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U.S. to reduce Iraq troop levels by 5,000 (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
read story   Sat, 24 Nov 2007 16:14:21 GMT
Overall U.S. troop levels in Iraq will fall by about 5,000 when a combat brigade completes its pullout from the country's volatile Diyala province next month, U.S. military officials said on Saturday.
As Democrats See Iraq Gains, a Shift in Tone (New York Times)
read story   Sat, 24 Nov 2007 17:21:58 GMT
The leading Democratic presidential candidates are trying to shift the focus to the lack of political progress in Iraq, and highlighting more domestic concerns.

Iraq nullifies Kurdish oil deals (AFP via Yahoo! News)
read story   Sat, 24 Nov 2007 10:57:49 GMT
Iraq's oil ministry has declared all crude contracts signed by the Kurdish regional authorities with foreign companies null and void, a government official said on Saturday.

Pope makes new cardinals, calls for end to Iraq war (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
read story   Sat, 24 Nov 2007 11:28:02 GMT
Pope Benedict, elevating 23 prelates from around the world to the elite rank of cardinal, made a pressing appeal on Saturday for an end to the war in Iraq and decried the plight of the country's Christian minority.

Candidates ponder voters' view of Iraq (AP via Yahoo! News)
read story   Sat, 24 Nov 2007 09:31:09 GMT
Now that violence in Iraq is abating and other issues are consuming more of the presidential debates, political activists are wondering if the war will prove to be the defining issue that Democrats have long assumed.

'Shia militia' behind Iraq blast (BBC News)
read story   Sat, 24 Nov 2007 14:17:33 GMT
The US in Iraq blames Iranian-backed Shia militants for a deadly bomb attack on a pet market in Baghdad.

US Military Deaths in Iraq at 3,875 (Washington Post)
read story   Sat, 24 Nov 2007 05:46:52 GMT
-- As of Friday, Nov. 23, 2007, at least 3,875 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 eight military civilians. At least 3,157 died as a result of hostile action, according to the...

Iraq blast pinned on Iran-linked militants (MSNBC)
read story   Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:32:54 GMT
The U.S. military on Saturday blamed the deadly bombing of a pet market in Baghdad on Iranian-backed Shiite militants, raising concerns that Shiite extremist activity could escalate and jeopardize waning violence in Iraq.

US military deaths in Iraq at 3,875 (AP via Yahoo! News)
read story   Sat, 24 Nov 2007 01:36:01 GMT
As of Friday, Nov. 23, 2007, at least 3,875 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 eight military civilians. At least 3,157 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

PM: Poland to end Iraq mission in 2008 (AP via Yahoo! News)
read story   Fri, 23 Nov 2007 23:02:01 GMT
Poland's new prime minister outlined ambitious plans for the next four years in his inaugural address Friday, saying he plans to withdraw troops from Iraq next year but also push for stronger relations with NATO.