Iraqi elections unlikely before next year
Iraq's presidential council rejected a draft provincial elections law Wednesday and sent it back to parliament for reworking -- a major blow to U.S. hopes that the vote can be held this year.
Obama plans split anti-war activists
Talk of a buildup in Afghanistan and a residual force in Iraq trouble some of his core supporters.
Iraq hopes to lure intrepid tourists
Plenty of sights, lots of problems.
Kurds may torpedo Iraq provincial vote
Walkout follows measure's passage.
Guard soldiers return from Iraq
State Briefs: About 100 members of the N.C. National Guard are home after a year's deployment to Iraq.
Gates: Why use private contractors?
Defense Secretary Robert Gates wants to know why his military uses private contractors like Moyock, N.C.-based Blackwater Worldwide for combat and security training, and how widespread the practice is.
Skepticism, hope await Obama
As Barack Obama heads into the world's most complicated region in a bid to establish his foreign-policy credentials as a presidential hopeful, Israelis and Palestinians are voicing a mixture of hope, skepticism and curiosity.
Lejeune Marine killed in Iraq
State Briefs: A 28-year-old Marine Corps sergeant, based out of Camp Lejeune, has been killed in Iraq by a sniper.
Talk swirls at home as Obama tours
As Sen. Barack Obama heads to Iraq today for his first visit as a presidential candidate, his plan for bringing the war to a swift conclusion is triggering a political furor abroad and at home.
Obama trip turns up war debate
As Democratic candidate Barak Obama stops in Afghanistan, his rival John McCain hammers him on foreign policy.
U.S. Deaths
Identifications reported by the U.S. military last week:
Sunnis rejoin Iraqi government
Iraq's largest Sunni Arab political bloc returned to the government fold Saturday after calling off a nearly one-year boycott of the Shiite-dominated leadership -- a critical stride toward healing sectarian rifts.
Bush shifts on Iraq occupation
The president and Iraq's prime minister agree to a general 'horizon' for pullout.
Troops' risk of shock in Iraq widespread
Shoddy electrical work by private contractors on U.S. military bases in Iraq is widespread and dangerous, causing more deaths and injuries from fires and shocks than the Pentagon has acknowledged, according to internal Army documents.
Kuwait names Iraq envoy
Kuwait named its first ambassador to Iraq since the 1991 Persian Gulf War on Thursday, a major step toward healing the two countries' painful past.
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