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Stretched army sends troops back to Iraq 
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For just the second time since the war began, the Army is sending large units back to Iraq without giving them at least a year at home, defense officials said Monday. The move signaled how stretched the U.S. fighting force has become.Reid may move to cut Iraq war funds AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Monday he wants to cut off money for the Iraq war next year, making clear for the first time that Democrats are willing to pull out all the stops to end U.S. involvement.Biden's Web site looks at Iraq positions AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 41 minutes ago
Casting himself as the candidate best positioned to end the Iraq war, Delaware Sen. Joe Biden has launched a new Web site, http://www.headtohead08.com , to contrast his statements on the Iraq conflict to those of his opponents for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination.U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,256 AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
As of Monday, April 2, 2007, at least 3,256 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 2,621 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Reid Backs Iraq War-Funds Cutoff Washington Post - Apr 02 6:23 PM
Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid yesterday endorsed the Senate's toughest antiwar bill yet, a bid to cut off funding within a year, sending a clear signal to President Bush that the Iraq debate will continue in Congress regardless of whether he carries through on his veto threats.Army sending units back to Iraq early AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 02 5:35 PM
For just the second time since the war began, the Army is sending large units back to Iraq without giving them at least a year at home, defense officials said Monday.Democrats up stakes in Iraq war showdown AFP via Yahoo! News - Apr 02 3:26 PM
Leading Senate Democrats on Monday unveiled a bid to cut off most funding for the Iraq war after March 31, 2008, hardening their position in a bitter standoff with the White House.Key figures about Iraq since war began AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 02 2:34 PM
Key figures about Iraq since the war began in March 2003:US troop 'surge' to stay in Iraq at least until August AFP via Yahoo! News - Apr 02 1:46 PM
Some 30,000 additional US troops sent as reinforcements to Iraq will remain in the war-torn country until at least the end of August, a US Defense Department spokesman said Monday.Tal Afar toll tops record for Iraq war's deadliest attack CNN.com - Apr 02 2:17 PM
A suicide truck bombing in the northern city of Tal Afar last week is the deadliest single attack since the Iraq war began in 2003, a high-ranking Iraqi Interior Ministry official said Monday as a new death toll for the blast surfaced.U.S. rushes troops to Iraq as Congress weighs funds Reuters via Yahoo! News - Apr 02 12:36 PM
The thinly stretched U.S. military said on Monday it would send thousands of troops back to Iraq ahead of schedule, as some lawmakers proposed cutting off funds for the increasingly unpopular war.Suicide bombings in Iraq on the rise AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 02 11:02 AM
Suicide bombings against civilians in Iraq have increased dramatically since the start of the year and are deadlier than ever, a Middle East think tank said in a report Monday.Senate's Reid backs plan to end funds for Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Apr 02 10:24 AM
Ratcheting up pressure on the White House to end the Iraq war, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid joined one of the chamber's biggest anti-war Democrats on Monday in proposing to terminate funding for the conflict within a year.Troop buildup in Iraq compresses some deployments Los Angeles Times - 1 hour, 55 minutes ago
WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon said Monday that to sustain the current buildup of troops in Baghdad through the summer, two Army units have been ordered to return to Iraq without the normal yearlong stay at their home bases. Cheney: Withdrawal date means Iraq defeat AFP via Yahoo! News - Apr 02 9:57 AM
US Vice President Dick Cheney warned Monday that the United States faces defeat in Iraq if Democrats succeed in imposing a timetable for the withdrawal of US forces.Army cuts rest time to back Iraq 'surge' AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 02 9:31 AM
For just the second time since the war began, the Army is sending large units back to Iraq without giving them at least one year of rest at home between deployments, officials said Monday.U.S. sends troops back to Iraq to maintain "surge" Reuters via Yahoo! News - Apr 02 9:01 AM
The Pentagon said on Monday it will send another 9,000 U.S. troops to Iraq, with about half of them returning to combat ahead of schedule, in order to maintain troop levels in its new security crackdown through at least August.Tal Afar toll tops record for Iraq war's deadliest attack Sports Illustrated - Apr 02 8:39 AM
Last week's suicide truck bombing in the northern city of Tal Afar is the deadliest single attack since the beginning of the Iraq war in 2003, a high-ranking Iraqi Interior Ministry official said Monday as a new death toll for the blast surfaced.Death penalty sought for Iraq strongman "Chemical Ali" Reuters via Yahoo! News - Apr 02 7:37 AM
Prosecutors on Monday sought the death penalty for Saddam Hussein's cousin, widely known as Chemical Ali for his use of poison gas against the regime's opponents and once one of the most feared men in Iraq.Real Deadline For Iraq War Money Is May CBS News - Apr 02 1:35 PM
The real deadline for Congress to provide more money for the war in Iraq is several weeks beyond the April 15 deadline cited by President Bush and Defense Secretary Robert Gates.Rep. Johnson: Stay the Course in Iraq Newsweek - Apr 02 1:18 PM
Rep. Sam Johnson, a veteran and former POW in Vietnam, speaks out on the congressional vote to begin bringing troops home from Iraq. US military surge in Iraq to continue IANS via Yahoo! India News - 38 minutes ago
Washington, April 3 (Xinhua) The US Defence Department has said that the American military surge in Iraq to help quell sectarian violence in the war-torn country would be maintained until August this year.Senate Dems Propose Cutting Funds for U.S. Troops in Iraq Fox News - Apr 02 12:23 PM
Two Democratic lawmakers plan to introduce legislation when the Senate returns from its spring recess next week that would effectively cut off funding for the troops in Iraq and require them to be redeployed from that country by March 31, 2008.Marine from Eagan killed in Iraq Pioneer Press - 15 minutes ago
A Marine from Eagan was killed in Iraq, the soldier's family said Monday.Suicide Bombings in Iraq on the Rise ABC News - Apr 02 11:28 AM
Suicide Bombings in Iraq Have Increased and Are More Lethal Than Ever, According to ReportMcConnell wants quick action on Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 02 12:18 AM
The Senate's top Republican leader is calling on Democrats to hurry up with legislation calling for a troop withdrawal from Iraq so President Bush can veto it quickly and lawmakers can get back to work on a new version.U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq at 3,256 AP via Yahoo! Asia News - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
As of Monday, April 2, 2007, at least 3,256 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.Rice calls Saudi FM over king`s "illegitimate" Iraq remark Antara News - 2 hours, 1 minute ago
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called her Saudi counterpart to discuss remarks made by the king last month describing the US presence in Iraq as "illegitimate," her spokesman said Monday.Key figures about Iraq since war began Boston Globe - Apr 02 2:43 PM
Key figures about Iraq since the war began in March 2003: CASUALTIES:Soldier killed in Iraq to be named PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
A British soldier who died in Iraq after being fired on during a routine patrol is expected to be named by the Ministry of Defence.Senate's Reid threatens Iraq funds cutoff Seattle Times - Apr 02 2:15 PM
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said today he will try to cut off funding for the Iraq war if President Bush rejects Congress' proposal...White House Presses Congress on Iraq Funding Voice of America - Apr 02 5:22 PM
The Bush administration is accusing the opposition-led U.S. Congress of abdicating its responsibility to fund ongoing war efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan and attempting to legislate failure on the battlefield.Feingold, Reid Seek Hard Deadline For Iraq Withdrawal CBS News - Apr 02 8:15 AM
Not content with the Senate-passed Iraq funding bill, which included a "goal" of having most U.S. troops out of Iraq by March 31, 2008, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has joined with Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.), one of the leading opponents of the war, in drafting legislation that would require all American combat troops out of Iraq by next year.Reid may move to cut Iraq war funds Boston Globe - Apr 02 1:13 PM
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Monday he will try to cut off funding for the Iraq war if President Bush rejects Congress' proposal to set a deadline for ending combat.Army Sending Units Back To Iraq Early NBC 5 Chicago - 1 minute ago
Pentagon officials said the Army is sending large units back to Iraq without giving them at least a year at home.Brigade s stay in Iraq is extended The Fayetteville Observer - 51 minutes ago
About 3,500 Fort Bragg paratroopers will stay in Iraq four months longer than expected, the Pentagon said Monday. The 82nd Airborne Division s 2nd Brigade Combat Team was scheduled to return to Fort Bragg in September, but its stay has been extended until January.U.S., France have turned 'bitter page' on Iraq, diplomat says The Greenville News - 29 minutes ago
The French ambassador to the United States said tonight in Greenville that the two countries relationship has turned the "bitter page" over the war in Iraq, but the coalition effort must succeed or face disastrous consequences.Pentagon lists who's next in line for Iraq Stars and Stripes - Apr 02 4:50 PM
ARLINGTON, Va. Troops with the 25th Infantry Division headquarters now in Iraq will be extended for 46 days and the 1st Armored Division headquarters element will be heading there in August as part of troop adjustments, Defense officials said Monday.Army sending units back to Iraq early WTOL 11 Toledo - 25 minutes ago
PENTAGON It's another sign of how stretched U-S forces have become. Pentagon officials say the Army is sending large units back to Iraq without giving them at least a...Documentaries present Iraq war in words of the troops North County Times - 1 hour, 0 minute ago
Two documentary films based on an anthology of writings by service members who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan will be screened locally this month.1st AD s HQ going back to Iraq in late summer, DOD says Stars and Stripes - Apr 02 4:50 PM
The 1st Armored Division headquarters has been tabbed to deploy to Iraq in late summer as part of the latest rotation of forces announced by the Pentagon on Monday.Army sending units back to Iraq early WLBT 3 - 26 minutes ago
PENTAGON It's another sign of how stretched U-S forces have become. Pentagon officials say the Army is sending large units back to Iraq without giving them at least a year at home.Bob Geiger: Democrats Move To Cut Bush's War Funding If Iraq Withdrawal Vetoed HuffingtonPost - Apr 02 7:44 AM
The White House and Republican leaders may think that they will have dodged the majority of the American people when George W. Bush vetoes the recently-passed war-funding bill containing a provision mandating withdrawal from Iraq but, as they so often are, they will be mistaken. In anticipation of a Bush veto and the likelihood that they won't be able to summon enough Republicans who care ...Army sending troops back to Iraq early Long Beach Press-Telegram - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago
Move, made for 2nd time, shows how stretched forces are. WASHINGTON - For just the second time since the war began, the Army is sending large units back to Iraq without giving them at least a year at home, defense officials said Monday.Fort Wayne Soldier Killed in Iraq - video included Indiana's NewsCenter - 29 minutes ago
It's the message every military family fears and early Saturday morning the family of 25-year-old 1st Lt. Neale Shank received the somber news, he had been killed in Iraq.Iraq Town Struggles to Recover After Most Residents Fled New York Times - Apr 01 8:03 PM
The demise of Saba al Bor is a lesson in how quickly things can change for the worse in Iraq and how difficult it has been to make things better.Biden's Web Site Looks at Iraq Positions AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Apr 02 3:46 PM
Casting himself as the candidate best positioned to end the Iraq war, Delaware Sen. Joe Biden has launched a new Web site,Suicide bombings in Iraq are deadlier, more frequent Detroit Free Press - Apr 02 11:22 AM
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Suicide bombings against civilians in Iraq have increased dramatically since the start of the year and are deadlier than ever, a Middle East think tank said in a report released today.Iraq Tour Extended for Schofield Soldiers KGMB 9 Honolulu - 1 hour, 56 minutes ago
More than 1,000 Schofield Barracks soldiers got the news today that they will remain in Iraq for 45 days longer than expected. The soldiers belong to the 25th infantry division's headquarters unit and the 25th special troops battalion.Truck bomb kills 12, U.S. rushes troops to Iraq Reuters via Yahoo!7 News - Apr 02 2:55 PM
KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed 12 people and wounded around 150 in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Monday in the latest attack by insurgents using explosives-laden trucks.Family Reports Minnesota Marine Killed In Iraq WCCO Minneapolis/St. Paul - 1 hour, 58 minutes ago
According to his parents, a U.S. Marine from Eagan is the latest Minnesota casualty of the war in Iraq. Lance Corporal Daniel Olsen, 20, died Sunday in Anbar Province. More Minnesota News Visiting Iraq, McCain Cites Progress on Safety Issues Washington Post - Apr 01 6:45 PM
BAGHDAD, April 1 -- After a heavily guarded walk through a newly fortified Baghdad market, Sen. John McCain declared that the American public was not getting "a full picture" of the progress unfolding in Iraq. Deployments to send most of Fort Bragg to Iraq The News & Observer - Apr 02 2:39 PM
A Fort Bragg-based unit will remain in Iraq for an additional three months as part of deployments that will move most of the Army base's soldiers overseas later this year, the military announced today.Baby, GI Among Iraq Truck Bomb Victims CBS 2 Los Angeles - Apr 02 5:15 PM
A suicide truck bomber, his deadly payload hidden under bags of flour, crashed into a police station in a Kurdish neighborhood in the disputed city of Kirkuk on Monday. At least 15 people were killed, including a newborn girl and a U.S. soldier, and nearly 200 were wounded. CBS News Interactive: Iraq 4 Years Later Second British soldier in two days dies in Iraq The Scotsman - Apr 02 5:17 PM
A BRITISH soldier was shot dead and another was wounded in southern Iraq yesterday.4 G.I.?s Among Dead in Iraq; McCain Cites Progress New York Times - Apr 01 6:53 PM
The attacks coincided with a visit to Iraq by Senator John McCain who said the security plan was ?making progress.?Oklahoma soldier among weekend deaths in Iraq KJRH-TV Tulsa - 2 hours, 41 minutes ago
Another Oklahoma soldier has been killed in combat in Iraq.British soldier shot dead in Iraq The Scotsman - Apr 02 5:16 PM
A BRITISH soldier was shot dead and another was wounded in southern Iraq yesterday. A third soldier, Kingsman Danny John Wilson, 28, of The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, died on Sunday after he was injured on a patrol in Basra.U.S. military "surge" in Iraq to maintain till August: Pentagon People's Daily - Apr 02 6:07 PM
The U.S. Defense Department said Monday that the American military "surge" in Iraq to help quell sectarian violence in the war-torn country would maintain until August this year.British soldier shot dead in southern Iraq Independent - Apr 02 4:20 PM
A British soldier was shot to death and another was wounded in southern Iraq, a military spokeswoman said, the second British fatality this month.Americans don't get full picture of progress in Iraq, McCain says USA Today - Apr 01 5:06 PM
Sen. John McCain criticized reports out of Iraq he said focused unfairly on violence, saying Sunday that Americans were not getting a "full picture" of progress in the security crackdown in the capital.Reid May Move to Cut Iraq War Funds The San Francisco Examiner - Apr 02 4:53 PM
(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) In this Tuesday, March 27, 2007, file photo, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., listens to a reporter's question during a news conference after Republican attempts to scuttle the non-binding timeline of Iraq troop withdrawal failed on a vote of 50-48 on Capitol Hill in Washington.Army sends units back to Iraq early to support troop increase KXAN 36 Austin - Apr 02 5:09 PM
WASHINGTON For just the second time since the war began, the Army is sending large units back to Iraq without giving them at least one year at home.Stretched army sends troops back to Iraq China Daily - 2 hours, 9 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - For just the second time since the war began, the US Army is sending large units back to Iraq without giving them at least a year at home, defense officials said Monday. The move signaled how stretched the US fighting force has become.More violence in Iraq The Washington Times - Apr 02 1:12 PM
Twelve people, including an infant, were killed in Iraq Monday when a suicide bomber blew up a truck near a primary school and police station in Kirkuk.U.S. Democratic leader proposes cutting off money for Iraq war People's Daily - Apr 02 6:07 PM
Democratic Senator Harry Reid, the Senate majority leader, proposed on Monday cutting off funds for the Iraq war if the proposal to set a timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq was rejected by President George W. Bush.Obey talks Iraq, veterans and education in Hurley Ironwood Daily Globe - Apr 02 3:43 PM
HURLEY -- The war in Iraq, veterans' services, and education topped the concerns voiced Saturday when U.S. Rep. Dave Obey stopped in Hurley as part of his six-day tour of Wisconsin's 7th congressional district.Obama says Congress will fund Iraq war AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 01 4:01 PM
If President Bush vetoes an Iraq war spending bill as promised, Congress quickly will provide the money without the withdrawal timeline the White House objects to because no lawmaker "wants to play chicken with our troops," Sen. Barack Obama said Sunday.Stretched Army sends units back to Iraq early to support troop increase The Standard-Times - 1 hour, 18 minutes ago
WASHINGTON For just the second time since the war began, the Army is sending large units back to Iraq without giving them at least a year at home, defense officials said yesterday. U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,253 AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 01 5:11 PM
As of Sunday, April 1, 2007, at least 3,253 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 2,621 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Palin honors medic killed in Iraq KTVA Anchorage - Apr 02 5:03 PM
Governor Sarah Palin Thursday paid honor to the memory of a Fort Richardson soldier killed in Iraq. Specialist Lance Craig Springer the Second was killed by a roadside bomb last Friday in Baghdad.Fort Drum soldiers among weekend deaths in Iraq WCAX 3 - Apr 02 5:10 PM
FORT DRUM, N.Y. The Defense Department says two Fort Drum soldiers were killed in combat in Iraq and another was killed in Afghanistan. Officials say 20-year-old...Iraq troop 'surge' to stay until at least August Daily Telegraph - Apr 02 11:00 AM
ABOUT 30,000 US troops sent as reinforcements to Iraq would remain in the war-torn country until at least the end of August, a US Defence Department spokesman said.Va. soldier among weekend deaths in Iraq WRIC 8 News Richmond - Apr 02 5:02 PM
FORT DRUM, N.Y. The Department of Defense says two Fort Drum soldiers have been killed in combat in Iraq. Twenty-year-old Army Specialist Wilfred Flores Junior -- of...Va. soldier among weekend deaths in Iraq WDBJ 7 Roanoke - 30 minutes ago
FORT DRUM, N.Y. The Department of Defense says two Fort Drum soldiers have been killed in combat in Iraq. Twenty-year-old Army Specialist Wilfred Flores Junior -- of Lawton, New York, -- died Saturday in Baghdad and 24-year-old staff Sergeant Jason Arnette -- of Amelia, Virginia -- died yesterday.Parents notified that Marine from Eagan killed in Iraq WKBT La Crosse - 1 hour, 3 minutes ago
EAGAN, Minn. A U-S Marine from Eagan is the latest Minnesotan to die in Iraq.Spending time home from Iraq The Saratogian - 1 hour, 18 minutes ago
WILTON - For two weeks, the Green family is once again complete. After serving in Iraq with the Army National Guard since October, Lt. Col. Jamie Green, a local dentist, has a brief break to return to his wife Elizabeth and two children, John and Caroline, as well has his life as a civilian.Local Solider Killed in Iraq CBS 6 Richmond - Apr 02 4:22 PM
A local soldier has been killed fighting in Iraq. The Department of Defense says Army Staff Sgt. Jason R. Arnette died Sunday in Baghdad. The 24-year-old Amelia County man was injured when a bomb exploded near his vehicle Saturday.1,000 Hawaii soldiers' tours extended in Iraq KHNL News 8 Honolulu - Apr 02 3:32 PM
TIKRIT, Iraq The Department of Defense announced this morning that about one-thousand Hawaii-based soldiers will have their tours in Iraq extended by about 45 days.Army sending units back to Iraq early WSTM-TV NBC 3 - 1 hour, 52 minutes ago
WASHINGTON The First Brigade of the 10th Mountain Division based at Fort Drum will go back to Iraq after just 10-and-a-half months at home.Top Dem endorses bill that would stop funding Iraq war in a year USA Today - Apr 02 9:17 AM
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., announced this morning that he is signing on as a co-sponsor of legislation that would force the Bush administration to stop funding military operations in Iraq on March 31, 2008. I believe it is... Central Virginia Soldier Killed in Iraq WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke - 1 hour, 17 minutes ago
The Department of Defense says two Fort Drum soldiers have been killed in combat in Iraq. Twenty-year-old Army Specialist Wilfred Flores Junior -- of Lawton, New York, -- died Saturday in Baghdad and 24-year-old staff Sergeant Jason Arnette -- of Amelia, Virginia -- died Sunday.Half of new US troops deployed in Iraq: US military AFP via Yahoo! News - Apr 01 3:21 PM
About half of the additional 30,000 US troops despatched by President George W. Bush to quell the raging violence in Iraq have been deployed in the war-torn country, a military spokesman said Sunday.Bragg Troops to Deploy to Iraq in October WRAL-TV 5 Raleigh - Apr 02 3:03 PM
The XVIII Airborne Corps Headquarters will deploy in October to oversee day-to-day operations in Iraq, officials said Monday.US rushes troops to Iraq as Congress weighs funds AlertNet - Apr 02 12:50 PM
Source: Reuters By Kristin Roberts WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - The thinly stretched U.S. military said on Monday it would send thousands of troops back to Iraq ahead of schedule, as some lawmakers proposed ... At Least 20 People Killed in Violence in Iraq New York Times - Apr 01 2:37 PM
Mortar attacks, suicide car bombs, roadside bombs, ambushes and gun battles killed at least 20 people around Iraq on Sunday.Iraq toll up 15 percent despite crackdown AFP via Yahoo! News - Apr 01 1:46 PM
The monthly death toll in Iraq rose 15 percent in March, government figures revealed Sunday, as insurgents and sectarian militias continue to defy a military crackdown in Baghdad.Cheney: Democrats Undercutting U.S. Troops in Iraq WHNT-TV Huntsville - Apr 02 3:28 PM
Vice President Dick Cheney lashed out at Democrats in the House and Senate today, accusing them of undercutting U.S. troops by trying to impose limits on the military in Iraq. The Vice President made the remarks in Birmingham.Fort Drum soldiers among weekend deaths in Iraq WSTM-TV NBC 3 - 1 hour, 53 minutes ago
FORT DRUM, N.Y. The Defense Department says two Fort Drum soldiers were killed in combat in Iraq and another was killed in Afghanistan.Deployments Will Send Most Of Fort Bragg To Iraq WSOC-TV 9 Charlotte - Apr 02 2:37 PM
FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- A Fort Bragg-based unit will remain in Iraq for an additional three months as part of deployments that will move most of the Army base's soldiers overseas later this year, the military announced Monday.Obama: Bush should be pressured on Iraq New Hampshire Union Leader - Apr 02 3:06 PM
U.S. Sen. Barack Obama says he has not softened his position on Iraq, despite suggestions to the contrary from other presidential camps and liberal blogs.Porter County group raises awareness of Iraq issues Post-Tribune - Apr 02 2:16 PM
CHESTERTON -- Citizens for Peace and Justice, a Porter County-based group dedicated to those issues on local, national and international levels, screened "Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers" at the Library Service Center here. The film was the second in its Movies that Matter series.Arizonan Back from Iraq After Stint as Message Carrier KTAR 92.3 Phoenix - Apr 02 2:59 PM
Jason Marshall's job at the Red Cross is to deliver emergency messages to troops in the field in Iraq. Many times he had to tell a soldier a relative had died.Lorry bomb in Iraq's Kirkuk kills 12 Reuters.co.uk - Apr 02 12:43 PM
KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - A suicide lorry bomb killed 12 people and wounded around 150 others in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Monday in the latest attack by insurgents using explosives-laden trucks.More violence in Iraq New Kerala - Apr 02 5:36 PM
KIRKUK, Iraq, April 2: Twelve people, including an infant, were killed in Iraq Monday when a suicide bomber blew up a truck near a primary school and police station in Kirkuk.13 Killed by Truck Bomb in Northern Iraq St. Petersburg Times - Apr 02 12:36 PM
KIRKUK, Iraq A suicide truck bomber targeted a police station in the oil-rich northern city of Kirkuk on Monday, killing at least 13 people and wounding dozens, including many children from a nearby school, police said.W.House accuses Democrats over Iraq funding bills Reuters via Yahoo! News - Apr 01 12:34 PM
The White House accused Democrats on Sunday of taking a chance on worsening the hardship facing U.S. troops in Iraq by delaying passage of a bill to fund the unpopular war.Many Lawmakers Go to Iraq, but Few Change Their Minds New York Times - 2 hours, 41 minutes ago
While lawmakers say they are moved by their experiences, they almost always return with their convictions firmly reinforced.Reid signs on to bill that would cut Iraq funding The Hill - Apr 02 1:04 PM
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Monday he backed legislation that would cut off funding for the Iraq war by March 31, 2008, stepping up the pressure on the White House to adjust its Iraq policies.US lawmakers tell Syria to stop fighters entering Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Apr 01 1:22 PM
Three US Republican members of Congress on Sunday told Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to prevent anti-American fighters from infiltrating Iraq, in a rare encounter between the two countries.