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Blasts in Baghdad kill 4, wound more than 20 (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2008 03:55 AM CST AP - A series of bomb blasts across Baghdad killed four people and injured more than 20 others Thursday, police said, in the fourth consecutive day of heightened violence in the Iraqi capital.

Baghdad bomb blasts kill five (AFP) Posted: 06 Nov 2008 02:16 AM CST AFP - A string of morning rush hour bombings in central Baghdad on Thursday killed at least five people and wounded 17 in the latest wave of violence to hit the Iraqi capital, police said.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,191 (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 07:23 PM CST AP - As of Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008, at least 4,191 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

US to cut troop levels in Iraq this month (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 04:40 PM CST AP - Spurred on by a continued decline in violence, the U.S. military will reduce its presence in Iraq to 14 combat brigades this month — at least two months earlier than originally planned.

Iraqis worry about Obama, while many GIs celebrate (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 03:22 PM CST McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Iraqis didn't dance in the streets or hold late-night viewing parties to herald the election of a new president of the United States. Many didn't have electricity to follow the television coverage of Barack Obama's ascent to president-elect.

Iraqi leaders confident of no hasty US withdrawal (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 12:18 PM CST AP - Iraqi officials said Wednesday they don't expect Barack Obama to withdraw U.S. troops hastily from Iraq because he told them last summer that he wouldn't make a decision without consulting them and U.S. commanders on the ground.

Mideast hails Obama win amid mixed expectations of change (AFP) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 10:22 AM CST AFP - Middle Eastern countries on Wednesday hailed Barack Obama's election as US president after the turbulent years of the Bush administration but Iraq said it does not expect any overnight change in policy.

Iraq confident Obama won't withdraw troops too quickly (Reuters) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 09:14 AM CST Reuters - The Iraqi government is confident that president-elect Barack Obama will not jeopardize Iraq's improving security by hastily withdrawing U.S. troops, Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Wednesday.

Car bombings sharply down in Baghdad (AFP) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 07:55 AM CST AFP - The number of car bombings in Baghdad has declined sharply, falling from a total of 415 in 2006 to 61 so far in 2008, an Iraqi general said on Wednesday.

Iraq: No hasty change in US policy with Obama win (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2008 06:12 AM CST AP - Many in Iraq said Wednesday they don't expect an immediate shift in U.S. policy toward their country when Barack Obama takes over as the new U.S. president, despite his calls for a complete withdrawal of U.S. troops within 16 months.

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