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Special adviser on Iraq Compact named 
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday appointed outgoing U.N. political chief Ibrahim Gambari as his special adviser on the International Compact for Iraq and other political issues and immediately sent him to Saudi Arabia for consultations.Cheney warns against hasty Iraq pullout AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 02 6:41 PM
A quick withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq could allow victorious Muslim extremists to fan out into other countries, with some militants going to Afghanistan to fight alongside a resurgent Taliban, Vice President Dick Cheney says.Sunni Insurgents Ascendant in Iraq's Caldron of Violence Washington Post - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, March 2 -- In the photos, the 18 men were blindfolded, their hands tied behind their backs. They appeared Friday on the Web site of a Sunni insurgent group that said it had kidnapped the men to avenge the alleged rape of a Sunni woman by members of Iraq's Shiite-dominated police force.Rice names critic of U.S. Iraq policies as adviser Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 02 6:20 PM
Eliot Cohen, a supporter of the U.S. decision to invade Iraq but a critic of the post-war occupation, will become a top aide to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, the State Department said on Friday.Bush keeps pressure on Democrats on Iraq money Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 02 4:23 PM
President George W. Bush kept up the pressure on the Democratic-controlled U.S. Congress on Friday to set aside misgivings about his troop buildup and fully fund U.S. forces in Iraq.Iraq rebuilding critic joins State Dept. AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 02 3:54 PM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has decided to appoint a leading critic of the U.S. reconstruction effort in Iraq as a senior aide, the State Department said Friday.U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,165 AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 02 4:20 PM
As of Friday, March 2, 2007, at least 3,165 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 2,547 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Why I'm Not Embedded in Iraq The Weekly Standard via Yahoo! News - Mar 02 2:50 PM
MOST PEOPLE WOULD rather undergo several root canals than go to Iraq.Nigerian UN official named Ban Ki-moon adviser on Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 02 2:46 PM
Ibrahim Gambari, a former UN undersecretary general for political affairs, was Friday named UN chief Ban Ki-moons special advisor on the International Compact with Iraq and other political issues.Dems Rally Behind Iraq Proposal Time Magazine - Mar 02 1:06 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 Afghan Taliban says sending fighters to Iraq: TV Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 02 12:28 PM
A senior Taliban commander said in remarks broadcast on Friday that the Afghan Islamist group was sending fighters to Iraq to support anti-U.S. insurgents.Sunnis and Shiites in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 02 11:00 AM
A look at the historical and current divides between Sunnis and Shiites in Iraq.Notes on Iraq RealClearPolitics.com via Yahoo! News - Mar 02 7:54 AM
In my column today on the administration's early efforts to secure Baghdad, I note some of the signs of progress that have emerged from Iraq in recently.Cheney warns against hasty Iraq pullout USA Today - Mar 02 7:39 AM
A quick withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq could allow victorious Muslim extremists to fan out into other countries, with some militants going to Afghanistan to fight alongside a resurgent Taliban, Vice President Dick Cheney said.Iraq 'close to partition', says French FM AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 02 7:12 AM
Iraq is nearing partition, French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said Friday as violence between Sunni and Shiite Muslims raged on in Baghdad.Iraq 'inconvenient truth' of war on terror: Cheney AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 02 6:11 AM
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.Iraq probes alleged kidnap of 14 police AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 02 4:43 AM
Iraq is investigating the alleged kidnap of 14 policemen, the interior ministry said on Friday, after Al-Qaeda warned it might kill the officers in revenge for the alleged rape of a Sunni woman.Saudi-Iran meet seen likely to benefit Lebanon and Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 02 4:34 AM
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to Saudi Arabia on Saturday could lead to agreements between the two regional heavyweights that would ease the conflicts in Lebanon and Iraq, experts say.Iraq probing alleged kidnap of 14 cops AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 02 3:10 AM
Iraq is probing the alleged kidnap of 14 policemen, the interior ministry said Friday, after Al-Qaeda claimed it had seized the officers in revenge for the alleged rape of a Sunni woman.Iraq s U.N. ambassador criticizes Syria AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 02 1:15 AM
The Syrians could do more to prevent terrorists from crossing their border into Iraq, an issue that will be on the agenda of an upcoming security conference in Baghdad, Iraq's U.N. ambassador said Thursday.Iraq rebels claim kidnap of 18 ministry employees AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 02 2:06 AM
An alliance of Sunni armed groups in Iraq, led by Al-Qaeda, said on Friday it had kidnapped 18 interior ministry employees and threatened to kill them, to avenge the alleged rape of a Sunni woman.Dal LaMagna: End the Iraq War: People Can Topple Pillars HuffingtonPost - Mar 02 11:10 AM
Hear how you can help end the war. Tom Hayden has information and advice for anyone who is frustrated about the Iraq War and wants to get personally involved in helping end it. And you can hear what he says in "Ending the Iraq War," produced and directed by Dal LaMagna, and edited by Joseph Smallwood with research and photo compilation by Frances Anderson. In it, Hayden compares ...Denying self-defense to GIs in Iraq The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Mar 02 12:00 AM
As part of President Bush's troop surge now under way in Iraq, he insisted that Iraqi leaders "lift needless restrictions on Iraqi and coalition forces." That's an important step, but a deeply ironic one, because it overlooks other unreasonable restrictions imposed on US soldiers by the US government.Takoma Park soldier killed in Iraq Baltimore Sun - 1 hour, 55 minutes ago
Army specialist Jonathan D. Cadavero, 24, died from IED blast A soldier from Takoma Park was killed in Iraq this week, the Pentagon said today. Iraq: U.S. Marine dies in Anbar province AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 01 10:34 PM
An American Marine died in combat in Iraq's western Anbar province, the U.S. military said Friday.Democrats Considering Iraq Legislation Linked to Benchmarks Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Mar 01 9:02 PM
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- House Democrats are considering binding legislation on the Iraq war that would require troop withdrawals by the end of the year if the Iraqi government fails to meet security benchmarks.Vice President Says U.S. Troop Withdrawal From Iraq Could Worsen War in Afghanistan, Elsewhere Washington Post - Mar 01 9:17 PM
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."... Analysis: Recruiting Iraq's police-2 UPI - Mar 02 7:50 AM
Some 80 members of the Nimrawi Arab tribe in the Barwanah region of Iraq have volunteered to go to a police academy for training. But 17 of the potential ...Rice Names Critic Of Iraq Policy to Counselor's Post Washington Post - Mar 01 8:22 PM
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 - Mar 01 7:50 PM
Senate Democrats acknowledged that agreement over how to confront President Bush on Iraq remained out of reach.Rice names critic of U.S. Iraq policies as adviser AlertNet - Mar 02 6:31 PM
Source: Reuters By Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - Eliot Cohen, a supporter of the U.S. decision to invade Iraq but a critic of the post-war occupation, will become a top aide to U.S. Secretary of ... U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq at 3,165 AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Mar 02 4:20 PM
As of Friday, March 2, 2007, at least 3,165 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.Minnesota Marine killed in Iraq Fargo Forum - 1 hour, 45 minutes ago
MINNEAPOLIS - A 25-year-old Marine from Maple Lake was killed in Al Anbar province, Iraq, when a bomb exploded during combat operations, the Department of Defense and his family said Thursday.Officials: Iraq surge needs more troops UPI - Mar 02 6:25 AM
Pentagon officials told a U.S. Senate committee as many as 28,500 troops will be needed for the Bush administration's planned Iraq surge.Iraq vet scandal claims army chief Daily Telegraph - Mar 02 2:32 PM
US Army Secretary Francis Harvey has resigned after reports that troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan were being poorly treated at the Army's top hospital, Defence Secretary Robert Gates said overnight.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.These Girl Scouts sending cookies to Iraq Tallahassee Democrat - 2 hours, 44 minutes ago
What do the homeless, abused women and military personnel in Iraq have in common?Lawmakers will hold hearing on Iraq resolution Summit Daily News - 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
DENVER - Peace activists, the families of soldiers and anyone else with an opinion on the war in Iraq will be invited to weigh in on a legislative resolution criticizing President Bush's decision to send more troops to the country.Iraq: U.S. Marine Dies in Anbar Province ABC News - Mar 02 5:30 AM
U.S. Marine Dies in Iraq's Western Anbar Province, U.S. Military SaysQuagmire Deepens for U.S. Employers With Reservists in Iraq Bloomberg.com - Mar 02 5:11 AM
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.Sailors pump up Iraq oil terminal Stars and Stripes - Mar 02 1:12 PM
ABOARD AL BASRA OIL TERMINAL Much of Iraq s financial hope for the future rests on a $59 million coalition-funded upgrade. Buoyed some 60 miles south of the war-torn nation in the Persian Gulf sits an oil platform that provides Iraq with an estimated 85 percent of the struggling country s revenue.European Stocks Head for Worst Week Since Start of Iraq War Bloomberg.com - Mar 02 4:45 AM
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks headed for their worst week since the beginning of the Iraq war as efforts by China to restrain borrowing and concern that U.S. economic growth is slowing extended a sell-off in global equities.SECTARIAN TENSION IN IRAQ EXERTS PRESSURE ON IRAN-SYRIA TIES EurasiaNet.org - Mar 02 12:14 PM
Sectarian tension in Iraq is putting stress on the strategic partnership between Shia-dominated Iran and predominantly Sunni Syria.Hundreds Of Nat'l Guard Headed To Iraq KGO-TV Bay Area - Mar 02 5:25 PM
It's the biggest mobilization in California of the war: hundreds of National Guard soldiers called up for the troop surge in Iraq.U.S. night patrols in Iraq require balancing act Stars and Stripes - Mar 02 1:12 PM
HAWIJAH, Iraq -- With the curfew in effect, the dogs had full run of the streets. Strays darted from behind piles of garbage and cinder blocks to bark at the convoy of Humvees that lumbered through the narrow alleys.South Bronx Man Survives The Streets, Dies In Iraq WCBS-TV New York - Mar 02 4:45 PM
An Army sergeant who was once a homeless teenager living out of a shelter before finding a new life in the military was remembered Friday as a proud and dedicated soldier, two weeks after he was killed in Iraq.Cheney: Hasty U.S. Pullout in Iraq Could Spread Extremism Fox News - Mar 02 1:59 AM
An early U.S. pullout of Iraq could fan the flames of Islamic extremism across the region, Vice President Dick Cheney said on Thursday.Yellow ribbons dwindle as support for Iraq war fades Financial Times - Mar 02 2:36 PM
For three years after the invasion of Iraq, it was difficult to drive more than a few miles through middle America without seeing a car displaying a magnetic yellow ribbon.U-S Marine killed in western Iraq WSTM-TV NBC 3 - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq The U-S military reports another American death in Iraq.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.U.S. military deaths in Iraq CNews - Mar 02 5:00 PM
(AP) - As of Friday, March 2, 2007, at least 3,165 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.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.Iraq situation grave: FM The Peninsula - Mar 02 2:47 PM
Paris The First Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani yesterday conceded that the situation in Iraq was very serious.WSJ: Bush May Adjust Iraq, Afghanistan War Spending Request Nasdaq - Mar 02 10:36 AM
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- President George W. Bush hosted a Republicans-only dinner with top members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees at the White House this week and appears to be moving now toward making adjustments in his wartime spending request for Iraq and Afghanistan, a Bush administration official said.Iraq war: Good or bad for Israel? Saddam s execution revi JTA - Mar 02 10:13 AM
U.S. Marines patrol a marketplace in Barwana, Iraq. The execution of Saddam Hussein has renewed the debate over the effect of the American invasion of Iraq on Israel s regional position.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.INTERVIEW-World Bank to boost Iraq presence despite shooting AlertNet - Mar 02 12:17 PM
Source: Reuters By Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - The World Bank's No. 2 official on Friday defended the lender's decision to ramp up its presence in Iraq after a staff driver was caught in cross- ... Orange County soldier killed in Iraq WSTM-TV NBC 3 - 1 hour, 38 minutes ago
TUXEDO, N.Y. A 10th Mountain Division soldier killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq earlier this week has been identified. The Middletown Times Herald-Record reports that 24-year-old Jonathan Cadavero of the town of Tuxedo in Orange County was killed on Tuesday.Obama Berates Bush Administration's Iraq Strategy NBC 5 Chicago - Mar 02 2:52 PM
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Friday blamed Bush administration failings in Iraq for strengthening the strategic position of Iran, which he says must be stopped from acquiring nuclear weapons.Afghan Taliban says sending fighters to Iraq-TV AlertNet - Mar 02 12:32 PM
Source: Reuters DUBAI, March 2 (Reuters) - A senior Taliban commander said in remarks broadcast on Friday that the Afghan Islamist group was sending fighters to Iraq to support anti-U.S. insurgents. "Whenever ... What if the Iraq troop buildup fails? Minnesota Public Radio - Mar 02 10:28 AM
As part of their new security plan, U.S. and Iraqi troops are preparing to begin sweeps in Baghdad's Shiite-dominated Sadr City area. What happens if President Bush's plan to pacify Iraq doesn't work?The War's Impact on Iraq's Neighbors NPR - Mar 02 5:27 AM
Morning Edition , March 2, 2007 · U.S. officials will take part in a roundtable discussion on Iraq next week that will include representatives of neighboring nations. Syria and Iran have both been invited. How are the countries surrounding Iraq being affected by the war?Europe stocks suffer worst weekly performance since Iraq war Market Watch - Mar 02 1:11 AM
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European shares failed to retain early gains for the second session in a row Friday and turned in their worst weekly performance since the start of the Iraq war four years ago on a host of concerns, ranging from China's economy to U.S. mortgages. 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.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 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.Kansas Rep. Boyda in Iraq Arkcity.net - Mar 02 1:50 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Kansas Rep. Nancy Boyda on Friday arrived in Iraq, where she and other members of Congress hope to get a better sense of the conflict.More California Guardsmen Headed For Iraq News10 Sacramento - Mar 02 12:17 PM
Another 800 California National Guardsmen are being called up by the Department of Defense to support President Bush's troop surge of 21,500 more troops to support the war in Iraq.France says Iraq close to partition Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News - Mar 02 7:17 AM
PARIS (Reuters) - French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said on Friday sectarian violence was close to tearing Iraq apart and the situation there was destabilising the whole region.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 ...U.S. toll in Iraq San Francisco Chronicle - Mar 02 3:53 AM
As of Thursday, at least 3,163 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: - Marine Sgt. Chad M. Allen, 25,... 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:Congressional Democrats Debate Iraq War Role Bayou Buzz - Mar 02 4:18 PM
Congressional Democrats are attempting to define their own mission in the war of Iraq in front of the backdrop of domestic twisters of tornados and other natural disasters and infrastructure needs.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.Sunnis and Shiites in Iraq The Daily Comet - Mar 02 11:17 AM
A look at the historical and current divides between Sunnis and Shiites in Iraq. HISTORY - A dispute over succession after the Prophet Muhammad's death in 632 split the Muslim world into Sunni and Shiite branches. Shiites believe Ali, the prophet's son-in-law, was Muhammad's rightful heir.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.100 Faces of War Experience: Portratis & Words of Americans who served in Iraq & Afghanistan, a Work Strategy Page - Mar 02 4:12 PM
100 Faces of War Experience: Portratis & Words of Americans who served in Iraq & Afghanistan, a Work in Progress 100 Faces is a project which focuses on the personal experiences of Americans who have gone to war.Iraq veteran finds archdiocese the tougher front Boston Globe - Mar 02 1:02 AM
Overseeing day-to-day operations of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston is more difficult than ministering to wounded, confused soldiers under fire in Iraq, the chief administrator of the archdiocese declared yesterday.Antonia Juhasz: Are U.S. Oil Companies Going to "Win" the Iraq War? HuffingtonPost - Mar 01 7:40 PM
"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, ...Iraq report has unwelcome proposals for pro-Israel camp JTA - Mar 02 5:43 AM
President Bush addresses the media during a meeting with the Iraq Study Group at the White House, Dec. 6, 2006. Seated next to President Bush are the study groupīs leaders, former U.S. Rep. Lee Hamilton, left, and former Secretary of State James Baker.War in Iraq destroying the wetlands of Mesopotamia Granma Internacional - Mar 02 10:24 AM
DEFENDERS of the environment throughout the world are full of concern because the expansion of the war in Iraq is destroying the little that remains of the wetlands of Mesopotamia, where it is believed that the biblical Garden of Eden was situated.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 9:06 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 Bonner talks about Democrats, Iraq war, economy and more Clark County Democrat - Mar 02 2:19 PM
Congressman Jo Bonner addressed a variety of issues during a stop in Grove Hill last week, including the Democrat-takeover of Congress, the war in Iraq, local highway projects and more. The Mobile Republican noted the "new management" of the House and Senate. Nancy Pelsoi of California is the new Democratic Speaker of the House and the first woman to ever hold the job. Sen. War plan in House: Action by Iraq key The Philadelphia Inquirer - Mar 02 12:08 AM
House Democratic leaders have coalesced around legislation that would require that troops come home from Iraq within six months if that country's leaders fail to meet promises to help reduce violence there, party officials said yesterday.Analysts: US Shows Willingness to Discuss Iraq with Adversaries Payvand Iran News - Mar 02 8:17 AM
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. As VOA correspondent Gary Thomas reports, administration officials insist there is no change in policy, but expert analysts disagree.Congresswoman Boyda Makes First Trip to Iraq WIBW-TV Topeka - Mar 02 9:27 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Kansas congresswoman Nancy Boyda is visiting Iraq Friday with a delegation of federal lawmakers. The Topeka Democrat says she hopes to get a better sense of the conflict and how it's effecting U.S. soldiers and their families.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.Congress humbled by problems with effort to stop war Iraq Ashland Daily Tidings - Mar 02 1:15 PM
WASHINGTON--The Iraq war is proving a humbling experience not just for President Bush, but for those in Congress who want to end it.Democrats eye cuts to 2008 Iraq war request WLUC TV 6 - Mar 02 2:03 PM
CAPITOL HILL Democrats may cut 20 (b) billion dollars from the 142 (b) billion dollars that President Bush has requested for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.Sunni tribesmen help Iraqi forces in fierce fighting in western Iraq The Plain Dealer - Mar 02 4:08 AM
Baghdad, Iraq - Iraqi security forces backed by Sunni tribesmen killed dozens of suspected Sunni insurgents over several hours of fighting Wednesday in a village in western Iraq, Iraqi police said Thursday.Analysis: Washington may talk with Syria and Iran if Iraq takes the lead Albuquerque Tribune - Mar 02 7:22 AM
Iraq on Wednesday said its neighbors, including U.S. adversaries Iran and Syria, will attend a March 10 session on the country's security crisis.Analysis: Washington may talk with Syria and Iran if Iraq takes the lead Albuquerque Tribune - Mar 02 7:18 AM
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 original axis of evil.Should we still be in Iraq? Ridgecrest Daily Independent - Mar 02 9:34 AM
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?Minnesota Marine Killed In Iraq WCCO Minneapolis/St. Paul - Mar 02 8:00 AM
A 25-year-old Marine from Maple Lake was killed in Al Anbar province, Iraq, when a bomb exploded during combat operations, the Department of Defense and his family said Thursday. More Minnesota News U.S. deaths in Iraq The Plain Dealer - Mar 02 4:09 AM
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.Minnesota Marine Killed In Iraq WCCO Minneapolis/St. Paul - Mar 02 8:00 AM
The Department of Defense announced Thursday the death of two Marines in Iraq. More Minnesota News Orange County soldier killed in Iraq WCAX 3 - Mar 02 8:49 AM
TUXEDO, N.Y. A 10th Mountain Division soldier killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq earlier this week has been identified. The Middletown Times Herald-Record reports...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.