meet on Iraq oil UPI - Mar 01 1:09 PM
Turkey's energy minister said Ankara was asked for help developing oil in northern Iraq and will meet with U.S. and Iraq officials this month.Trey Ellis: Bush's Gift to Iran: Iraq HuffingtonPost - Mar 01 2:17 PM
The inner workings of the White House seem roiled by more infighting than Iraq. While Cheney's side is still itching to lob bunker busters on Iran (and at times coming pretty close to doing it), Condi's side seems to be seeing, finally, Bush's place of honor in the halls of shame: a Taliban back bigger than ever, Osama free as the wind, North Korea nuclearized. And Bush's pet war? He has ...Senate Dem Leaders Nix Iraq Budget Cuts CBS News - Mar 01 12:04 PM
Senate Democratic leaders rejected a proposal to cut $20 billion from President Bush's budget request for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan next year. "It's nothing that any of us are considering," Majority Leader Harry Reid said.U.S. helicopter has 'hard landing' in Iraq UPI - Mar 01 1:54 PM
Two U.S. Army pilots were injured when their helicopter made a "hard landing" Thursday in northern Iraq.Iraqi UN Envoy:Syria Can Do More To Keep Terrorists From Iraq Nasdaq - 22 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP)--Syria "could do more" to prevent terrorists from crossing into Iraq, an issue that will be on the agenda of an upcoming security conference in Baghdad, Iraq's U.N. ambassador said.America's new path on Iraq: talk to Iran The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Mar 01 12:00 AM
The United States has agreed to do what it once insisted it wouldn't do: Talk directly to Iran about Iraq, without preconditions.Army copter makes 'hard landing' in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 01 1:41 AM
A U.S. Army helicopter made a "hard landing" in northern Iraq and preliminary reports indicated a mechanical problem, the military said Thursday. The two crew members were injured.Clinton to University of Miami students: No. 1 priority is Iraq Sun-Sentinel - 17 minutes ago
If he were president today, Bill Clinton says, his No. 1 priority would be stabilizing Iraq by following the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group, a bipartisan panel that wants more diplomacy and a withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country. Troops will remain in Iraq until mission completed: Army chief AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 01 1:19 AM
Britain's army chief General Sir Richard Dannatt said Thursday that British forces would remain in Iraq until their mission was completed, despite a planned withdrawal of 1,600 troops.FOX News Poll: Nonbinding Iraq Resolution 'Waste of Time' Fox News - Mar 01 11:25 AM
New FOX News poll finds that a majority of Americans thinks House lawmakers wasted their time passing a nonbinding resolution against President Bush's plan for Iraq.Squadron members home from Iraq Dayton Daily News - 58 minutes ago
Applause, hugs and tears greeted two Dayton-area members of the Ohio National Guard security forces squadron that arrived Thursday at Dayton International Airport after six months of duty in Iraq.Analysts: US Shows Willingness to Discuss Iraq with Adversaries Voice of America - 2 hours, 41 minutes ago
The announcement that the United States is willing to discuss the Iraq issue with Iran and Syria in a multinational forum came as a surprise. Until now, the Bush administration has steadfastly refused to talk to the two governments about the issue.Training The Trainers In Iraq CBS News - Mar 01 11:30 AM
If the U.S. is to get out of Iraq, it's vital to train Iraqis to effectively train other Iraqis below them. This military concept ? "Train the trainer" ? works. But it could take time, perhaps 10 years, writes retired Col. Mitch Mitchell .British charity pulls out of Iraq BBC News - Mar 01 8:41 AM
Save the Children withdraws its aid workers from Iraq after 15 years over fears for their safety.Pressure on US Iraq policy NDTV - 26 minutes ago
Democratic leaders in the US House of Representatives are closing ranks behind legislation that would require troops to come home from Iraq within six months if that country's leaders fail to meet promises to reduce violence there.Iraq neighbors agree to security summit AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 28 8:49 PM
Iraq's neighbors including Iran and Syria have agreed to join U.S. and British representatives to discuss the Iraqi security crisis at a regional conference March 10 in Baghdad, the government said Wednesday.Ned Lamont: The Real Choice on Iraq HuffingtonPost - Mar 01 8:32 AM
Dear Senator Lieberman, Fifteen months ago, in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal praising the Bush Administration's Iraq policy, you asked the rhetorical question, "does America have a good plan for doing this, a strategy for victory in Iraq?" "Yes," we did, you answered. Since the day you wrote those words, over 1,000 more American troops have lost their lives in Iraq and that ...Bachmann clarifies comments on Iran, Iraq Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Mar 01 5:30 PM
U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R.-Minn., has acknowledged that, contrary to a statement she made in February, she does not have knowledge of a plan by Iran and others to partition Iraq and set up a terrorist enclave on Iraqi territory from which to attack the United States. In a piece written for the opinion page of the Star Tribune today, Bachmann wrote that when she said on Feb. 9 that such an ...Media cautious on Iraq conference BBC News - Mar 01 5:45 AM
Commentators in Middle East cautious over proposals for a meeting next week aimed at stabilising Iraq.Bombing in Iraq Targets Shiite Cleric RedNova - 43 minutes ago
By BRIAN MURPHY BAGHDAD, Iraq - A roadside bomb exploded Thursday alongside the convoy of a prominent Shiite cleric whose high-level political ties have made him the target of past assassination attempts. The imam was not injured, but several bodyguards were wounded.Wounded Iraq vet receives quilt at last Williamsport Sun Gazette - 33 minutes ago
Local quilters made good on their promise to an Iraq veteran Thursday. Four years ago, Newberry man Christopher R. Bain stopped by Our Gathering Place in Montoursville.U.K. to pull troops from Iraq in spring AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 28 8:55 PM
Britain will recall its first batch of around 1,500 troops from Iraq in the next two to three months, army chief General Richard Dannatt said Thursday.Vice president says U-S troop withdrawal from Iraq could lead to wider dangers KVOA Tucson - 12 minutes ago
WASHINGTON Vice President Dick Cheney is warning of great danger if U-S-led coalition forces withdraw from Iraq too quickly. Cheney says if troops withdraw before the...Billions in add-ons to be attached to Iraq bill MSNBC - Mar 01 8:08 AM
While Democrats try to restrict how President Bush can spend the $100 billion he wants for Iraq, they also hope to load his measure up with $10 billion in add-ons - from aid for avocado growers to help for children lacking health insurance. [!]Why was shot soldier in Iraq, asks grandfather Daily Telegraph - 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
A man whose 21-year-old grandson died after being shot on an Army patrol in Iraq yesterday attacked Britain's presence in the country.Vice president says U-S troop withdrawal from Iraq could lead to wider dangers KTRE-TV East Texas - 15 minutes ago
WASHINGTON Vice President Dick Cheney is warning of great danger if U-S-led coalition forces withdraw from Iraq too quickly. Cheney says if troops withdraw before the Iraqis can defend themselves, "radical factions would battle for dominance."Analysis: Iraq talks may open new doors AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 28 7:06 PM
The Bush administration says it's not going soft on Iran, but Washington's new agreement to talk to the clerical regime about violence in Iraq could crack the door for other discussions with the last holdout among President Bush's old axis of evil.McCain Says He Regrets Iraq Comment San Francisco Chronicle - Mar 01 11:32 AM
Republican presidential contender John McCain, facing criticism from Democrats, on Thursday said he regretted using the word "wasted" to describe the more than 3,100 U.S. lives lost in the Iraq war. "I should have used the word, sacrificed, as I have... Coon Rapids soldier killed in Iraq by bomb blast Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Mar 01 4:12 PM
TULSA, Okla. A soldier with Minnesota ties who was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq this week was a native Oklahoman who lived briefly in Coon Rapids, Minn., where he worked as a landscape contractor. Army Sgt. William "B.J." Beardsley, 25, a Muskogee native, was seven months into his first tour of duty in Iraq when he was killed Monday, according to the Defense Department. He was due back home ...Military Equipment Takes a Beating in Iraq NPR - Mar 01 7:28 AM
U.S. military equipment has been under extraordinary pressure during the past four years. Improvised explosive devices have put many vehicles out of commission. So has Iraq's harsh climate.Iraq troop withdrawal could worsen war in Afghanistan: US Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney said that a too-soon withdrawal of US forces from Iraq could send victorious militants spreading out, with some flocking to Afghanistan to fight alongside a regrouping Taleban.Minnesota Marine Killed In Iraq WCCO Minneapolis/St. Paul - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
The Department of Defense announced Thursday the death of two Marines in Iraq. More Minnesota News Washington: Second Court-Martial in Iraq Protest New York Times - Feb 28 8:17 PM
The Army has set a second court-martial for July 16 for an officer who refused to deploy to Iraq and spoke out against the war and the Bush administration.Cheney: Congress Should Back Iraq Plan The San Francisco Examiner - 2 hours, 4 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney said Thursday night that a too-soon withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq could send victorious militants spreading out, with some flocking to Afghanistan to fight alongside a regrouping Taliban.Iraq leader 'nearing full health' BBC News - Mar 01 4:37 AM
Iraq's president is "almost back to normal" health, his doctor says, four days after being flown to Jordan.U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq at 3,163 AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Mar 01 4:06 PM
As of Thursday, March 1, 2007, at least 3,163 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.Lejeune Marine killed in Iraq The News & Observer - Mar 01 3:31 PM
A Marine based in Camp Lejeune was killed Wednesday while conducting combat operations in Iraq, the Department of Defense announced.On Iraq confab,Iran remains up in air,Arabs leery IranMania.com - 29 minutes ago
LONDON, March 2 (IranMania) - Iran's level of participation remained uncertain as Iraq pushed ahead with plans to hold a March 10 conference with its neighbors and key Western countries on the Iraqi security crisis, The Associated Press reported.Iraq leader 'nearing full health' BBC News - Mar 01 4:23 AM
Iraq's president is "almost back to normal" health, his doctor says, four days after being flown to hospital in Jordan.America's new path on Iraq: talk to Iran IranMania.com - 30 minutes ago
LONDON, March 2 (IranMania) - The United States has agreed to do what it once insisted it wouldn't do: Talk directly to Iran about Iraq, without preconditions, The Christian Science Monitor reported.Army Copter Makes 'Hard Landing' in Iraq ABC News - Mar 01 5:50 AM
Army Helicopter Makes 'Hard Landing' in Iraq; Military Says Problem Was MechanicalIran to Attend Iraq Talks in High-Level Contact With U.S. New York Times - Feb 28 6:26 PM
The agenda of the talks, which will be held March 10 in Baghdad, will be how to rescue Iraq from a civil war.Maple Lake Marine killed in Iraq Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Mar 01 2:11 PM
A 25-year-old Marine from Maple Lake, Minn., died Wednesday when a bomb exploded in Iraq, two days after a soldier with strong Minnesota ties died in a similar explosion. Sgt. Chad M. Allen, whom his father described as a "very well loved young man," was killed while driving a light-armored vehicle in the Anbar Province. He was on his second deployment in Iraq and was scheduled to leave the ...Iraq Deputy PM: Iraq's Stability in Interest of Region, International Community Voice of America - Mar 01 1:18 PM
Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih says it is in the interest of Iraq's neighbors and the international community to help in the stabilization of Iraq.US Marine killed in Iraq's Anbar province Fox21 - Mar 01 6:08 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq Relatives of another American killed in Iraq are being notified.Two GIs Injured In Iraq "Hard Landing" CBS News - Mar 01 4:00 AM
Two U.S. pilots were injured when their helicopter made a "hard landing" in Iraq. They were evacuated safely from the scene. The military blames a mechanical failure, not enemy fire. At least nine helicopters have come down in Iraq this year.U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,162 AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 28 6:26 PM
As of Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007, at least 3,162 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 2,545 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Iraq: US military says ten militants killed, six weapons caches seized Fox21 - Mar 01 6:07 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq U-S commanders in Baghdad report ten suspected insurgents have been killed in a series of U-S and Iraqi raids this week. A half-dozen weapons caches have been uncovered.The military says the ten deaths happened Monday in a Diyala province northeast of Baghdad.Iran considering invitation to Baghdad conference of Iraq's neighbors Fox21 - Mar 01 6:06 PM
TEHRAN, Iran Iran says it is considering whether to take part in a conference of Iraq's neighbors that the United States plans to attend.US post-Iraq invasion policies 'incompetent': US diplomat AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 28 4:41 PM
The US policy in Iraq following the 2003 invasion was "incompetent, foolish, dubious," the new US coordinator for Iraq's economic development said Wednesday.After referring to lives lost in Iraq as 'wasted,' McCain says he meant 'sacrificed' USA Today - Mar 01 10:12 AM
A tempest has been brewing today over something Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said while on CBS-TV's Late Show With David Letterman. Americans are very frustrated, and they have every right to be, about the situation in Iraq, McCain said. We've... Minnesota Marine killed in Iraq Fargo Forum - Mar 01 4:52 PM
MINNEAPOLIS - A 25-year-old Marine from Maple Lake has been killed in Al Anbar province, Iraq, during combat operations, the Department of Defense said Thursday.First U.S. Military Service Member to Be Wounded in Iraq War Comes Out Gay Wired - Mar 01 4:57 PM
The first U.S. military personnel wounded in the Iraq war, retired Marine Staff Sgt. Eric Alva , came out Wednesday as a gay man.Iraq's neighbors agree to Baghdad summit AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 28 1:45 PM
Iraq's neighbors, including Iran and Syria, have agreed to join U.S. and British representatives at a regional conference here on the Iraqi security crisis, government officials said Wednesday.The Iraq insurgency for beginners Salon.com - Mar 01 6:17 PM
A leading expert on the insurgency clarifies who is shooting whom in Iraq, the growing power of al-Qaida, the influence of Iran, and the only thing left for the U.S. to do.US Head Of Iraq Rebuilding:Post Invasion Policy 'Foolishness' Nasdaq - Mar 01 10:53 AM
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- The Bush administration's new coordinator for reconstruction in Iraq called U.S. policy in the country after the 2003 invasion "foolishness."Meet to focus on Iraq security People's Daily - Mar 01 4:29 PM
Iraq's neighbors including Iran and Syria have agreed to join US and British representatives to discuss the Iraqi security crisis at a regional conference on March 10 in Baghdad, the government said.Military Contractor Charged with Assault for Stabbing in Iraq KTAR 92.3 Phoenix - Mar 01 4:30 PM
A military contractor was indicted on assault charges Wednesday for allegedly stabbing a man while working in Iraq.Local Guardsmen Come Home From Iraq KDKA Pittsburgh - Mar 01 4:02 PM
A group of local guardsmen serving in Iraq have returned home.Jalal Talabani, Iraq's first Kurdish president, sounded upbeat in an interview in a Jordanian hospital [AFP] Aljazeera - Mar 01 12:59 PM
In his first interview since he was admitted to hospital after collapsing, Jalal Talabani, Iraq's president, said he was in good health and would return to run his country, but gave no date.Oklahoma soldier killed in Iraq KJRH-TV Channel 2 Tulsa - Mar 01 3:47 PM
A former Oklahoman has been killed while on duty in Iraq. Army Sergeant William Beardsley died Monday when a bomb exploded near his armored vehicle. Beardsley grew up in Muskogee and has family members in Tahlequah.McCain: U.S. Lives "Wasted" in Iraq KTAR 92.3 Phoenix - Mar 01 2:30 PM
WASHINGTON - Republican presidential contender John McCain, a staunch backer of the Iraq war but critic of how President Bush has waged it, said U.S. lives had been "wasted" in the four-year-old conflict.McCain apologises for remarks about 'wasted' US Iraq troops Channel NewsAsia - Mar 01 12:34 PM
WASHINGTON : Republican presidential hopeful Senator John McCain apologised on Thursday for remarks that some critics interpreted as undervaluing the service of US troops in Iraq.McCain apologises for 'wasted lives' Iraq slip Daily Telegraph - Mar 01 1:13 PM
John McCain announced his White House candidacy on a late-night talk show but immediately stepped into a controversy when he stated that the United States had "wasted" the lives of its troops in Iraq.The Other Iraq War Resolution (4 Letters) New York Times - 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
To the Editor:.Local soldier injured in Iraq ABC 13 Toledo - Mar 01 2:51 PM
Shot by a sniper. A local soldier is seriously injured while fighting in Iraq. Tonight people young and old are praying for him.Iran willing to join U.S. at Iraq talks Los Angeles Times - Mar 01 12:31 AM
The Baghdad summit is aimed at crafting a regional solution to the conflict. TEHRAN Iranian officials Wednesday signaled their willingness to participate in talks hosted by Iraq on the future of the war-torn nation, discussions that U.S. officials said this week they also would attend. Highlights of Iraq spending bill add-ons AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 28 1:41 PM
Highlights of President Bush's request to Congress for funding U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and hurricane relief, plus additions being considered by Congress.Group: Iraq's Religious Minorities Face Tough Choices The Christian Post - Mar 01 6:29 PM
New levels of violence against Christians and other religious minorities in Iraq are being witnessed, according to one human rights organization s latest ...Another Minnesotan killed in Iraq KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul - Mar 01 2:22 PM
The Department of Defense has released the name of the fourth Minnesotan to be killed in Iraq this year. The latest person killedDe-authorizing Iraq will not be easy Forsyth County News Front Page - Mar 01 1:32 PM
WASHINGTON -- Democratic senators this week will face trouble trying to cleanse themselves of the stain left by voting for President Bush's Iraq war resolution.Minnesota Marine from Camp Lejeune killed in Iraq The Herald-Sun - Mar 01 2:31 PM
A 25-year-old Camp Lejeune Marine from Maple Lake has been killed in Al Anbar province, Iraq, during combat operations, the Department of Defense said Thursday.Matt Renner: Senate Stalls on Iraq Scoop.co.nz - Mar 01 1:06 PM
A weekend of confusion among Democratic senators over possible action on Iraq was capped off by an announcement by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada that the Senate would wait on any Iraq-related legislation.21/7 bomb plot 'was a hoax to stop Iraq war' Evening Standard - Mar 01 2:27 PM
One of the July 21 bomb suspects claimed the plot was a hoax which aimed to stop military action in Iraq, a court heard.Hawaii-Based Marine Killed In Iraq Combat KITV TheHawaiiChannel.com via Yahoo! News - Feb 28 1:36 PM
A Hawaii-based Marine died during combat operations in Iraq's Anbar Province, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.McCain Regrets Saying U.S. Lives 'Wasted' In Iraq KDKA Pittsburgh - Mar 01 12:40 PM
Republican presidential contender John McCain, facing criticism from Democrats, on Thursday said he regretted using the word "wasted" to describe the more than 3,100 U.S. lives lost in the Iraq war. Slideshow: 2008 Presidential Hopefuls