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Bush hails troops as Iraq war reviewed 
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President Bush marked Veterans Day by praising U.S. troops who have fought oppression around the world, yet spoke only briefly about Iraq, where U.S. commanders are re-evaluating strategy.Democrats and Iraq New York Times - Nov 11 5:23 PM
Americans are waiting to hear if the Democrats have any good ideas for how to get out of Iraq without creating even wider chaos and terrorism.Romania vows not to 'abandon' Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 11 4:50 PM
Romania has no intentions of withdrawing its troops from the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq, President Traian Basescu said Saturday, vowing to stay "because it's a dishonor to leave your allies."Nat'l Guard units face 2nd tours in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 11 3:22 PM
The nation's citizen soldiers, already strained by long tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, could be tapped again under new plans being developed by the Pentagon.Bush signals possible shift in Iraq policy AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 11 2:51 PM
US President George W. Bush suggested that a shift in his Iraq policy could be in the works, by praising his new defense secretary nominee as "an agent of change."Rumsfeld in 'denial' over situation in Iraq: report AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 11 2:42 PM
Pentagon insider Kenneth Adelman reportedly said that resigning Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was in "deep, deep denial" about the status of the war in Iraq.Blair to discuss Iraq options with U.S. panel Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 11 1:36 PM
British Prime Minister Tony Blair will give evidence on Tuesday to a U.S. bipartisan panel that is reviewing policy in Iraq as Washington and London seek ways to stem violence in the country and draw down their troops.U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 2,845 AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 11 3:25 PM
As of Saturday, Nov. 11, 2006, at least 2,845 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 2,279 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Bus passengers massacred as US signals change in Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 11 1:13 PM
Gunmen killed 12 people and kidnapped dozens more when they ambushed three minibuses south of Baghdad, as US President George W. Bush signalled a change in his Iraq policy.Blair to give evidence to Iraq Study Group AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 11 1:03 PM
British Prime Minister Tony Blair will give evidence next week to a US task force looking at future policy in Iraq, his office said.Democrats Aim to Save Inquiry Into Iraq Work New York Times - Nov 11 10:53 AM
Congressional Democrats say they will press new legislation to restore the power of a federal agency in charge of ferreting out waste and corruption in Iraq.US soldiers become citizens in Veteran's Day ceremony in Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 11 9:33 AM
At the end of the brutal eight-year long Iran-Iraq war, Mehdi Ostadhashemi's mother fled with him to the United States to make a new life.Bush signals change in Iraq policy Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 11 7:47 AM
President Bush said on Saturday his chosen new defense secretary was an "agent of change" in a sign of the growing momentum for a new direction in Iraq policy after election defeat for Bush's Republicans.UK seeks US Iraq witnesses BBC News - Nov 11 5:15 PM
Harriet Harman criticises the US military's refusal to send witnesses to inquests of British troops killed in Iraq.Blair to speak to U.S. committee on Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 11 8:12 AM
British Prime Minister Tony Blair will speak in the coming days with a high-level U.S. commission trying to devise a new course for the war in Iraq, Blair's office said Saturday.Dean: Democrats will honor need for change in Iraq CNN.com - Nov 11 8:31 AM
The overwhelming election victories for Democrats shows the strong desire of citizens for a different course in Iraq and the war on terror, the Democratic National Committee chairman said Saturday, as Americans celebrated Veterans Day.Sixteen killed in Iraq bombings, shootings AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 11 6:50 AM
Insurgents have killed 16 people in Iraq, including 11 in Baghdad, where four bombs rocked the capital, security sources said.Pentagon reviews Iraq war strategy Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 11 5:30 AM
Top U.S. military leaders have begun a broad review of strategy in Iraq and other crisis areas in the Bush administration's campaign against terrorism, The New York Times reported in Saturday editions.Al Qaeda Claims 12,000 Iraq Fighters CBS News - Nov 11 3:47 PM
In a new audio recording, al Qaeda in Iraq's leader, Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, crows about the Republican losses in the U.S. midterm elections. But the top U.S. general says changes in Washington won't have a direct impact on the Iraq war. Romania Vows Not to 'Abandon' Iraq ABC News - Nov 11 5:11 PM
AP Interview: Romania's President Vows Not to 'Abandon' Iraq, Won't Withdraw TroopsUS military chief signals changes ahead in Iraq strategy AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 11 5:18 AM
US military leaders are making their own reassessment of the course in Iraq, the top US military officer has said, signaling major changes ahead with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's departure.Patrick Murphy: From Iraq War to Congress NPR - Nov 11 4:41 PM
Democrat Patrick Murphy served in Iraq as a paratrooper for the 82nd Airborne Division. Now he's headed for Congress, where he plans to call for all U.S. troops to be removed from Iraq by the end of 2007. Murphy and Jacki Lyden discuss his campaign and his political future.Blair in Iraq talks with US panel BBC News - Nov 11 1:09 PM
The prime minister is to give evidence to a US task force looking at policy in Iraq, sparking a row.National Guard May Extend Iraq Stays CBS News - Nov 11 2:32 PM
National Guard brigades, already strained by long tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, could be tapped again for service on the warfront beyond current time limits, under new plans being developed by the Pentagon.Iraq war dead remembered BBC News - Nov 11 11:49 AM
Families of British servicemen and women killed in Iraq come together to remember their loved ones and call for troop withdrawal.3rd son from Wash. family sent to Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 11 4:02 AM
Growing up, Charlie Parsons played sports, liked to travel and enjoyed learning other languages just like his older twin brothers. When they went off to West Point, Parsons soon followed. Now, four months after Capt. Bill Parsons and Capt. Huber Parsons III deployed to Iraq, younger brother Charlie Parsons is again following their lead.U.S. gov't office in Iraq attacked AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 11 3:43 AM
The U.S. government's office in central Iraq came under mortar fire early Saturday, an attack that touched off a blaze in part of the complex, Iraqi police said. There was no immediate word on damage or casualties.Mortars become weapon of choice in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 11 2:25 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq They're not very accurate, but they're portable, easy to fire and can cause plenty of death and destruction. Mortars are quickly becoming the weapon of choice as Sunnis and Shiites fight it out in Baghdad. Having mortar rounds fall like rain is now a daily occurrence in some parts of the Iraqi capital.Hundreds Give Love, Support To Marine Severely Injured In Iraq WRTV TheIndyChannel.com via Yahoo! News - Nov 11 3:27 AM
An Indiana Marine who lost both his legs fighting in Iraq faces an uphill recovery battle that will be helped by a loving community.U.S. Takes on Community Building in Iraq Los Angeles Times - Nov 11 1:43 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- U.S. soldiers, automatic rifles buckled to their body armor, filed into an community center in a dangerous Shiite neighborhood of north Baghdad Saturday and for a few hours became social workers, cops on the beat and referees between feuding tribesmen.Health care system in Iraq falling apart Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 30 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Thousands of Iraqis are dying from shortages of medicine, vital equipment and qualified doctors, despite an infusion of nearly half a billion dollars from U.S. coffers into the country's health-care system, said Iraqi officials and American observers.No immediate US Iraq withdrawal: Downer The Age - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
The Democrats' victory in the US election will not see an immediate American troop withdrawal from Iraq, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer says. -Leader of al-Qaida in Iraq mocks Bush AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 11 12:09 AM
A new recording Friday attributed to the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq mocked President Bush as a coward whose conduct of the war was rejected at the polls, challenging him to keep U.S. troops in the country to face more bloodshed.General: Iraq strategy being reviewed AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 10 11:34 PM
U.S. military commanders are re-evaluating strategy in Iraq to determine what changes are needed "to get ourselves more focused on the correct objectives," the nation's top general said Friday.Patrick Murphy: From Iraq War to Congress NPR - Nov 11 3:19 PM
All Things Considered , November 11, 2006 · Democrat Patrick Murphy served in Iraq as a paratrooper for the 82nd Airborne Division.*Iraq Bus Trap Kills Atleast Twelve, Reports Say Nasdaq - 2 hours, 16 minutes ago
(RTTNews) - Iraq bus trap kills atleast twelve, reports say.Iraq Gunmen Kill 10 Shiites, Abduct 50 The Times and Democrat - 32 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Sunni gunmen ambushed a convoy of minibuses Saturday night at a fake checkpoint on the dangerous highway south of Baghdad, killing 10 Shiite passengers and kidnapping about 50. Across the country at least 52 other people were killed in violence or were found dead, five of them decapitated Iraqi soldiers.US Democrats won't force immediate Iraq withdrawal, Downer says ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Nov 11 5:44 PM
Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer says he does not believe the US Democratic Party will try to force an immediate withdrawal from Iraq.Iraq gunmen kill 10 Shiites, abduct 50 INQ7.net - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Sunni gunmen ambushed a convoy of minibuses Saturday night at a fake checkpoint on the dangerous highway south of Baghdad, killing 10 Shiite passengers and kidnapping about 50.Bush and Blair discuss new policy for Iraq Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
Tony Blair and beleaguered President George Bush have had a long discussion on how to push forward 'change' in the coalition's policy in Iraq.Iraq War, Afghanistan Vets Honored In Newton CBS 4 Boston - 56 minutes ago
In Newton, some vets who recently returned from Iraq received an official "welcome back" at the American Legion Post. They told CBS4's David Robichaud they are relieved to be home, but are proud of their work in Iraq. More Massachusetts News Levin likely to seek phased withdrawal from Iraq The Kalamazoo Gazette - 3 minutes ago
LANSING -- The congressional takeover that voters ordered last week means Michigan U.S. Sen. Carl Levin is poised to become the nation's chief Democratic voice on the war in Iraq.Democrats, Engaging Bush, Vow Early Action Over Iraq New York Times - Nov 10 7:38 PM
Democrats promised stepped-up Congressional oversight of the war in Iraq and a resolution demanding a schedule for reducing the number of troops.10 killed at fake checkpoint in Iraq Long Beach Press-Telegram - 1 hour, 11 minutes ago
More than 50 other bodies found throughout country. BAGHDAD, Iraq Sunni gunmen ambushed a convoy of minibuses Saturday night at a fake checkpoint on the dangerous highway south of Baghdad, killing 10 Shiite passengers and kidnapping about 50.Military Team Undertakes a Broad Review of the Iraq War and the Campaign Against Terror New York Times - Nov 10 7:08 PM
Pentagon officials stressed that the review extended well beyond Iraq, and that some unorthodox ideas on how to fight terrorism were being weighed.Nat'l Guard Units Face 2nd Tours in Iraq ABC News - Nov 11 6:26 AM
Pentagon Develops Plans That Would Send National Guard Brigades Back to Iraq for Second TourIraq girds for shift in U.S. policy Chicago Tribune - Nov 11 4:51 AM
Baghdad fears changes will be too extensive, too fast With President Bush set to meet Monday with a bipartisan Iraq study group co-chaired by former Secretary of State James Baker, Iraqis are bracing for a significant shift in U.S. strategy as the White House considers a range of ideas, proposals and options on how to move forward. Al-Qaida in Iraq claims 12,000 fighters AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 10 6:07 PM
The leader of al-Qaida in Iraq claimed in a new tape released Friday that his group had mobilized 12,000 fighters and was winning the war in Iraq faster than expected.Blair to give Iraq evidence to US Scotland on Sunday - Nov 11 5:35 PM
TONY Blair will give evidence on Tuesday to a high-powered US panel reviewing policy in Iraq.Keene native hurt in car crash after returning from Iraq WCAX 3 - 2 hours, 0 minute ago
KEENE, N.H. A Keene (New Hampshire) soldier who had just returned from Iraq is in critical condition today and headed into surgery after a serious car accident.3rd Son From Wash. Family Sent to Iraq ABC News - Nov 11 6:26 AM
Washington Family's 3rd Son Deploying to Iraq 4 Months After His Twin BrothersNational Guard units face possible second tours in Iraq Houston Chronicle - Nov 11 9:36 AM
National Guard combat brigades that have already served in Iraq may be called for a second tour, likely breaking the 24-month deployment limit initially set by the Pentagon, the Guard's top general said. Bush and Blair discuss new policy for Iraq Mail and Guardian - 1 minute ago
British Prime Minister Tony Blair and beleaguered United States President George Bush have had a long discussion on how to push forward "change" in the coalition's policy in Iraq.A vicious monster rises in Iraq's sectarian war 'the Shia Zarqawi' Daily Telegraph - Nov 11 4:21 PM
As the White House begins to rethink its policy on Iraq, savage new warlords are battling for power and the country is starting to splinter.U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Hit 2,845 AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Nov 11 3:25 PM
As of Saturday, Nov. 11, 2006, at least 2,845 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.Scottish, Welsh nationalists hope to ambush Blair on Iraq Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 21 minutes ago
LONDON - British lawmakers hope to force Prime Minister Tony Blair into detailing an exit strategy for the country s troops in Iraq when Queen Elizabeth II opens parliament this week, newspapers said on Sunday.10 Shias killed, 50 kidnapped in Iraq ambush CBC - Nov 11 2:32 PM
Iraq's sectarian bloodshed continued Saturday as Sunni gunmen ambushed a convoy of minibuses on a dangerous highway south of Baghdad, killing 10 Shia passengers and kidnapping about 50.Blair to discuss Iraq options with US panel Stuff - Nov 11 12:52 PM
LONDON: Prime Minister Tony Blair will give evidence to a US bipartisan panel that is reviewing policy in Iraq as Washington and London seek ways to stem violence in the country and draw down their troops.Threat to Blair as Democrats pledge inquiry on Iraq Independent - Nov 11 4:28 PM
Tony Blair, who narrowly defeated a recent parliamentary attempt to call an inquiry into the Iraq war, is facing a new threat from Washington, where victorious Democrats are expected to call British witnesses as they launch congressional investigations into the war.Marines treat dead in Iraq with dignity, respect Stars and Stripes - Nov 11 2:16 PM
CAMP TAQADDUM, Iraq He s flown in by helicopter, or driven inside the gate by a buddy in a Humvee. He is a dead troop, killed in action. Camp Taqaddum, a sprawling and well-guarded base in Anbar province, is his temporary home.Clark: Iraq a "Hopeless, Spiraling Failure" FOX 16 Little Rock - Nov 11 6:05 PM
Using war to bring democracy to Iraq is a "hopeless, spiraling failure" that hurts the United States' power and prestige beyond its borders, retired U.S. Gen. Wesley Clark said Friday.Al Qaeda in Iraq beckons U.S. to 'stay on the battleground' Chicago Tribune - Nov 11 4:43 AM
The U.S. military today announced the death of four American troops as the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq purportedly told the U.S. administration to "stay on the battleground." Scale of violence in Iraq shows no sign of abating, British security firm warns Independent - Nov 11 4:24 PM
The scale of violence in Iraq shows no sign of abating and the country may slide into all-out civil war, a leading security firm has warned in a special report.Opinions on Iraq dominate Veterans Day parade News 8 Austin - Nov 11 5:30 PM
The Veterans Day parade took to the streets of downtown Austin on Saturday morning. The parade honored the 36th Division of the Texas National Guard that fought in World War II, but the subject on everybody s mind was the Iraq war. The opinions varied, but respect for U.S. troops did not.Rumsfeld 'in deep denial' over Iraq Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Nov 11 6:02 PM
Pentagon insider Kenneth Adelman has told The New Yorker magazine that resigning US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has been in "deep, deep denial" about the status of the war in Iraq.Nat'l Guard units face 2nd tours in Iraq USA Today - Nov 10 4:24 PM
The Pentagon is developing plans that for the first time would send entire National Guard combat brigades back to Iraq for a second tour, the Guard's top general said in the latest sign of how thinly stretched the military has become.Oregon Iraq-Afghanistan Memorial Dedicated KOIN News 6 Portland - Nov 11 5:50 PM
SALEM, Ore. - A new memorial was unveiled in Oregon's capitol on Saturday - Veterans Day. It's dedicated to Oregonians who died in Afghanistan or Iraq.Exiting Iraq: Isam Al-Khaffaji's View NPR - Nov 11 8:34 AM
Weekend Edition Saturday , November 11, 2006 · Iraqi social scientist Isam al-Khaffaji would put international troops in Iraq's turbulent cities and move U.S. forces to the nation's borders. He says that would be a vital first step toward a useful U.S. exit strategy.Nat'l Guard Units Face 2nd Tours in Iraq San Francisco Chronicle - Nov 11 7:17 AM
The nation's citizen soldiers, already strained by long tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, could be tapped again under new plans being developed by the Pentagon. National Guard combat brigades that have already served in Iraq may be called for a second... Iraq rows simmer beneath Washington civility AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 10 3:46 PM
Prickly disagreements over Iraq have already deflated post-election promises of bipartisanship in Washington, as President George W. Bush met leaders of the next Democrat-controlled Senate.Pentagon Weighing Iraq Options Arab News - Nov 11 4:19 PM
WASHINGTON, 12 November 2006 The Pentagon is conducting a major review of the military s Iraq strategy to determine what s going wrong and should be changed to attain US objectives in the war-torn country, the nation s top general has revealed.Brigades Could Be Called Back To Iraq WKRG News 5 Mobile - 19 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon is developing plans that would send entire National Guard combat brigades back to Iraq for a second tour. That's according to the Guard's top general, who said the move could include brigades from Florida, North Carolina, Arkansas and Indiana.Pentagon rethinks as Iraq strategy falters The Age - Nov 11 10:23 AM
THE Pentagon is conducting a major review of the military's Iraq strategy to determine "what's going wrong and should be changed" to attain US objectives in the war-torn country, the nation's top general has revealed.Blair to speak with U-S committee studying way forward in Iraq WTOL News 11 - 31 minutes ago
LONDON British officials say Prime Minister Tony Blair will have a video conference with the U-S commission looking to draft a new plan for Iraq.Democrats see election as mandate for change in Iraq WRIC 8 News Richmond - Nov 11 4:29 PM
WASHINGTON Democrats say their victory at the polls this week reflects a desire for change in Iraq.Iraq Gunmen Kill 10, Abduct 50 on Buses phillyburbs.com - Nov 11 11:28 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Gunmen ambushed minibuses south of Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least 10 passengers and kidnapping about 50 others, police reported.Bush signals Iraq policy change News Interactive - Nov 11 12:53 PM
US President George W. Bush has called his new defence secretary an "agent of change," as his top military leaders prepare to change Iraq strategy.U.S. Gov't Office in Iraq Attacked ABC News - Nov 11 2:11 AM
U.S. Government Office in Central Iraq Comes Under Mortar Fire; No Reports of InjuriesTwo Michigan Marines Killed in Iraq WTOL News 11 - 2 hours, 19 minutes ago
YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN (AP) -- The military says US Marines from Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor died during combat in Iraq's Anbar province. That follows a deadly month in Iraq that saw more than 100 US servicemen killed.Bush praises troops...Democrats plan Iraq changes...Another deadly day KBCI Boise - Nov 11 3:18 PM
ARLINGTON, Va. President Bush has marked Veterans Day by praising U-S troops who have been fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.Blair to give Iraq evidence to Baker FT.com via Yahoo! News - Nov 10 2:05 PM
Tony Blair will next week give evidence to the Iraq Study Group led by James Baker, the former US secretary of state, in the first indication Britain is being consulted by Washington over potential change of policy on the war.U.S. toll in Iraq San Francisco Chronicle - Nov 11 7:01 AM
As of Thursday, at least 2,840 members of the U.S. military had died in Iraq since the beginning of the war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The latest deaths reported by the military: - Marine Lance Cpl. Ryan T. McCaughn, 19, of... Man Paints Stars on Barn to Represent Troops Killed in Iraq WTOL News 11 - 1 hour, 27 minutes ago
DELAWARE, OHIO (AP) -- It's being called a star-spangled protest. A central Ohio man opposed to the war in Iraq has painted stars on his barn to give those who pass by his property a sense of how many troops have been killed.Bush, top officials to discuss Iraq options with panel CNN.com - Nov 10 1:16 PM
President Bush is preparing to meet with a panel created to offer advice on the situation in Iraq, while the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has signaled a review of U.S. strategy there.Bush signals Iraq change News Interactive - Nov 11 12:24 PM
US President George W. Bush said overnight that his new defence secretary was an "agent of change" in a sign of the growing momentum for a new direction in Iraq policy after election defeat for the Republican party.Blair to discuss Iraq with U.S. panel Reuters.co.uk - Nov 11 12:39 PM
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tony Blair will give evidence on Tuesday to a U.S. bipartisan panel that is reviewing policy in Iraq as Washington and London seek ways to stem violence in the country and draw down their troops.Speaker: Iran favors independence and peace in Iraq Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 11 3:22 PM
Iran - Majlis - Iraq Parliament Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel in a meeting with his Iraqi counterpart Mahmoud al-Mashhadani here Saturday said that Iran favors an independent, unified, peaceful, stable and secure Iraq with a powerful government.Uncertainty In Iraq On This Veterans Day WLBZ Bangor - Nov 11 2:06 PM
President Bush, Saturday carried on the veterans day tradition of laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns meanwhile, signs continue to mount that the White House could adopt a new strategy on the Iraq War. The president asked all americans to do their part in honoring veterans.Qaeda claims to be winning in Iraq International Herald Tribune - Nov 10 1:48 PM
Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia claimed in a new audiotape to be winning the war faster than expected in Iraq and said that it had mobilized 12,000 fighters who had "vowed to die for God's sake."Bush signals change in Iraq policy Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Nov 11 8:54 AM
U.S. President George W. Bush said on Saturday his chosen new defence secretary was an "agent of change" in a sign of the growing momentum for a new direction in Iraq policy after election defeat for Bush's Republicans.Keene native hurt in car crash after returning from Iraq Boston Globe - Nov 11 6:29 AM
Family members have rushed to the side of a Keene native who had just returned from her second tour of duty in Iraq when she was critically injured in a car accident in Missouri this week.Third son deploying to Iraq four months after his twin brothers FOX 10 Mobile - Nov 11 2:27 PM
SEATTLE Three brothers will from the Army's Fort Lewis will soon be together serving in Iraq. Charlie Parons, a second lieutenant from Miami, Florida, is...Iraq Gunmen Kill 10, Abduct 50 on Buses The Times and Democrat - Nov 11 1:10 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Sunni gunmen ambushed a convoy of minibuses Saturday night on the dangerous highway south of Baghdad, killing 10 Shiite passengers and kidnapping about 50. Across the country, at least 52 other people died violent deaths or were found dead, five of them decapitated Iraqi soldiers.Bush hints at shift in Iraq policy Dawn - 2 hours, 1 minute ago
WASHINGTON, Nov 11: President George W. Bush on Saturday suggested that a shift in his Iraq policy could be in the works, by praising his new defence secretary nominee as an agent of change .Guard units from Fla., elsewhere face possible 2nd tours in Iraq FOX 10 Mobile - Nov 11 2:27 PM
WASHINGTON The Pentagon is developing plans that would send entire National Guard combat brigades back to Iraq for a second tour. That's according to the Guard's...Blair To Address US Iraq Task Force Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Nov 11 9:17 AM
Tony Blair is to give evidence to a US task force looking at future policy in Iraq, Downing Street has confirmed. The Prime Minister will talk via video link on Tuesday to members of the Iraq Study Group, which is led by former US Secretary of State James Baker.Al-Qaeda in Iraq taunts Bush, claims it's winning war USA Today - Nov 10 11:33 AM
A recording Friday attributed to the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq mocked U.S. President George W. Bush as a coward whose conduct of the war had been rejected by U.S. voters, challenging him to keep American troops in the country to face more bloodshed.WP: Pentagon to reevaluate Iraq goals MSNBC - Nov 10 10:36 PM
The Pentagon is conducting a major review of the military's Iraq strategy to determine "what's going wrong and should be changed" to attain U.S. objectives in the war-torn country, the nation's top general said yesterday. Bush signals possible shift in Iraq policy Japan Today - Nov 11 1:47 PM
WASHINGTON U.S. President George W Bush suggested Saturday that a shift in his Iraq policy could be in the works, by praising his new defense secretary nominee as "an agent of change."Iraq kidnappings...Veterans Day observances...Deer free from pumpkin KBCI Boise - Nov 11 1:18 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq Iraqi police say at least ten people are dead after gunmen set up a false checkpoint and ambushed several minibuses south of Baghdad. About 50 others have been kidnapped. The ambush occurred in an area where Shiites and U-S and Iraqi forces have been targeted.