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For Some G.I.?s, Less Time at Home, More in Iraq 
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Army combat troops are likely to have to go back to Iraq with less than a year at home if the Bush administration decides to maintain higher force levels, a general said.Leaving Pakistan, a Seasoned Ambassador Prepares for Yet Another Turbulent Job: Iraq New York Times - 14 minutes ago
Ryan C. Crocker, the new United States ambassador to Iraq, is one of the State Department?s most experienced Middle East hands.Family Prays For KC Man Held Hostage In Iraq KMBC TheKansasCityChannel.com via Yahoo! News - 37 minutes ago
The family of a Kansas City man held captive in Iraq is talking publicly about what they're doing to try to save him, KMBC's Donna Pitman reported Wednesday.Legislating Leadership on Iraq New York Times - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
Victory is no longer an option in Iraq, if it ever was. The only rational objective left is to responsibly organize America?s inevitable exit.Bush's bluster on Iraq might squander an opportunity USA Today - 2 hours, 18 minutes ago
President Bush came out firing Wednesday, a day after the Senate joined the House in adding conditions to his request for nearly $100 billion to continue the Iraq war.Saudi king blasts U.S. military in Iraq USA Today - 2 hours, 54 minutes ago
King Abdullah denounced the American military presence in Iraq as an "illegitimate foreign occupation" and called on the West to end its financial embargo against the Palestinians.McCain to Obama: Iraq war is changing AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 5:57 PM
Republican presidential candidate John McCain, who has criticized the conduct of the Iraq war, said Wednesday the situation in Iraq is changing under a new commander and strategy.U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,244 AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 52 minutes ago
As of Wednesday, March 28, 2007, at least 3,244 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 2,618 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Bush to Hold Democrats `Responsible' on Iraq Pullout Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 5:16 PM
March 28 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush attacked the Senate's $122 billion Iraq war-spending bill, which would set a timetable for troop withdrawals, and said voters will blame Democrats for any delay in funding military operations.Democrats press bid to take US troops out of Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 2:17 PM
A stopgap bill to fund the war in Iraq moved Wednesday toward Senate passage, though it faces a likely veto by US President George W. Bush, who rejects its deadline for withdrawing US troops.Bush attacks Democrats on Iraq deadline CNN.com - Mar 28 1:10 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush accused congressional Democrats Wednesday of meddling in Iraq war policy and setting a deadline for a U.S. pullout that would have disastrous repercussions for both countries.Bush maintains veto vow over Iraq pullout AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 10:25 AM
US President George W. Bush warned lawmakers Wednesday that he would veto any timetable for withdrawing US troops from Iraq, a move he said would have "disastrous" consequences.Democrats press bid to bring US troops home from Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 10:34 AM
Emboldened by a stunning victory in the Senate affirming a timeline for leaving Iraq, Democrats pressed forward Wednesday with their bid to bring most US troops home within the next 12 months.Bush to Hold Democrats `Responsible' on Iraq Pullout Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 10:12 AM
March 28 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush attacked the Senate's $122 billion Iraq war-spending bill, which would set a timetable for troop withdrawals, and said he will hold Democrats responsible if they delay funding military operations.Bush Derides Iraq War Measure Washington Post - Mar 28 10:03 AM
In his most combative comments yet, President Bush mocked Democratic lawmakers yesterday for including a deadline for troop withdrawals and "pork" projects in an Iraq spending bill, declaring that "the American people will know who to hold responsible" if funding for the war stalls. House Republicans To Rally With Bush On Iraq Funding CBS News - 29 minutes ago
The entire House Republican Conference is scheduled to meet with President Bush at the White House on Thursday morning in what one GOP insider called an effort to rally the party behind the president for the upcoming showdown with Democrats on Iraq funding.Bush And Democrats Near Iraq Showdown CBS News - 1 hour, 24 minutes ago
President Bush and the Democratic-controlled Congress lurched toward a veto showdown over Iraq, with Mr. Bush demanding a replenishment of war funding with no strings and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi counseling him, "Calm down, take a breath."Twelve killed in Iraq attacks AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 8:08 AM
A spate of bombings and shootings killed at least 12 people across Iraq on Wednesday, one day after 120 people were brutally slaughtered in a northern town, security officials said.Bush to Hold Democrats `Responsible' on Iraq Pullout Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 6:40 AM
March 28 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush attacked the Senate's $122 billion Iraq war-spending bill that insists on a timetable for troop withdrawal and said he will hold Democrats responsible.Bush Vows to Hold Democrats Responsible on Iraq Troop Pullout Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 5:47 AM
March 28 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush attacked the Senate's $122 billion Iraq war spending bill that insists on a timetable for troop withdrawal and promised he'll hold Democrats responsible.Saudi king slams 'illegitimate occupation' of Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 5:10 AM
Saudi King Abdullah, whose country is a close US ally, on Wednesday slammed the "illegitimate foreign occupation" of Iraq in an opening speech to the annual Arab summit in Riyadh.Dems: Bush must accept Iraq timetable AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 5:01 AM
Congressional Democrats are showing no signs of backing down on their rebuke of the Iraq war, insisting President Bush will have to accept some sort of legislative timetable in exchange for the billions of dollars needed to fund the war.US Senate votes for Iraq pullout deadline AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 3:59 AM
Democrats have scored a victory in the Senate in the fight to withdraw US troops from Iraq, but the Congress majority still faces a long road ahead amid stiff opposition from President George W. Bush.How analysts in the Arab world see the Iraq war The Christian Science Monitor - Mar 28 3:12 PM
The discussion commonly turns to how the fallout from Iraq can be managed, minimizing negative regional impact. David Sirota: Memo to Democrats On Iraq: The Post-Veto Strategy HuffingtonPost - Mar 28 2:18 PM
President Bush today reiterated his insistence that he will veto the current Iraq supplemental spending bill. There is a decent chance this is a poker-style bluff - an attempt to stop the House and Senate's success so far in moving through a bill that ends the war. I float this "bluff" idea not because I am plagued by wishful thinking, but because Karl Rove understands that the veto will make ...Senate Refuses To Strip Out $100 Million In Iraq Bill For '08 Conventions CBS News - Mar 28 3:17 PM
The Senate on Wednesday turned back an attempt by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) to strip $100 million in funding for the 2008 Democratic and GOP conventions from the Iraq spending bill. The vote was 51 votes against his amendment, 45 in support. Both Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) voted against Coburn's amendment.Made in Iraq: U.S. military equipment MSNBC - Mar 28 2:10 PM
In an Iraq jobs program, the Pentagon has helped reopen three factories shuttered after the 2003 invasion, seeding the ground by buying uniforms and armored vehicles from two of them.Senate's Bold Proposal for Iraq: Sugar Beets and Rural Schools -- in the U.S. Washington Post - Mar 28 6:29 PM
Midway through the Senate debate yesterday over the "emergency" spending bill for Iraq, Barbara Boxer rose to speak in favor -- of strawberries.Bush Vows Veto on Iraq Spending Bill With Timetable Fox News - Mar 28 11:23 AM
President Bush renews his veto threat on an Iraq spending bill in the face of a defiant Senate that is set to pass legislation that includes an order for U.S. troops to withdraw from Iraq beginning 120 days after the bill is signed into law.Saudi king hits U.S. in Iraq The Washington Times - 30 minutes ago
From combined dispatches RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi King Abdullah, a key U.S. ally in the Middle East, yesterday slammed what he termed the "illegitimate foreign occupation" of neighboring Iraq and called for an end to the "unjust" U.S.-backed financial blockade of the Palestinian government.Three Iraq state business restarted UPI - Mar 28 12:15 PM
A U.S. program to jump start Iraq's 200 former state-owned factories is beginning to yield fruit, a Pentagon official said Wednesday.Area legislators' views of Iraq war differ even when their votes are the same Dayton Daily News - 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
Roll call votes of southwest Ohio House members seem to paint a picture of a delegation in lock-step with President Bush on the war in Iraq.Bush threatens veto on Iraq bills BBC News - Mar 28 9:48 AM
US President George W Bush renews a vow to veto any bill linking funding for troops in Iraq to a deadline to leave.Senate to keep timetable in Iraq bill AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 27 11:59 PM
Democrats on Tuesday hailed as "historic" the passage of a Senate measure tying funding for the Iraq war to a timetable for withdrawing US troops -- even as they conceded an uphill fight in getting the measure passed into law.Ford splits with Democrats on Iraq The Washington Times - 26 minutes ago
Former Rep. Harold E. Ford Jr., the new chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC), yesterday said he does not agree with efforts by Congress to set a deadline for U.S. military withdrawal from Iraq.Australian detained in Iraq comes home Perth Now - 37 minutes ago
AUTHORITIES have indicated they will keep a close watch on an Australian who has returned home after being held in Iraq on suspicion of involvement with insurgents.Digging in for a staredown on troops in Iraq Digging in for a staredown over troops in Iraq: Who will blink first? Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 1 hour, 11 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - With the Senate poised to vote today to restrict President Bush's ability to conduct the war in Iraq, the White House and Congress are careering toward their largest policy confrontation in more than 10 years. The last time the capital witnessed this kind of head-on policy collision between the branches of government was in 1994, when a newly elected Republican Congress took aim at a ...Saudi king calls U.S. military presence in Iraq an 'illegitimate occupation' San Diego Union-Tribune - 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, 2:08 p.m. March 28 (AP): King Abdullah denounced the American military presence in Iraq on Wednesday as an illegitimate foreign occupation and called on the West to end its financial embargo against the Palestinians.Pelosi To Bush: "Take A Deep Breath" Before Vetoing Iraq Bill CBS News - Mar 28 11:16 AM
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) had a lot to say this morning about President Bush's repeated threats to veto the Iraq supplemental funding bill if it includes a timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops, according to Politico's Josephine Hearn. Here are some excerpts:CBS Poll: Public Backs Iraq Timetable CBS News - Mar 28 10:53 AM
Fifty-nine percent of Americans support the U.S. House measure which calls for most troops to be withdrawn from Iraq by September 2008, according to a new CBS News poll . President Bush has pledged to veto the bill.Saudi king wants U.S. out of Iraq UPI - Mar 28 10:35 AM
The king of Saudi Arabia, speaking Wednesday at an Arab summit in Riyadh, called for the United States to end its "illegal" occupation of Iraq. Saudi ...Senate signals support for Iraq timeline AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 27 10:24 PM
The Democratic-controlled Senate narrowly signaled support Tuesday for the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq by next March, triggering an instant veto threat from the White House in a deepening dispute between Congress and commander in chief.McCain: Progress is being made in Iraq MSNBC - Mar 28 9:34 AM
Republican presidential contender John McCain said Tuesday, "we are starting to turn things around" in the Iraq war, as he broke off campaigning in Florida to vote against a proposed troop withdrawal timeline. U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq at 3,244 AP via Yahoo! Asia News - 2 hours, 52 minutes ago
As of Wednesday, March 28, 2007, at least 3,244 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.Satterfield: Iraq oil law will pass UPI - Mar 28 8:30 AM
The Bush administration remains optimistic Iraq will approve a law governing its oil and natural gas despite growing opposition. Ambassador David ...House: Get out of Iraq New Hampshire Union Leader - 32 minutes ago
The House yesterday voted 214-151 to call for withdrawal of American troops from Iraq.Iraq security talks under threat Financial Times - 2 hours, 33 minutes ago
Diplomatic wrangling about a venue and renewed tensions over Iran threaten to delay a conference on Iraq billed as a high-profile meeting to promote regionalco-operation on security.Iraq Reforms Needed To Free Up Cash The New York Sun - 1 hour, 38 minutes ago
WASHINGTON America is requesting billions of dollars to help train Iraqis to spend the money they already have. That was the message this week in testimony before the House Foreign Relations Committee from the State Department's senior Iraq coordinator to explain why Iraq would need $4 billion to help spend the $12.5 billion the Iraqi government already has in its accounts. Speaking before the ...Hagel Joins Dems On Iraq Pullout Vote CBS News - Mar 28 8:30 AM
The Senate vote to pull troops out of Iraq in 2008 and the White House press secretary's new bout of cancer make today's top news. Jennifer Hoar has the highlights of the day's headlines.Former county man killed in Iraq Williamsport Sun Gazette - 30 minutes ago
HUGHESVILLE A Lycoming County native has died in Iraq. Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Sean Michael Thomas, 33, a 1992 graduate of Hughesville High School, was killed Tuesday when a rocket exploded over his head, his mother Diana Thomas, told the Sun-Gazette Wednesday.UPI Poll: Iran seen as player in Iraq UPI - Mar 28 8:06 AM
Participants in the UPI-Zogby International poll see Iran as a force working against U.S. forces in Iraq. Nearly three-quarters -- 72.5 percent -- of ...Jewish Groups Remain Silent On Iraq Jewish Week - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
Although most Jews oppose the war, the Reform movement was the only Jewish organization involved in the House debate on withdrawal. Jewish groups ducked for cover last week as the U.S. House debated and passed a measure calling for the withdrawal of most U.S. combat troops from Iraq by next year.McCain: Obama Ought To Examine Changes In Iraq War KDKA Pittsburgh - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago
Republican presidential candidate John McCain, who has criticized the conduct of the Iraq war, said Wednesday the situation in Iraq is changing under a new commander and strategy. Slideshow: 2008 Presidential Hopefuls McCain: Pulling Out of Iraq Would Spell 'Chaos' ABC News - Mar 28 6:38 AM
The Senator and Presidential Contender Said He Wanted to Finish the Job in Iraq, Regardless of What That MIght Mean for His CandidacyVideo hook-up lets students quiz soldiers serving in Iraq Macomb Daily - 1 hour, 1 minute ago
Troops tell why they joined, lessons learned in war zone. Students at Davis Junior High in Sterling Heights got a first-hand view Wednesday of the Iraq War.Senate shows support for Iraq pullout USA Today - Mar 27 6:41 PM
Defying President Bush, the Senate refused Tuesday to remove language calling for the withdrawal of U.S. troops in Iraq from a must-pass $122 billion emergency spending bill. "This war is not worth the spilling of another drop of American blood," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.Most Americans support Iraq withdrawal timeline: poll People's Daily - 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
Most Americans support the U.S. House provision setting a timetable that calls for most U.S. troops to be out of Iraq by September 2008, said a survey released on Wednesday.Family Prays For KC Man Held Hostage In Iraq The Kansas City Channel - 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
The family of a Kansas City man held captive in Iraq is talking publicly about what they're doing to try to save him.Bush, Democrats Headed Toward Confrontation on Iraq Legislation Voice of America - Mar 28 2:46 PM
Majority Democrats and President Bush still appear headed on a collision course over legislation to fund the war in Iraq. From Capitol Hill, VOA's Dan Robinson reports Democratic leaders in the House and Senate believe they have gained momentum from a Senate vote Tuesday to retain language on a troop withdrawal by next year, even though the president again accused Democrats of harming U.S. troops.Wounded in Iraq - local couple worries about their son Summit Daily News - 2 hours, 32 minutes ago
FRISCO - A rocket-propelled grenade landed within feet of Army Staff Sgt. Rich Watson on the streets in the Diyala Province of Iraq, throwing him into the ground.Louisiana-based Marines heading to Iraq KATC 3 Lafayette - 2 hours, 7 minutes ago
BOSSIER CITY, La. A group of Marines based at a reserve unit in Bossier City will soon be headed to Iraq. Nearly 60 Marines from the 1/23rd Marines will begin a tour of...McCain said Iraq improving under new commander KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul - Mar 28 6:32 PM
Republican presidential candidate John McCain, who has criticized the conduct of the Iraq war, said Wednesday the situation in Iraq is changing underMcCaffrey Paints Gloomy Picture of Iraq Washington Post - Mar 27 6:45 PM
An influential retired Army general released a dire assessment of the situation in Iraq, based on a recent round of meetings there with Gen. David H. Petraeus and 16 other senior U.S. commanders.Bush threatens to veto Iraq troop withdrawal legislation ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Mar 28 2:48 PM
US President George W Bush is digging in his heels for a fight with Congress over setting a date for American troops to be withdrawn from Iraq.The Guardian Iraq War casualty report (3/27/07) San Francisco Bay Guardian - 2 hours, 16 minutes ago
63 Iraqi civilians killed. Senate votes to keep Iraq withdrawal date March 2008Sisters Run Race For Cancer Cure In Iraq WCCO Minneapolis/St. Paul - 2 hours, 16 minutes ago
Lacy and Morgan Hennessy wish they could run the Fool's Five road race Sunday in their hometown of Lewiston -- but they're 6,000 miles away in Iraq. More Minnesota News More Health News Homo Sapiens: Journalist bemoans Japan's flagging interest in Iraq Asahi.com - 2 hours, 31 minutes ago
OSAKA--With the war in Iraq now in its fifth year, and no end in sight to the unrelenting violence, journalist Fumikazu Nishitani fears Japanese are fast losing interest in what's happening there.Bush demands Iraq money with no strings, is told to 'calm down, take a breath' Boston Herald - Mar 28 1:46 PM
WASHINGTON -- President Bush and the Democratic-controlled Congress lurched toward a veto showdown over Iraq on Wednesday, the commander in chief demanding a replenishment of war funding with no strings...Bush sets the scene for a showdown on Iraq pullout Times Online - Mar 28 2:05 PM
President Bush raised the stakes in his battle with Democratic-controlled Congress yesterday, saying that efforts to impose a date for military withdrawal from Iraq would soon leave US combat forces starved of the money they need.Bush rejects Congress timetable for Iraq retreat Guardian Unlimited - Mar 28 4:14 PM
George Bush refused yesterday to bow to renewed Congressional pressure to set a 2008 timetable for withdrawal of US troops from Iraq. In an appeal to patriotic sentiment, Mr Bush said politicians in Washington should not be seeking to impose random deadlines on military commanders in the field.Senate Approves Timetable for Iraq Pullout NPR - Mar 28 6:15 AM
The Senate, ignoring a veto threat from President Bush, presses forward with a $122 billion emergency war-spending bill that also sets a goal for pulling some U.S. troops from Iraq by March 2008. Opponents say Congress is trying to micromanage the war.UPDATE:Saudi King:US Presence In Iraq An 'Illegal Occupation' Nasdaq - Mar 28 2:18 PM
RIYADH (AP)--Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah on Wednesday denounced the U.S. military presence in Iraq as an "illegitimate occupation" and called on the West to end its financial embargo on the Palestinians, seeking to show some distance from his close ally, the U.S.A-P Interview: U-S troop levels in Iraq could stay high through fall NewsChannel 10 Amarillo - 2 hours, 33 minutes ago
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates The top U-S spokesman in the Middle East says it'll be the fall before American commanders can determine whether to cut troop levels in Iraq. Five...A-P Interview: U-S troop levels in Iraq could stay high through fall KTRE-TV East Texas - 2 hours, 43 minutes ago
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates The top U-S spokesman in the Middle East says it'll be the fall before American commanders can determine whether to cut troop levels in Iraq.Comparison of House and Senate Iraq bills Boston Herald - Mar 28 2:00 PM
WASHINGTON -- The Senate debated a war spending bill on Wednesday that would: Provide $122 billion, including $96 billion to the Defense Department, mostly to fight the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan,...Bush And Democrats Near Iraq Showdown WCCO Minneapolis/St. Paul - Mar 28 5:20 PM
President Bush and the Democratic-controlled Congress lurched toward a veto showdown over Iraq on Wednesday, the commander in chief demanding a replenishment of war funding with no strings and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi counseling him, "Calm down, take a breath." CBS News Interactive: Bush's Plan For Iraq Chris Weigant: After Bush Vetoes The Iraq Bill... What? HuffingtonPost - Mar 28 3:33 AM
While the legislative news on Iraq from the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives is currently good, don't be deceived into thinking that the end of the Iraq war is just around the corner. Because, by momentarily reining in the Senate Republicans, Bush is inviting the Democrats' bill to come to his desk quickly for only one reason: so he can veto it just as quickly. So Democrats need to be ...Pryor: Congress doesn't know plan for Iraq exit FOX 16 Little Rock - Mar 28 6:02 PM
Senator Mark Pryor says a big problem with U.S. policy in Iraq is that Congress has no idea what the Bush administration believes should happen.Mitchell may buck Democratic leaders on next Iraq vote BizJournals - Mar 28 1:57 PM
Tempe freshman Congressman Harry Mitchell may break with Democratic leadership over an Iraq War bill that includes extraneous spending and sets a timetable for U.S. exit from the war zone.Bush points to bloggers in Baghdad as proof of progress in Iraq Boston Herald - Mar 28 1:46 PM
WASHINGTON -- To back up his point that pulling out of Iraq would be a disaster, President Bush has quoted opinions from the secretary of defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the top U.S. general in Iraq...Senate votes to keep timetable in Iraq bill AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 27 4:00 PM
The US Senate on Tuesday for the first time approved a measure tying funding for the war in Iraq to a timetable for withdrawing US troops.Our view on funding the war: Bush's bluster on Iraq might squander an opportunity USA Today - 23 minutes ago
Our view on funding the war: Bush's bluster on Iraq might squander an opportunity Discontent in Congress, polls could be used to pressure Iraqi leaders. President Bush came out firing Wednesday, a day after the Senate joined the House in... Senate backs troop withdrawal from Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 27 4:19 PM
The Senate on Tuesday endorsed a March 31, 2008, target date for withdrawing American combat troops from Iraq, prompting the White House to threaten a veto and moving Congress a step closer to a showdown with President George W. Bush over the war.McCain Discusses Iraq Timeline In Orlando WESH 2 Orlando - Mar 28 5:05 PM
Sen. John McCain's visit is interrupted by a critical Senate action calling for a deadline to withdraw troops from Iraq.Bush rules out negotiation on Iraq timetable People's Daily - Mar 28 6:23 PM
U.S. President George W. Bush vowed Wednesday not to negotiate with Congress on setting a timetable to withdraw troops from Iraq.Congress presses Bush on Iraq pull-out Financial Times - Mar 28 3:41 PM
The US s deepening divisions over the war in Iraq were put on show on Wednesday as an embattled President George W. Bush defended his decision to send more troops and insisted he would veto any bill from Congress that set a timetable for US withdrawal.Students weigh in on Iraq deadline Daily Vidette - 51 minutes ago
On Tuesday, the Senate voted 50-48 in favor of setting a deadline for the Iraq War. The House had voted in favor of the matter previously before it went to the Senate. The current polls show that the American public wants to see the war in Iraq go in a different direction, according to Tom Ponce, a junior political science and history education major.Pryor: Congress doesn't know plan for Iraq exit WMCTV Memphis - Mar 28 4:27 PM
LITTLE ROCK Senator Mark Pryor says a big problem with U-S policy in Iraq is that Congress has no idea what the Bush administration believes should happen.Iraq timeline would be 'disastrous,' Bush says Baltimore Sun - Mar 28 10:43 AM
President vows to veto any legislation that sets deadline for troop pullout President Bush accused congressional Democrats today of meddling in Iraq war policy and setting a deadline for a U.S. pullout that would have disastrous repercussions for both countries. Hesperia postmaster s son killed in Iraq Oceana's Herald-Journal - 31 minutes ago
Pfc. William N. Davis, 26, of Adrian, Mich., was killed in Iraq March 17. Davis, a Grand Rapids Union High School graduate, was the son of Hesperia Postmaster Edger Davis.Bush Pledges To Veto Any Bill With Iraq Withdrawal Timeline Nasdaq - Mar 28 11:49 AM
(RTTNews) - US President George Bush on Wednesday pledged to veto any spending legislation that sets a timeframe for the US withdrawal from Iraq.U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,242 AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 27 4:23 PM
As of Tuesday, March 27, 2007, at least 3,242 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 2,614 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Bush demands Iraq money with no strings, is told to 'calm down' WAVE 3 Louisville - Mar 28 3:44 PM
President Bush and the Democratic-controlled Congress lurched toward a veto showdown over Iraq on Wednesday, the commander in chief demanding a replenishment of war funding with no strings and Speaker Nancy Pelosi counseling him, "Calm down with the threats."Bush Renews Iraq Veto Threat Addict 3D - Mar 28 4:16 PM
President Bush renewed his veto threat on an Iraq spending bill on Wednesday in the face of a defiant Senate that is set to pass legislation that includes an order for U.S. Iraq Occupation Illegitimate Arab News - Mar 28 4:10 PM
RIYADH, 29 March 2007 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah yesterday lambasted the illegitimate foreign occupation of Iraq by US-led forces and urged Arab leaders attending a historic summit in the Saudi capital not to allow foreign powers to determine the future course of the region.Senate Vote Backs Iraq Pullout Plan Arab News - Mar 28 4:34 PM
WASHINGTON, 29 March 2007 The Senate s vote of support late Tuesday for a US troop withdrawal from Iraq leaves President Bush confronted for the first time by a Congress telling him it s time to end the war.Attorney gets medal after being wounded in Iraq The Hamilton Journal News - Mar 28 4:47 PM
HAMILTON A few tears and plenty of smiles were cast upon Hamilton attorney and Air Force reservist Maj. Michael Brandabur Wednesday morning as he received a Purple Heart after being wounded while lawyering in Iraq.Senate shows support for Iraq timeline USA Today - Mar 27 3:14 PM
Defying a veto threat, the Democratic-controlled Senate narrowly signaled support Tuesday for the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq by next March.Minnesota soldier killed in Iraq KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul - Mar 28 4:54 PM
A Rosemount man is the latest Minnesotan to die in Iraq. Spc. Sean McDonald, 21, died Sunday in Baghdad from wounds he suffered whenSenate Backs Iraq Withdrawal Plan in Spending Measure Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Mar 27 3:02 PM
March 27 (Bloomberg) -- The Senate backed a Democratic proposal calling for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, hours after the Bush administration warned it would spur a veto.
