BAGHDAD, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Followers of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr marched on Friday against a pact letting U.S. forces stay in Iraq until 2011, toppling an effigy of President George W. Bush where U.S. troops once tore down a statue of Saddam Hussein. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is leaning toward selecting retired Gen. James Jones as White House national security adviser, ABC News reported on Thursday. ... > full story
BAGHDAD, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. forces killed a senior al Qaeda leader wanted for planning suicide bombings, kidnappings and assassinations, including the abduction and killing of a U.S. army sergeant in 2004, the U.S. military said on Thursday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2008 (Reuters) — Senate Democrats on Tuesday yielded to the wishes of President-elect Barack Obama and allowed Joe Lieberman to keep his committee chairmanship despite having backed Republican John McCain for the White House. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2008 (Reuters) — The top U.S. military officer on Monday gave a cautious welcome to the new U.S.-Iraqi pact that calls for U.S. forces to leave the country in three years, but he warned security conditions could change. ... > full story
BAGHDAD, Nov. 15, 2008 (Reuters) — Two U.S. soldiers were killed in a helicopter accident in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Saturday, a military spokeswoman said. ... > full story
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 14, 2008 (Reuters) — Violence in Iraq has decreased sharply but al Qaeda, Iranian-backed fighters and other militants remain a serious threat, as this week's bomb attacks showed, Washington's U.N. envoy said on Friday. ... > full story
LONDON, Nov. 13, 2008 (Reuters) — Britain could send up to 2,000 more troops to Afghanistan if U.S. President-elect Barack Obama asks allies for more help in the fight against the Taliban, the BBC reported on Thursday. ... > full story
BAGHDAD, Nov. 13, 2008 (Reuters) — A civilian cargo aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Thursday killing all seven people on board, the U.S. military and shipping firm FedEx said. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 2008 (Reuters) — Afghanistan's geography and socioeconomic conditions will make it hard for the U.S. military there to duplicate policies that helped stem Iraq's insurgency, a senior Pentagon official said on Thursday. ... > full story
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US Sen Lieberman To Keep Committee Chairmanship Nov. 18, 2008 (Morningstar) — Sen. Joe Lieberman will keep his chairmanship of a Senate committee but lose membership on another committee as part of a compromise reached by ...
Climate activists have an ally in Obama Nov. 18, 2008 (Grist) — President-elect Barack Obama released a video message to attendees of California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's summit on climate change, which is ...
Holy Joe Update Nov. 18, 2008 (Mother Jones) — HOLY JOE UPDATE....I see that Senate Democrats have voted to allow Joe Lieberman to keep his committee chairmanship. I guess they really showed ...
Rise Seen in Hunger Among U.S. Children Nov. 18, 2008 (Education Week) — Washington . Some 691,000 children went hungry in the U.S. sometime in 2007, while close to one in eight Americans struggled to feed themselves ...
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