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Bush Wants $50 Billion More for Iraq War (Washington Post)
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Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:31:22 GMT

President Bush plans to ask Congress next month for up to $50 billion in additional funding for the war in Iraq, a White House official said yesterday, a move that appears to reflect increasing administration confidence that it can fend off congressional calls for a rapid drawdown of U.S. forces.


Bush to request $50 billion more for Iraq war: report (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:37:09 GMT

U.S. President George W. Bush is preparing to ask Congress for as much as $50 billion in additional funding for the war in Iraq, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing a White House official.


Katie Couric Will Make First Trip to Iraq (New York Times)
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Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:53:05 GMT

The CBS News anchor Katie Couric is to travel to Iraq and Syria to report on the war, the executive producer of the broadcast, Rick Kaplan, said yesterday.


Bush Cites Nuclear Risk of Leaving Iraq (New York Times)
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Wed, 29 Aug 2007 02:58:07 GMT

President Bush said that an American withdrawal from Iraq would unsettle the entire Middle East, create a haven for Al Qaeda and embolden a belligerent Iran.


Bush defends Iraq war effort (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 29 Aug 2007 02:13:34 GMT

Two weeks before receiving a major assessment of the war in Iraq, President Bush gave a ringing defense of the war effort Tuesday in a speech that sounded like he'd already made up his mind to stay and fight.


'Doors Opened Up' For Katie Couric, To Report From Iraq (Washington Post)
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Wed, 29 Aug 2007 02:29:41 GMT

Katie Couric, who once expressed doubts about reporting from war zones, is heading to Iraq.


Katie Couric to report from Iraq, Syria (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 29 Aug 2007 01:34:16 GMT

Katie Couric plans to leave Wednesday for an ambitious reporting trip to Iraq and Syria — the CBS anchor's first time in the war zone — in anticipation of a crucial military report on progress of the American effort.


Ahmadinejad: U.S. power 'collapsing' in Iraq (USA Today)
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Wed, 29 Aug 2007 01:02:41 GMT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad boldly declared Tuesday that U.S. political influence in Iraq is "collapsing rapidly" and said his government is ready to help fill any power vacuum.


U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,731 (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:34:56 GMT

As of Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007, at least 3,731 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 3,056 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


Bush Warns U.S. Withdrawal From Iraq Would Destabilize Mideast (New York Times)
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Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:08:05 GMT

A hasty American withdrawal from Iraq would leave the Middle East disastrously exposed to further violence and instability, the president said.