Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Mother mourns 'grim milestone' in longest US war
• Touring South America, Panetta renews defense ties with Peru
• King's independent bent roils Maine Senate race
• SPIN METER: An improbable reach for the high road
• Iraq: Roadside bombs kill 5 around Baghdad, including soldier
• Iraq: Roadside bombs kill 5 including soldier
• Washington rejected US embassy request for plane in Libya
• U.S. Military Tackles High Rate of Suicides With an App
• Presidential debate 101: Did Obama really double the deficit?

Mother mourns 'grim milestone' in longest US war Posted: 06 Oct 2012 12:08 PM PDT Lisa Freeman was cradling her 6-day-old grandson in her left arm and watching the news on her iPad while her daughter and son-in-law caught some much-needed sleep. The retired teacher was taking notes with her free hand when she heard the news: The nation had suffered its 2,000th casualty in the Afghan war.

Touring South America, Panetta renews defense ties with Peru Posted: 06 Oct 2012 11:38 AM PDT LIMA (Reuters) - Defense ministers from Peru and the United States agreed on Saturday to update their 60-year-old defense cooperation agreement as a step toward deepening military ties between the two countries. The accord was reached as the United States works to re-engage Latin America, a region that has at times complained of being neglected over the past decade as Washington fought wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. ...

King's independent bent roils Maine Senate race Posted: 06 Oct 2012 06:53 AM PDT With his wispy gray-blond hair and moustache, independent Senate candidate Angus King is a familiar face to the Bath Iron Works shipyard workers who come streaming out to meet him. Most greet the lanky former two-term governor by his first name.

SPIN METER: An improbable reach for the high road Posted: 06 Oct 2012 06:25 AM PDT Suddenly it's all about honesty. Seriously?

Iraq: Roadside bombs kill 5 around Baghdad, including soldier Posted: 06 Oct 2012 05:51 AM PDT BAGHDAD - Iraqi authorities say roadside bombs have killed five people in and near Baghdad.

Iraq: Roadside bombs kill 5 including soldier Posted: 06 Oct 2012 04:25 AM PDT Iraqi authorities say roadside bombs have killed five people in and near Baghdad.

Washington rejected US embassy request for plane in Libya Posted: 06 Oct 2012 01:41 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - State Department officials in May denied a request from the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli to allow a security team to continue using an official U.S. DC-3 aircraft, suggesting they could charter a plane instead, an unclassified email obtained by Reuters shows. The email dated May 3, carrying the subject line "Termination of Tripoli DC-3 Support," was copied to Christopher Stevens, the U.S. ambassador to Libya who was killed with three other Americans in an attack on the Benghazi mission on September 11 this year. The email is among documents U.S. ...

U.S. Military Tackles High Rate of Suicides With an App Posted: 05 Oct 2012 03:55 PM PDT More U.S. military service members have died from suicide than enemy fire, roadside bombs and injuries sustained during combat this year.

Presidential debate 101: Did Obama really double the deficit? Posted: 05 Oct 2012 02:42 PM PDT Washington's red ink was a big topic in the presidential debate on Wednesday night. That's unsurprising – it's an important issue, and the federal government is spending a lot more than it's taking in. But President Obama and GOP nominee Mitt Romney kept throwing numbers at each other like they were playing arithmetical dodge ball. For those without accounting skills it was hard to keep up.

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