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To 'War Czar,' Solution to Iraq Conflict Won't Be Purely Military (Washington Post)
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Thu, 17 May 2007 03:14:11 GMT

In selecting Lt. Gen. Douglas E. Lute to manage the war in Iraq, President Bush has chosen a soldier who believes there is no purely military solution to the conflict and wants to forge a political accommodation among Iraqi factions that may fall short of full reconciliation but could lead to an ...


Iraq funding deadline fails but gains more support (CNN.com)
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Thu, 17 May 2007 01:56:30 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate on Wednesday rejected legislation that would cut off money for combat operations in Iraq after March 31, 2008.


Threats end Harry's Iraq mission (CNN.com)
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Thu, 17 May 2007 01:30:11 GMT

Britain's Prince Harry will not serve in Iraq as a troop commander because of "a number of specific threats" against him, the UK's top general says.


Prince Harry will not be sent to Iraq (USA Today)
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Thu, 17 May 2007 02:09:33 GMT

Prince Harry will not be sent to Iraq because military commanders have decided it poses too great a threat to the possible heir to the British throne.


War critic's soldier son killed in Iraq (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 17 May 2007 01:21:29 GMT

Andrew Bacevich repeatedly railed against the Iraq war in op-ed columns and interviews, calling it a "catastrophic failure." But the Boston University professor rarely, if ever, said that his son was serving in the conflict.


Clinton won't commit on Iraq deadline (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 17 May 2007 00:21:45 GMT

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton voted Wednesday to advance legislation cutting off money for the Iraq war, then refused to pledge to support the measure if it came to a vote, then said she would.


How they voted: Senate Iraq roll call (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 17 May 2007 00:14:04 GMT

The 67-29 roll call Wednesday by which the Senate rejected an effort to cut off money for the Iraq war.


U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,399 (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 16 May 2007 23:50:34 GMT

As of Wednesday, May 16, 2007, at least 3,399 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 2,773 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


Prince Harry 'Disappointed' Over Reversal On Iraq Tour (Washington Post)
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Wed, 16 May 2007 22:03:37 GMT

LONDON, May 16 -- Prince Harry isn't going to Iraq after all.


Prince Harry will not serve in Iraq (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 16 May 2007 21:46:11 GMT

Britain's army reversed course Wednesday and announced that Prince Harry will not be sent to Iraq with his regiment due to "specific threats" from insurgents that expose the third in line to the throne to an unacceptable degree of risk.