Yahoo! News: Iraq

Iraqi council OKs Christian quota bill (AP) Posted: 08 Nov 2008 09:06 PM CST AP - Iraq's presidential council Saturday signed off on legislation giving Christians and other religious minorities fewer guaranteed seats on provincial councils than the U.N. and some political groups had recommended.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,192 (AP) Posted: 08 Nov 2008 06:20 PM CST AP - As of Saturday, Nov. 8, 2008, at least 4,192 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Iraq presidency approves local council quota for minorities (AFP) Posted: 08 Nov 2008 02:35 PM CST AFP - Iraq's three-member presidency council on Saturday approved a controversial resolution that will reserve six local council seats for the nation's minority groups.

Iraq official urges approval of US security accord (AP) Posted: 08 Nov 2008 01:58 PM CST AP - A top Iraqi official warned Saturday that time is running out to sign a new security agreement with Washington, saying the country still needed U.S. troops despite improved security.

German minister plans first postwar visit to Iraq (AP) Posted: 08 Nov 2008 01:35 PM CST AP - Germany says it plans to send a government minister to Iraq early next year — the first since the 2003 US-led invasion.

Bush, Obama focus on economy in radio addresses (AP) Posted: 08 Nov 2008 12:33 PM CST AP - With the economy in a downward spiral, U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and the nation under threat from terrorists, President Bush pledged Saturday to make a smooth transition to an Obama administration a top priority for the rest of his days in office.

US combat troops in Iraq battle to defend savings (AFP) Posted: 08 Nov 2008 11:42 AM CST AFP - US Lieutenant Colonel Mark Grabski has been busy on the computer over the past few weeks -- not to follow the history-making presidential election but to check on his dwindling savings.

Five Iraqis killed in suicide attack (AFP) Posted: 08 Nov 2008 08:43 AM CST AFP - Five civilians were killed on Saturday when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a police checkpoint near the western Iraqi town of Ramadi, police said.

Suicide bombing kills 8 in western Iraq (Reuters) Posted: 08 Nov 2008 07:19 AM CST Reuters - Two suicide bombers killed eight people and wounded 14 in an attack on a police headquarters just outside the western Iraqi city of Ramadi on Saturday, police said.

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