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Daily look at U.S. military deaths in Iraq 1/27/2005, 10:26 p.m. PT
(AP) — As of Thursday, Jan. 27, 2005, at least 1,418 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. At least 1,085 died as a result of hostile action, the Defense Department said. The figures include three military civilians.

Scientist: Gulf War stopped Iraqi nukes 1/27/2005, 7:49 p.m. PT
OSLO, Norway (AP) — A scientist considered the father of Iraq's nuclear program said Thursday that his nation would have developed atomic weapons in the early 1990s had Saddam Hussein not ordered the invasion of Kuwait.

Iraqi expats cast ballots in Australia 1/27/2005, 4:36 p.m. PT
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — Iraqi expatriates began casting ballots in Sydney on Friday, several jostling to be among the first to vote in Iraq's first independent elections in more than 50 years.

A daily look at U.S. Iraq military deaths 1/27/2005, 3:57 p.m. PT
(AP) — As of Thursday, Jan. 27, 2005, at least 1,418 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. At least 1,085 died as a result of hostile action, the Defense Department said. The figures include three military civilians.

Iraq insurgents kill 12 as election nears 1/27/2005, 3:07 p.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Insurgents stepped up attacks Thursday against polling centers across Iraq, killing at least a dozen people, including a U.S. Marine, in the rebel campaign to frighten Iraqis away from participating in this weekend's election.

U.S., Iraqi forces securing voting sites 1/27/2005, 2:26 p.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — U.S. troops packed extra uniforms and ammunition before moving out of their main base Thursday to take up positions around Baghdad, part of a massive security operation to protect voters during weekend elections that insurgents have vowed to disrupt.

Iraqi voters cast ballots in Australia 1/27/2005, 2:17 p.m. PT
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — Iraqi expatriates began casting ballots in Sydney on Friday, several jostling to be among the first to vote in Iraq's first independent elections in more than 50 years.

Iraq voter turnout likely to become issue 1/27/2005, 1:45 p.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — In most elections, the big question is "Who won?" In Iraq this Sunday, the bigger question may be "Who voted?" Turnout is considered key as Iraq prepares to take a historic first step toward democratic self-rule after decades of Saddam Hussein's oppression.

Insurgents step up violence ahead of vote 1/27/2005, 1:28 p.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Eleven Iraqis and one U.S. Marine were killed Thursday as insurgents clashed with U.S. troops and blew up a school slated to serve as a polling center pre-election violence that followed the deadliest day for U.S. troops since the war's start. Another U.S. soldier died in an accident.

U.S., Iraqi forces securing voting sites 1/27/2005, 1:24 p.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — U.S. troops packed extra uniforms and ammunition before moving out of their main base Thursday to take up positions around Baghdad, part of a massive security operation to protect voters during weekend elections that insurgents have vowed to disrupt.

Iraqi voters cast ballots in Australia 1/27/2005, 12:39 p.m. PT
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — Iraqi expatriates began casting ballots in Sydney on Friday, several jostling to be among the first to vote in Iraq's first independent elections in more than 50 years.

Iraqi voters cast ballots in Australia 1/27/2005, 12:15 p.m. PT
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — Exiled Iraqi voters began casting ballots in western Sydney on Friday in their nation's historic elections the first since former dictator Saddam Hussein's 2003 ouster.

Soldier: Britons made fun of detainees 1/27/2005, 11:46 a.m. PT
OSNABRUECK, Germany (AP) — British troops laughed and joked as they made two Iraqi men simulate sex acts after detaining them for looting, a soldier testified Thursday at the court-martial of three comrades accused of mistreating civilians.

Baath backers, extremists slip into Iraq 1/27/2005, 11:05 a.m. PT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Iraqis loyal to deposed leader Saddam Hussein, as well as Islamic extremists, are still slipping into the country from neighboring Syria and Iran to bolster the insurgency, the national security adviser to interim Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said Thursday.

Iraqi commander: Troops ready in 6 months 1/27/2005, 10:04 a.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi troops need six more months before they can take control of cities and towns, the country's army chief said Thursday, and after that, the military would still need help from U.S. and other foreign forces to protect its borders.

Britain sending extra 220 troops to Iraq 1/27/2005, 8:47 a.m. PT
LONDON (AP) — Britain is to send an extra 220 troops to Iraq to take over from Dutch forces being pulled out of the country, the Ministry of Defense said Thursday.

Pre-election violence kills 12 in Iraq 1/27/2005, 4:46 a.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Eleven Iraqis and one U.S. Marine were killed Thursday as insurgents clashed with U.S. troops and blew up a school slated to serve as a polling center, pre-election violence that followed the deadliest day for U.S. troops since the war's start. Another U.S. soldier died in an accident.

Vote tally may take awhile in Iraq 1/27/2005, 4:28 a.m. PT
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iraqis may have to wait weeks to learn the winners of this weekend's election, with guerrilla attacks and other factors expected to slow the vote tally, a foreign election adviser in Baghdad said on Thursday.

12 dead in pre-election violence in Iraq 1/27/2005, 3:59 a.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Eleven Iraqis and one U.S. Marine were killed Thursday as insurgents clashed with U.S. troops and blew up a school slated to serve as a polling center, pre-election violence that followed the deadliest day for U.S. troops since the war's start. Another U.S. soldier died in an accident.

Kurds campaigning in Iraq at full force 1/27/2005, 12:47 a.m. PT
SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq (AP) — Farhad Sangawi, Kurdistan's best-known newscaster, used to whip up nationalist sentiment among Kurdish militiamen fighting Saddam Hussein's army in the 1980s. Now he says its time to put weapons aside and go to the ballot boxes.

Arab media give Iraq election center stage 1/27/2005, 12:21 a.m. PT
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — As Iraqis prepare for their national elections, Arab media outlets are providing some of the most intense coverage in recent memory, particularly as many speculate what effect the vote's outcome will have throughout the volatile Middle East.

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