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The Pentagon is scrambling to build and ship armored vehicles to Iraq that are four times more resistant to bomb blasts than a Humvee, military officials say.UN chief rattled by mortar blast at Iraq talks AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 48 minutes ago
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed confidence on Thursday that Iraq could build a better future with international help just moments before flinching at the nearby explosion of a mortar shell.Iraq War Veterans To Be Honored WTAE ThePittsburghChannel.com via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 51 minutes ago
Veterans of the Iraq War will be honored with a memorial in Allegheny Township, Westmoreland County.Democrats ratchet up pressure for Iraq pullout AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 22 6:16 PM
Democrats upped the ante Thursday in their campaign to withdraw US forces from Iraq, as the House of Representatives debated a mid-2008 deadline and a Senate panel approved an even earlier one.Dems short of votes to set Iraq deadline via spending bill CNN.com - Mar 22 6:24 PM
House Democrats say they are determined to change course in Iraq, but Democratic leaders were still trying Thursday to gather the votes to make that happen.U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,230 AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 22 5:14 PM
As of Thursday, March 22, 2007, at least 3,230 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 2,604 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Iraq, insurgent negotiations deadlocked AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 22 3:21 PM
Iraq's government has engaged in secret negotiations seeking to get some Sunni Arab insurgent groups to give up their fight, but the talks are deadlocked over the lack of a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops, a senior official said Thursday.Democrats press deadline for Iraq pullout Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 22 3:12 PM
Democrats in the U.S. Congress pressed on Thursday for a timetable for a U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq, ignoring White House threats of a presidential veto on any bill that ties nearly $100 billion in combat funds to a 2008 pullout.Unguarded munition sites still feed Iraq violence: report AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 22 4:08 PM
As of October 2006 US forces had still not secured all of the unguarded munition sites in Iraq, allowing thieves to keep stealing war material and stoke the country's violence, a US government report said Thursday.Senate panel includes Iraq deadline in war-funding bill CNN.com - Mar 22 2:34 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Senate committee approved a $122 billion measure Thursday financing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan but also defying President Bush by calling on him to pull combat troops out of Iraq by next spring.US Democrats debate early pullout from Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 22 2:32 PM
Democrats Thursday resorted to the power of the purse to try to pull US forces out of Iraq, debating an emergency spending bill that would set a mid-2008 deadline for withdrawing the troops.Democrats Seek Votes for Bill on Iraq New York Times - Mar 22 3:07 PM
The war spending bill would set a timetable to bring American troops home from Iraq.Congressman defends Iraq-Detroit analogy AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 22 2:09 PM
A first-term congressman from Michigan who compared parts of Iraq to Detroit and Harvey, Ill., an economically depressed Chicago suburb, defended the comments Thursday.Panel OKs war bill with Iraq deadline AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 22 1:26 PM
A Senate committee approved a $122 billion measure Thursday financing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan but also calling on President Bush to pull combat troops out of Iraq by next spring.Shortage of safe water risks cholera in Iraq: U.N. Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 22 12:21 PM
United Nations agencies working in Iraq warned on Thursday a chronic shortage of safe drinking water risks causing more child deaths and an outbreak of waterborne disease such as cholera during the summer.Democrats to begin debate on early pullout from Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 22 11:43 AM
Democrats on Thursday resort to the power of the purse to try to end to America's military involvement in Iraq with a debate on an emergency spending bill that includes a 2008 deadline for troop withdrawal.Senate panel OKs pullout goal for troops in Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 22 12:37 PM
A Democratic plan requiring President George W. Bush to start pulling U.S. troops out of Iraq within four months advanced on Thursday, winning approval by a Senate committee.Iraq chlorine bombs raise worries of U.S. attack Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 22 10:34 AM
Chlorine bombs in Iraq have raised concern that lax security at U.S. chemical plants could make the country, and particularly New York City, vulnerable to similar attacks.Iraq pullout bill has 'zero chance': White House AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 22 11:30 AM
The White House warned on Thursday that the opposition Democrats' plan to link the Iraq war budget with a timetable for military withdrawal had "zero chance" and would face a presidential veto.Panel: Billions 'wasted' in Iraq reconstruction USA Today - Mar 22 11:16 AM
The leaders of a Senate panel said Thursday that the Defense and State departments must work more closely together to avoid repeating multimillion dollar mistakes in the reconstruction of Iraq.Khalilzad to leave Iraq in a few days AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 22 10:34 AM
The outgoing US ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, who is the White House's nominee as ambassador to the United Nations, said on Thursday he would soon be heading home.GAO: Iraq munitions looting widespread AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 22 10:08 AM
Explosives looted from Iraq munitions sites will likely continue to support terrorist attacks throughout the region, a congressional report said Thursday, finding that some sites were still not secured more than three and a half years after the war started.Reconstruction in Iraq criticised BBC News - 2 hours, 54 minutes ago
US reconstruction programmes in Iraq are chaotic and badly managed, a report by a special inspector says.Bush calls for quick, unrestricted Iraq funding AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 22 9:52 AM
US President George W. Bush on Thursday urged lawmakers to approve his emergency spending request for Iraq in full and without restrictions on how it can be spent.U.N. secretary general holds talks with Iraq officials USA Today - Mar 22 7:41 AM
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon held talks in Baghdad on Thursday with Iraq's prime minister just as his government disclosed that it had been in indirect talks with Sunni insurgent groups over the past three months to persuade them to lay down their arms.House Dems Rally Support For Iraq Deadline CBS News - 1 hour, 45 minutes ago
House Democrats labored to lock down a majority behind a Sept. 1, 2008, date for U.S. combat troops to be pulled out of Iraq. It will be the sternest test yet for a determined new majority party eager to challenge President Bush.Covering Iraq: Trying To Connect CBS News - Mar 22 6:30 PM
Trying to explain Iraq in a way that American viewers can relate to is a challenge in the best of times. It becomes even more acute when you start the day by watching American newscasts, writes Allen Pizzey .Congressman compares Iraq, Detroit UPI - Mar 22 6:04 PM
Democrats say a Republican congressman from Michigan "embarrassed and misrepresented" his state's largest city when he compared Iraq and Detroit.U.N.'s Ban makes first visit to Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 22 5:37 AM
United Nations Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon held talks with Iraqi leaders on a five-year reconstruction plan unveiled last week as he made his first visit to Iraq since taking office in January.Iraq looms over White House race BBC News - Mar 22 2:15 PM
White House hopefuls are refining positions on the campaign's overarching issue - Iraq - the BBC's James Coomarasamy writes.Bill to Fund Iraq War, Recall Troops Moves Ahead NPR - Mar 22 4:31 PM
A Senate panel approves a massive bill to fund the Iraq war -- and to bring most U.S. troops home in 2008. A similar bill made it to the House floor for debate, although Democratic leaders there are still not sure they have the votes in their own party to pass it.Talks with insurgents underway in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 22 4:03 AM
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was headed to Baghdad on Thursday for talks with Iraq's prime minister just as his government disclosed that it has been indirectly talking to Sunni insurgent groups over the past three months to persuade them to lay down their arms.Dems seek votes to order pullout from Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 22 4:46 AM
Believing they have been given a clear mandate from voters, Democrats are trying to challenge President Bush on the Iraq war while struggling to find enough votes to do it.Iraq Reconstruction "Less Than Optimal" CBS News - Mar 22 3:00 PM
An inspector general's report on Iraq reconstruction finds poor oversight, bad planning, mistakes, confusion, delays, and a lack of coordination. "We were bumping into one another as we tried to solve the same problem," said a former agency official.UN chief visits Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 22 4:03 AM
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Baghdad on Thursday, flying into Iraq on a previously unannounced visit for talks with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, local UN spokesman Said Erekat said.U.S. says it nabs Iraq insurgent leaders AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 22 5:02 AM
The U.S. military said Thursday it had captured the leaders of a Shiite insurgent network responsible for kidnapping and killing five American troops one of the boldest and most sophisticated attacks on U.S. soldiers in the war in Iraq.Iraq spending bill called 'fatally flawed' UPI - Mar 22 3:19 PM
White House Press Secretary Tony Snow said a proposed Iraq supplemental appropriations bill before the U.S. Congress is "fatally flawed" and doomed to fail.U.N. chief rocked by Iraq mortar blast UPI - Mar 22 2:27 PM
On a surprise visit to Iraq, a mortar blast rocked U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, underscoring a still tenuous security situation there.Inspector General Details Failures of Iraq Reconstruction Washington Post - Mar 22 2:49 AM
The U.S. government was unprepared for the extensive nation-building required after it invaded Iraq, and at each juncture where it could have adjusted its efforts, it failed even to understand the problems it faced, according to the special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction. Report raps poor planning for Iraq reconstruction Sports Illustrated - Mar 22 2:39 AM
Planners for Iraq reconstruction did not anticipate conditions after the 2003 invasion, setting the scene for lackluster services that still plague the country, according to a report by the Pentagon's inspector.Pre-War Assumptions Led to Flawed Iraq Plan, U.S. Report Says Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Mar 22 2:30 AM
March 22 (Bloomberg) -- The Bush administration's rosy pre- war assumptions about the speed at which Iraq would stabilize led to poorly coordinated, haphazard planning for post-war reconstruction that's brought waste and inefficiency, according to a new report by the Special Inspector General for Iraq.Each Picture in Iraq Is a Piece of the Landscape of War ABC News - Mar 22 1:13 PM
Only One Thing is Certain, Things in Iraq Will ChangeDebate Over Iraq Pullout Aside, Bush Needs a War Spending Bill Washington Post - Mar 22 1:27 AM
With the House facing a critical vote on Iraq this week, the White House finds itself embroiled in a fierce legislative battle to keep money flowing to the war effort, with the outcome dependent on its ability to show real progress in Baghdad and keep Republicans in line behind its veto strategy. Iraq reconstruction audit to be released AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 22 12:30 AM
The U.S. government must learn from its multi-million-dollar mistakes of poor contract oversight and bad planning in its Iraq reconstruction effort or risk repeating them there and elsewhere, investigators say.Homefront salute for soldiers in Iraq The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Mar 22 1:00 AM
As Congress tries to devise a US exit strategy from Iraq, perhaps no words will be used more often in the debate than the expression seen on millions of yellow-ribbon car magnets: "Support our troops." It is a phrase in danger of losing its meaning.Senate panel joins House push for Iraq pullout Boston Herald - 28 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - A Senate committee approved a $122 billion war spending bill that calls for President Bush to pull combat troops out of Iraq by next spring. Bush has threatened to veto the bill, which...Iraq Spending Bill Is An Embarrassment CBS News - Mar 22 12:30 PM
Democrats have larded the Iraq spending bill with billions of dollars in pork, including nearly $4 billion in farm aid. Harry Smith wonders if politicians think Americans aren't paying attention.Democrats hold strong on Iraq withdrawal The Washington Times - 26 minutes ago
House Democrats yesterday fended off Republican efforts to modify the war-funding bill that calls for U.S. troops to be out of Iraq in 18 months and commenced a war debate laced with attacks on President Bush.Senators urge coordination on Iraq The Washington Times - 26 minutes ago
ASSOCIATED PRESS The leaders of a Senate panel said yesterday that the Defense and State departments must work more closely together to avoid repeating multimillion dollar mistakes in the reconstruction of Iraq.Chlorine cache found in Iraq The Washington Times - 32 minutes ago
BAGHDAD -- U.S. troops sweeping Baghdad have found containers of nitric acid and chlorine, raising concerns that insurgents are expanding their use of chemicals in the war for power in Iraq, military officials said yesterday.Motivated by Tillman, Ex-Roommate Off to Iraq Washington Post - Mar 22 1:05 AM
Former NFL player Lance Cpl. Jeremy Staat is off to Iraq, following in the footsteps of his former college roommate Pat Tillman. Jon Soltz: Time for Progressive Members of Congress to Support the Change of Course in Iraq HuffingtonPost - Mar 22 12:02 PM
Will Congress' most liberal members stand up to George W. Bush, or will they join him? That is the question they will face in a matter of hours, when they vote on the Democratic proposal on funding our troops' safety and equipment, in Iraq. To be sure, the legislation is not perfect. Compromises were made to get the votes of Blue Dog conservative Democrats, and still more concessions were ...Turkey warns raids in north Iraq Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 32 minutes ago
Ankara says it is ready to hit back at Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq.Audit: More Coordination Needed On Iraq CBS News - Mar 22 11:14 AM
The leaders of a Senate panel said Thursday that the Defense and State departments must work more closely together to avoid repeating multi-million dollar mistakes in the reconstruction of Iraq.Democrats set Iraq deadline in war bill AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 21 11:29 PM
Senate Democrats on Wednesday revived legislation urging President Bush to bring combat troops home from Iraq in a year, attaching the plan to a $122 billion measure needed to fund the war.Iraq's Jassim Says Army Ready to Take Over From U.K. (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Mar 22 9:42 AM
March 22 (Bloomberg) -- Iraq's defense minister said his country was surprised by British plans to reduce its force in the south, though he insisted the Iraqi army is able to take over security responsibilities there.Bill to Fund Iraq War, Recall Troops Moves Ahead NPR - Mar 22 3:17 PM
All Things Considered , March 22, 2007 · A Senate panel approves a massive bill to fund the Iraq war and to bring most U.S. troops home in 2008. A similar bill made it to the House floor for debate, although Democratic leaders there are still not sure they have the votes in their own party to pass it.Guard team ends duty 'in the far corner of Iraq' Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 2 hours, 32 minutes ago
For 10 months, 10 soldiers from the Minnesota National Guard led an isolated existence on the far western fringes of Iraq. The troops -- including a carpenter, a mechanic, an accountant, a district manager for UPS and a Boy Scout leader -- lived side by side with Iraqi soldiers, eating what they ate, sleeping in Iraqi military bases and riding alongside Iraqi soldiers on missions. Their job was ...Rep. Calls Decision on the New Iraq Bill 'Wrenching' NPR - Mar 22 3:17 PM
All Things Considered , March 22, 2007 · The Iraq funding bill is being opposed not only by Republicans, but by a number of liberal Democrats. For them, the bill does not go far enough to end the war.Man cons Iraq vet, Silicon Valley arts UPI - Mar 22 10:35 AM
An Iraq war vet and the Silicon Valley, Calif., arts community were victims of an alleged conman convicted in California, Florida and North Carolina. ...Iraq says may be near anti-Qaeda deal with rebels Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 21 9:39 PM
A senior Iraqi official said on Thursday the government was holding talks with some major insurgent groups that might be nearing a point where a number would join a fight to drive al Qaeda out of Iraq.Shays says Congress shouldn't 'micromanage' Iraq war Boston Globe - Mar 22 1:11 PM
With a showdown vote on Iraq nearing, GOP Rep. Christopher Shays said Thursday he opposes a Democratic-backed bill that would require U.S. combat troops to leave Iraq by fall 2008.Benchmarks: US wounded rates rise in Iraq UPI - Mar 22 9:14 AM
U.S. fatality rates in Iraq are staying stable, but the rate at which American soldiers are being wounded is rising.Congressman compares Iraq, Detroit The Washington Times - Mar 22 6:08 PM
Democrats say a Republican congressman from Michigan "embarrassed and misrepresented" his state's largest city when he compared Iraq and Detroit. The Battle Creek Enquirer reports that U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg has been targeted by a Democratic organization.Iraq 'mistakes' discussed at SHU Connecticut Post - 28 minutes ago
FAIRFIELD Retired U.S. Ambassador David Dunford arrived in Iraq shortly after the American-led invasion began in 2003. It was a war he opposed and predicted would go badly.Iraq's Jassim Says Army Ready to Take Over From U.K. Soldiers Bloomberg.com - Mar 22 7:57 AM
March 22 (Bloomberg) -- Iraq's defense minister said his country was surprised by British plans to reduce its force there, though he insisted that the Iraqi army would be ready to take over security responsibilities in the south.US House Opens Debate on US Withdrawal from Iraq Voice of America - Mar 22 4:22 PM
The U.S. House of Representatives has begun a debate on a spending measure containing more than $95-billion to fund the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.Iraq's Kurds to go it alone on oil deals Financial Times - 2 hours, 12 minutes ago
The Kurdistan regional government plans to triple the presence of foreign oil companies operating in its region by the end of the year regardless of whether Iraq's parliament passes a politically sensitive hydrocarbon law.US struggles to avert Turkish intervention in northern Iraq Guardian Unlimited - Mar 22 6:35 PM
The US is scrambling to head off a "disastrous" Turkish military intervention in Kurdish-controlled northern Iraq that threatens to derail the Baghdad security surge and open up a third front in the battle to save Iraq from disintegration.U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq at 3,230 AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Mar 22 5:14 PM
As of Thursday, March 22, 2007, at least 3,230 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.US Senator Calls For Diplomatic Solution to Iraq Voice of America - Mar 22 4:23 PM
A congressional Democrat is calling on the Bush administration to step up diplomacy with Iraq's neighbors to bring stability to the country and allow for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. Senator James Webb of Virginia made his comments in a Washington speech, as VOA's Deborah Tate reports from Capitol Hill.Democrats ratchet up pressure for Iraq pullout Khaleej Times - 38 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Democratic leaders vowed to push for US troop withdrawal from Iraq sometime next year in a House vote on Friday on funding for wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.Congressman compares Iraq and Detroit AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 21 8:15 PM
A Republican congressman from Michigan said parts of Iraq are no more dangerous than Detroit, drawing the ire of the mayor's office and the state Democratic Party.Middle East fears broken Iraq BBC News - Mar 22 3:52 AM
Iraq's neighbours fear the consequences of a broken Iraq, says the BBC's Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen.Pelosi seems on brink of big Iraq win MSNBC - Mar 22 7:18 AM
As the House heads to its first vote of 2007 on funding the Iraq war, Speaker Nancy Pelosi seems on the verge of a major victory, due in part to anti-Iraq war members who voted last year against additional money for the war, but who ve switched their votes. Farm aid plumps up Iraq funding USA Today - Mar 21 8:15 PM
Three months after promising to curtail spending on pet legislative projects, House Democrats have salted the Iraq emergency spending bill with $3.7 billion for farm interests that make significant donations to Democrats.Welch optimistic House will pass bill with Iraq withdrawal date Boston Globe - Mar 22 11:40 AM
Vermont's U.S. Rep. Peter Welch says he's cautiously optimistic that legislation will pass the House Friday that would set a date for the final withdrawal of combat troops from Iraq.Daleville Soldier The Latest Alabama Death In Iraq WSFA 12 Montgomery - 58 minutes ago
A 24-year-old Fort Riley soldier from Alabama was killed in Iraq when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device, the post said Thursday.Welch to Vote 'Yes' on Iraq Funding WCAX 3 - 33 minutes ago
The House is set to vote on an Iraq funding bill that has divided Democrats.U-N says lack of safe water in Iraq threatens children WANE-TV Fort Wayne - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
AMMAN, Jordan There's a shortage of clean drinking water in Iraq. U-N officials say that could mean an increase in cases of diarrhea, one of the leading killers of children...Michigan congressman: Iraq no more dangerous than Detroit Detroit News - Mar 22 10:19 AM
DETROIT -- A Republican congressman who said parts of Iraq are no more dangerous than Detroit is drawing criticism from the mayor's office and the Michigan Democratic party.U-N says lack of safe water in Iraq threatens children Fox21 - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago
AMMAN, Jordan There's a shortage of clean drinking water in Iraq. U-N officials say that could mean an increase in cases of diarrhea, one of the leading killers of children in the country.Mistakes In Iraq Show Need For Better U.S. Oversight WCSH 6 Portland - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
As Congress begins debating the controversial Iraq spending bill that would bring troops home starting next year, lawmakers are hearing about wartime mistakes that may have cost millions of dollars and thousands of lives.In new video, al-Qaida prison escapee urges Sunni militants in Iraq to unite WTOL 11 Toledo - 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
CAIRO, EGYPT An al-Qaida militant who escaped from a U-S prison in Afghanistan is urging Sunni militants in Iraq to join the terror group. In a new video posted on the...FORT RILEY, Kan. (AP) _ A 24-year-old Fort Riley soldier was killed in Iraq when his vehicle was hit by a bomb. WIBW-TV Topeka - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
Specialist Curtis Glawson Junior, of Daleville, Alabama, died Tuesday in Baghdad. He was the 88th Fort Riley soldier killed in Iraq since the war started in March 2003.Iraq Reconstruction Audit to Be Released ABC News - Mar 22 5:43 AM
Investigators: Mistakes in Iraq Show Need for Better U.S. Oversight, CoordinationSenate panel OKs war funds but sets Iraq withdrawal USA Today - Mar 22 1:24 PM
Just in: By a voice vote meaning no individual votes were recorded the Senate Appropriations Committee has endorsed spending $122 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but the bill directs President Bush to withdraw troops from... Iraq Bill Includes Money For Denver Convention CBS4 Denver - 2 hours, 32 minutes ago
Denver would get $50 million to cover security costs associated with the 2008 Democratic National Convention under a controversial spending bill for the Iraq war approved by the Senate appropriations committee Thursday.FORT RILEY, Kan. (AP) - A 24-year-old Fort Riley soldier from Alabama was killed in Iraq when his vehicle was hit by an ... WTVY-TV 4 - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago
Specialist Curtis E- Glawson Junior, of Daleville, died Tuesday in Baghdad, the 88th Fort Riley soldier killed in Iraq since the war started in March 2003.US Officicials: Iraq Reconstruction Beset With Problems But Improving Voice of America - Mar 22 1:52 PM
U.S. officials say the reconstruction of Iraq is moving forward and improving despite severe problems that have hampered many projects since Saddam Hussein was removed from power in 2003. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washington, where top civilian and military officials overseeing Iraq's reconstruction testified on Capitol Hill hours after the release of a Pentagon report detailing ...In new video, al-Qaida prison escapee urges Sunni militants in Iraq to unite KTRE-TV East Texas - 1 hour, 24 minutes ago
CAIRO, EGYPT An al-Qaida militant who escaped from a U-S prison in Afghanistan is urging Sunni militants in Iraq to join the terror group.US Dems debate Iraq pullout Adelaide Now - Mar 22 1:52 PM
DEMOCRATS today resorted to the power of the purse to try to pull US forces out of Iraq, debating an emergency spending bill that would set a mid-2008 deadline for withdrawing the troops.Fighting for Iraq: A regional powerplay MSNBC - Mar 22 6:40 AM
Learn more about the ethnic, religious and political powerplays in and around Iraq during a virtual tour of the region led by NBC s Richard Engel.Defense Chief Calls on US Congress to Fund Iraq, Afghan Wars Without Conditions Voice of America - Mar 22 3:22 PM
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says if the Congress does not approve additional funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan by mid-April, without special conditions, the department will have to make cuts that could affect troop training and deployments.Two more Democrats back Iraq spending bill The Columbian - Mar 22 6:30 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democratic Reps. Jim McDermott of Washington state and Earl Blumenauer of Oregon said Thursday they will vote in favor of a bill requiring President Bush to bring combat troops home from Iraq next year.Fort Riley soldier from Alabama killed in Iraq FOX 10 Mobile - 2 hours, 15 minutes ago
FORT RILEY, Kan. A 24-year-old Fort Riley soldier from Alabama was killed in Iraq when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device, the post said...Fort Riley soldier from Alabama killed in Iraq The Daily Comet - 2 hours, 25 minutes ago
A 24-year-old Fort Riley soldier from Alabama was killed in Iraq when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device, the post said Thursday. Spc. Curtis E. Glawson Jr., of Daleville, died Tuesday in Baghdad, the 88th Fort Riley soldier killed in Iraq since the war started in March 2003.Democrats Seek Votes on Iraq Pullout ABC News - Mar 22 5:43 AM
House Democratic Leaders Struggle to Find Votes to Order U.S. Pullout From IraqIraq Spending Vote a Challenge for Democrats NPR - Mar 22 5:31 AM
Democrats in Congress are gearing up for big votes in their attempts to scale down the war in Iraq. The White House is requesting $100 billion in emergency war funding.Senate panel passes war-funding bill - with Iraq deadline Boston Herald - Mar 22 2:15 PM
WASHINGTON -- A Senate committee approved a $122 billion measure Thursday financing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan but also defies President Bush by calling on him to pull combat troops out of Iraq by...