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Biden praises troops for Iraq efforts (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 05:11 PM PDT AP - Vice President Joe Biden welcomed home soldiers after their 15-month deployment to Iraq, telling U.S. troops Wednesday that the war-torn nation is "a country where violence is replaced by progress."

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,266 (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 04:36 PM PDT AP - As of Wednesday, April 8, 2009, at least 4,266 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Jury gets case of Marine accused of Iraq murder (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 04:02 PM PDT AP - Military jurors began deliberating Wednesday whether a Marine sergeant should be convicted of murdering an unarmed detainee during a battle in Iraq.

Second bombing in 2 days in Baghdad district kills 7 (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 12:49 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — A deadly explosion in Baghdad's Shiite district of Kadhemiyah on Wednesday was the second in a row in the same area and occurred on the eve of the sixth anniversary of the U.S. overthrow of Saddam Hussein's government.

Bomb near Iraq Shi'ite shrine kills 7 (Reuters) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 11:24 AM PDT Reuters - A roadside bomb in the Shi'ite Kadhimiya district in northwest Baghdad killed seven people and wounded 23 on Wednesday, police said, a day after a bomb in the same area killed nine.

Iraq reviews US-freed prisoners after blasts (AFP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 11:15 AM PDT AFP - Iraq on Wednesday said it is reviewing the files of thousands of prisoners freed by US forces, in the wake of unrest which left seven people dead in a third straight day of attacks in Baghdad.

Obama told of piracy on flight from Baghdad (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 10:50 AM PDT AP - The White House says President Barack Obama was alerted to the seizure of a U.S.-flagged cargo ship by pirates off the Somali coast as he was flying back to the nation's capital from Baghdad.

Veteran Milutinovic to lead Iraq in South Africa (AFP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 10:25 AM PDT AFP - Veteran Serbian coach Bora Milutinovic will lead Asian champions Iraq at this year's Confederations Cup in South Africa, the Iraq Football Union (IFU) told AFP on Wednesday.

Obama says Iraq entering critical phase (Reuters) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 09:44 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama pushed Iraq's feuding factions to compromise on Tuesday, sounding a note of impatience as he said Iraqis should take responsibility for their country so U.S. troops could leave.

Bomb near Shiite shrine kills 7 in Baghdad (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 09:08 AM PDT AP - A bomb left in a plastic bag exploded Wednesday near Baghdad's most important Shiite shrine, killing seven people and wounding 23, police said.

Bomb kills 7 near Baghdad Shi'ite shrine (Reuters) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 09:02 AM PDT Reuters - A roadside bomb in the Shi'ite Kadhimiya district in northwest Baghdad killed seven people and wounded 23 on Wednesday, police said, a day after a bomb in the same area killed nine.

Safety team warns of 'catastrophic' wiring in Iraq (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 07:38 AM PDT AP - A military team sent to evaluate electrical problems at U.S. facilities in Iraq determined there was a high risk that flawed wiring could cause further "catastrophic results" — namely, the electrocutions of U.S. soldiers.

Bomb near Baghdad Shiite shrine kills 7 (AFP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 06:14 AM PDT AFP - A bomb hidden in a plastic bag near a Shiite shrine on Wednesday killed seven people and wounded 23, including women and children, in the third straight day of attacks in Baghdad, officials said.

Obama returns to Washington after jam-packed trip (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 04:47 AM PDT AP - "There is still a lot of work to do here," President Barack Obama declared in Baghdad. He could have been talking about every stop of his jam-packed, eight-day, six-country overseas trip. Or his to-do list now that he's back in the United States.

Iraq city placed in lockdown as police hunt bombers (Reuters) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 03:25 AM PDT Reuters - Iraqi police placed the city of Falluja in a total lockdown on Wednesday, banning traffic and pedestrians as they hunted for what they said was a group of al Qaeda militants carrying out a bombing campaign.

Media resumes photos of Iraq, Afghanistan war dead (AFP) Posted: 07 Apr 2009 10:41 PM PDT AFP - The flag-draped coffin of a 28-year old soldier killed in Iraq was among the first photographed by media late Tuesday, after Defense Secretary Robert Gates lifted a longstanding ban on press coverage of the return of fallen soldiers.

Obama in Baghdad, tells troops Iraq must take over (AP) Posted: 07 Apr 2009 09:33 PM PDT AP - Flying unannounced into a still-dangerous war zone, President Barack Obama told U.S. troops and Iraqi officials alike Tuesday it is time to phase out America's combat role in a conflict he opposed as a candidate and has vowed to end as commander in chief.

Obama says Iraq faces 'critical' 18 months (AFP) Posted: 07 Apr 2009 06:22 PM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama said on a surprise visit to Iraq that the next 18 months would be "critical," and told the war-torn country that it would soon have to look after itself.

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