Iraq War Headlines, March 19, 2003 to December 31, 2009, Q Madp, IraqWarHeroes.org - Website by Q Madp

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AP sources: Obama mulls reduced troop option 10/28/2009, 3:12 p.m. PDT
(AP) — WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is considering sending large numbers of additional U.S. forces to Afghanistan next year - but not as many as his war commander wants.

UK cemetery: Share a grave with a stranger? 10/28/2009, 1:32 p.m. PDT
(AP) — LONDON - So you think London, population 8 million, is crowded with the living?

Britain to cut Web access of Internet pirates 10/28/2009, 1:32 p.m. PDT
(AP) — LONDON - The British government says it will act to lock persistent illegal file sharers out of the Internet by forcing service providers to pull the plug on their lawbreaking customers.

Obama signs US defense bill with hate crimes law 10/28/2009, 12:01 p.m. PDT
(AP) — WASHINGTON - Trumpeting a victory against careless spending, President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed a defense bill that kills some costly U.S. weapons projects and expands war efforts. In a major civil rights change, the law also makes it a federal hate crime to assault people based on sexual orientation.

Afghanistan reports 1st swine flu death 10/28/2009, 7:11 a.m. PDT
(AP) — KABUL - Afghanistan's health ministry said Wednesday that the country has had its first death from swine flu, while China reported its fourth death from the virus.

UK report: Plane crash deaths were preventable 10/28/2009, 7:06 a.m. PDT
(AP) — LONDON - Cutbacks on safety checks led to the deaths of 14 British service members when a spy plane exploded in Afghanistan, a sharply critical report concluded Thursday.

McCain exhorts Obama to make Afghan decision now 10/28/2009, 4:18 a.m. PDT
(AP) — WASHINGTON - Sen. John McCain is exhorting President Barack Obama to make a decision quickly on sending additional troops to Afghanistan, saying U.S allies are nervous and military commanders are frustrated.

Gunmen storm UN guest house in Kabul, 12 dead 10/28/2009, 4:13 a.m. PDT
(AP) — KABUL - Taliban militants wearing suicide vests and police uniforms stormed a guest house used by U.N. staff in the heart of the Afghan capital early Wednesday, killing 12 people-including six U.N. staff. It was the biggest in a series of attacks intended to undermine next month's presidential runoff election.

Iraq parliament to tackle issue of disputed city 10/28/2009, 4:05 a.m. PDT
(AP) — BAGHDAD - An Iraqi lawmaker says parliament will vote on balloting guidelines for a disputed oil-rich northern city before ratifying a critically needed new election law.

Merkel re-elected, sworn in as German chancellor 10/28/2009, 3:01 a.m. PDT
(AP) — BERLIN - Angela Merkel was sworn in Wednesday for a second term as German chancellor, a month after her party won national elections.

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