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From 7/20/2010 (47 days ago) - 8/19/2010 (17 days ago)
(31 day period - 538 grouped and future/spin-off stories)

 
1) 8/19/2010 - 17 days ago
(9 stories):
What Is Left Behind: In Iraq, Soldiers Say They Had a Job to Do This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (6 future stories)     
NYT > NYTimes.com Home - 8/19/2010 7:47 PM - [direct link]
Even with the cessation of combat operations this month, Iraq is a job that remains unfinished and inspires great emotion only among those who do it. (1 second ranks, 11%)
Withdrawal of U.S. combat forces is 'New Dawn' for Iraq - USATODAY.com News - Top Stories - [direct link]
U.S. troop strength in Iraq down to 52K - CNN.com - [direct link]
Troops out of Iraq by 2012? Don't bet on it - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
Philly.com News - chicagotribune.com -
all 9 news articles »
 
2) 8/18/2010 - 18 days ago
(11 stories):
As combat brigade exits, troops find success, pain This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative. (6 future stories)     
washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights - 8/18/2010 11:17 PM - [direct link]
While Iraq remains in turmoil and the U.S. is ending combat operations, the soldiers that served in troubled nation will carry hidden costs of war. United States - Iraq - Brigade - Soldier - Iraq ... (5 first ranks, 45%, 1 second ranks, 9%)
Last U.S. Combat Brigade Leaves Iraq - WSJ.com: What's News US - [direct link]
Last U.S. combat convoy has left Iraq - CNN.com - [direct link]
Civilians to Take U.S. Lead After Military Leaves Iraq - NYT > NYTimes.com Home - [direct link]
chicagotribune.com - - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
all 11 news articles »
 
3) 8/17/2010 - 19 days ago
(7 stories):
48 dead in attack on Iraqi army recruits This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative. (4 future stories)     
CNN.com - 8/17/2010 5:17 AM - [direct link]
At least 41 people were killed and 108 others wounded Tuesday morning when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden vest in central Baghdad as men were queuing up outside an Iraqi army ... (2 first ranks, 29%, 2 second ranks, 29%)
Suicide Bomber Kills Dozens in Attack on Iraqi Army Recruits - NYT > NYTimes.com Home - [direct link]
Officials: Attack on Iraq army recruits kills 41 - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
Suicide bomber targets Iraqi army recruits, kills at least 51 - Los Angeles Times - Top News - [direct link]
washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights - StarTribune.com rss feed
all 7 news articles »
 
4) 8/15/2010 - 21 days ago
(4 stories):
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
Iraq Weighs New Federal Post      
WSJ.com: What's News US - 8/15/2010 6:02 PM - [direct link]
Senior Iraqi politicians involved in forming a new government said they are weighing the creation of a new federal position that could break the nearly-six-month logjam over which faction gets the ...
Attacks in Iraq Rise During Ramadan - NYT > NYTimes.com Home - [direct link]
Drive-by shooting, bombings kill 9 in Iraq - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
Bosnian lab helps Iraq unearth war secrets - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 4 news articles »
 
5) 8/14/2010 - 22 days ago
(3 stories):
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
Gunmen kill 5 Iraqis at Baghdad checkpoints This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.     
Los Angeles Times - Top News - 8/14/2010 5:17 AM - [direct link]
In one attack, two sleeping policemen are shot and set afire. Insurgents have stepped up attacks as the number of U.S. troops falls.
Gunmen killed five Iraqi security personnel Saturday, ... (2 second ranks, 67%)
Gunmen kill 5 in Baghdad checkpoint shootings - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
Gunmen kill 5 in Baghdad checkpoint shooting spree - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 3 news articles »
 
6) 8/12/2010 - 24 days ago
(4 stories):
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
Taco vendor, judge, Iraq vet collar suspected thief  (2 future stories)     
MiamiHerald.com: Today's Top Stories - 8/12/2010 4:17 AM - [direct link]
Heard the one about the judge, the taco vendor, the pistol-packing Iraq war vet and the thief on roller blades?<p/> It apparently happened Wednesday when Al Diaz of The Miami Herald was ... (1 first ranks, 25%)
Iraq general: U.S. army 'must stay' until 2020 - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
US wants Iraq to pay bill for war victims - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 4 news articles »
 
7) 8/11/2010 - 25 days ago
(6 stories):
Iraq needs help defending its borders after U.S. troops leave in 2011 This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (4 future stories)     
Los Angeles Times - Top News - 8/11/2010 5:47 PM - [direct link]
Some form of continued U.S. military presence is necessary to protect against external threats and to train troops, commanders say. Iraq's inability to defend its airspace is a key concern.
Iraq ... (1 second ranks, 17%)
White House: On track to end Iraq combat role - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
White House: US on track to end Iraq combat role - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 6 news articles »
 
8) 8/10/2010 - 26 days ago
(4 stories):
State Dept. faces skyrocketing costs as it prepares to expand role in Iraq This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (2 future stories)     
washingtonpost.com - Politics - 8/10/2010 11:17 PM - [direct link]
As the last U.S. combat troops prepare to leave Iraq this month, the State Department is struggling to implement an expanded mission that it has belatedly realized it might not be able to afford. ... (1 second ranks, 25%)
Costs imperil State's role in Iraq - washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights - [direct link]
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,414 - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 4 news articles »
 
9) 8/8/2010 - 28 days ago
(4 stories):
U.S. commander says Iraqis ready to take over security This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.     
chicagotribune.com - - 8/8/2010 1:17 PM - [direct link]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Iraq's military is ready and able to take over security operations as the United States ends it combat role and prepares for a major troop withdrawal, the commander of U.S. ... (1 first ranks, 25%)
US commander says Iraqis ready to handle security - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 4 news articles »
 
10) 8/8/2010 - 28 days ago
(6 stories):
At least 69 killed in weekend bombings, shootings in Iraq  (2 future stories)     
Los Angeles Times - Top News - 8/8/2010 5:32 PM - [direct link]
The dead include a U.S. soldier. The spate of attacks raises fears that insurgents are regrouping as American troops withdraw.
Weekend bombings and shootings in Iraq left at least 69 people dead ... (2 first ranks, 33%, 1 second ranks, 17%)
General eyes 'first steps' toward Iraq government - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
Dozens killed in Iraq explosions - CNN.com - [direct link]
Uptick in violence grips Iraq - washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights - [direct link]
Boston.com -- Latest news
all 6 news articles »
 
11) 8/7/2010 - 29 days ago
(8 stories):
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
U.S. hands over Iraq combat operations This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative. (4 future stories)     
CNN.com - 8/7/2010 4:02 PM - [direct link]
Iraqi commandos showed off skills they learned from U.S. military forces, who Saturday formally handed over control of combat operations to Iraqi security forces. (1 first ranks, 12%, 2 second ranks, 25%)
10 killed in Iraqi market blasts - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
The Police Are Targets in Violence Across Iraq - NYT > NYTimes.com Home - [direct link]
1 of Iraq conjoined twins dies after Saudi surgery - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 8 news articles »
 
12) 8/5/2010 - 31 days ago
(5 stories):
Alarms sound over trash fires in war zones of Afghanistan, Iraq This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative. (1 future stories)     
washingtonpost.com - Politics - 8/5/2010 11:17 PM - [direct link]
Hundreds of military service members and contractor employees have fallen ill with cancer or severe breathing problems after serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, and they say they were poisoned by thick, ... (2 first ranks, 40%)
Zakaria: Iraq war wasn't worth it - CNN.com - [direct link]
Duckworth certified to fly again; lost both legs in Iraq - chicagotribune.com - - [direct link]
UN calls on Iraq to take steps to end sanctions - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 5 news articles »
 
13) 8/3/2010 - 33 days ago
(5 stories):
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
Bombings, ambush leave 17 dead in Iraq This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative. (1 future stories)     
washingtonpost.com - Politics - 8/3/2010 11:17 PM - [direct link]
BAGHDAD -- A bombing at an outdoor market in the southern city of Kut and a spate of attacks around the Iraqi capital killed at least 17 people Tuesday in the latest signs of deteriorating security ...
U.S. troops pack up millions of items in Iraq - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
Departing US troops pack millions of items in Iraq - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 5 news articles »
 
14) 8/2/2010 - 34 days ago
(12 stories):
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
Obama: New U.S. role in Iraq This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative. (6 future stories)     
chicagotribune.com - - 8/2/2010 8:47 PM - [direct link]
ATLANTA _ Marking a long-sought milestone in a much-maligned war, President Obama affirmed Monday that American combat troops will leave Iraq by the end of August _ "as promised and on schedule" _ as ... (3 first ranks, 25%, 4 second ranks, 33%)
Obama: US to leave Iraq 'as promised, on schedule' - Philly.com News - [direct link]
Obama to Reaffirm Iraq Exit Plan - WSJ.com: What's News US - [direct link]
Obama: U.S. combat role in Iraq is ending - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
NYT > NYTimes.com Home - CNN.com
all 12 news articles »
 
15) 8/1/2010 - 35 days ago
(4 stories):
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
Iraq, U.S., disagree on death toll in Iraq  (4 future stories)     
CNN.com - 8/1/2010 2:17 PM - [direct link]
The U.S. military Sunday disputed Iraqi figures that indicated July was the deadliest month for civilians there since May 2008, saying the actual numbers are less than half what Iraq's government has ...
High Iraq deaths cast doubt on stability talk - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
U.S. fears further unrest in Iraq - washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights - [direct link]
High Iraq deaths cast doubt on US stability talk - StarTribune.com rss feed - [direct link]
all 4 news articles »
 
16) 7/29/2010 - 38 days ago
(3 stories):
Deadly assault exposes Iraq's delicate state of security This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.     
Los Angeles Times - Top News - 7/29/2010 6:02 PM - [direct link]
Insurgents kill 16 people, including 10 Iraqi security force members, and raise a militant group's flag in a Sunni neighborhood of Baghdad.
Insurgents briefly raised the black flag of Al Qaeda ... (1 first ranks, 33%)
17 members of security forces killed in Iraq - USATODAY.com News - Top Stories - [direct link]
Spain reissues US troop warrants over Iraq death - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 3 news articles »
 
17) 7/27/2010 - 40 days ago
(3 stories):
GE pays $23M to settle Iraq kickback charges      
msnbc.com: Business - 7/27/2010 1:16 PM - [direct link]
GE will pay $23.4 million to settle federal charges that some of its subsidiaries paid illegal kickbacks to the Iraqi government in order to win contracts under a U.N. program.
GE to Pay to Settle SEC Charges - WSJ.com: What's News US - [direct link]
Summary Box: GE settles with SEC - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 3 news articles »
 
18) 7/27/2010 - 40 days ago
(4 stories):
Report: Billions for Iraq rebuilding unaccounted for  (2 future stories)     
CNN.com - 7/27/2010 10:47 PM - [direct link]
A federal audit of $9.1 billion targeted for reconstruction in Iraq cannot account for more than 95 percent of it, a federal report said Tuesday. (2 first ranks, 50%)
GE pays $23M to settle Iraq kickback charges - msnbc.com: Business - [direct link]
Paper trail's missing for billions in Iraq oil money - chron.com Chronicle - [direct link]
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,413 - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 4 news articles »
 
19) 7/21/2010 - 46 days ago
(4 stories):
Vt.'s Douglas travels to Iraq  (1 future stories)     
Boston.com -- Latest news - 7/21/2010 1:32 PM - [direct link]
Gov. Jim Douglas has joined four other governors on a high-security trip to Iraq. Douglas' spokesman says the governor met with Vermont soldiers Wednesday to thank them for their service. ... (1 second ranks, 25%)
Pawlenty visits Minnesota troops in Iraq - StarTribune.com rss feed - [direct link]
all 4 news articles »
 
20) 7/20/2010 - 47 days ago
(3 stories):
US envoy: Diplomatic presence in Iraq to shrink This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (2 future stories)     
Boston.com -- Latest news - 7/20/2010 5:02 PM - [direct link]
The State Department intends to phase out a network of embassy branch offices in Iraq within three years after the U.S. military's departure in 2011, the Obama administration's choice to be the next ...
Ex-M15 spy chief: No link between Iraq and 9/11 - StarTribune.com rss feed - [direct link]
all 3 news articles »

The date with most stories is 8/2/2010 - 34 days ago with 12 stories.

The date with second most stories is 8/18/2010 - 18 days ago with 11 stories.

- Sentiment of this story during this period is negative with 62% being negative and 38% being positive with a positive trend.

     The sentiment of the story in the later half of this period is negative with 58% being negative and 42% being positive.

     The sentiment of the story in the earlier half of this period is negative with 70% being negative and 30% being positive.

- The current 30 day period story count (184 stories) increased +8.88% from the previous 30 day period (169 stories).

 

Dates with the most stories# of storiesStory name
5/10/2010 (118 days ago) 26
  • Gunmen, bombs kill 60 across Iraq
    MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
    Police gather at the site of a bus explosion in Iskandiriyah, Iraq, on Monday. Gunmen using weapons fitted with silencers attacked checkpoints and suicide and car bombers targeted civilians as insurgents launched assaults in Iraq that killed dozens. Iraq - Suicide attack - Baghdad - Suicide - Death
4/23/2010 (135 days ago) 24
  • Bomb targets Iraqi cleric's office, killing 14
    StarTribune.com rss feed
    Iraqi officials say a car bomb has targeted the main Baghdad office of an anti-U.S. Shiite cleric in the deadliest of a series of attacks that killed more than 30 people.
4/19/2010 (139 days ago) 30
  • PM: Iraq al Qaeda leaders killed
    CNN.com
    Two of the most wanted terrorist figures in Iraq have been killed in a joint Iraqi-U.S. operation, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Monday.
4/6/2010 (152 days ago) 22
4/4/2010 (154 days ago) 19
  • 3 explosions shake central Baghdad
    MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
    Three loud explosions shook central Baghdad in quick succession Sunday, breaking a period of relative calm in the Iraqi capital after elections last month.
3/26/2010 (163 days ago) 34
  • Early Iraq results favor secular challenger
    StarTribune.com rss feed
    Results released so far in Iraq's parliamentary election show Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki trailing his main rival, former prime minister Ayad Allawi.
3/7/2010 (182 days ago) 24
  • 19 die as Iraqis defy violence to vote
    MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
    An Iraqi Kurdish vendor sells candidate pins at his shop in the northern city of Sulaimaniyah on Saturday.Iraqis voted in an election testing the mettle of the country's still-fragile democracy as insurgents killed 19 people in the capital and sent down a barrage of mortars.
3/6/2010 (183 days ago) 24
  • In Basra, Iraqi Shiites Face Off Again
    NYT > NYTimes.com Home
    The fact that men on opposing sides in a war have become mere political rivals in the space of two years is a testament to the progress made by Iraq’s democracy.
3/4/2010 (185 days ago) 19
3/3/2010 (186 days ago) 28
  • Ex-commander in Iraq to give deposition in KBR case
    chron.com Chronicle
    Retired Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez will be deposed in Houston as an expert witness on KBR's assertion that it does not bear blame for a deadly attack on its civilian contract workers in Iraq.
2/3/2010 (214 days ago) 20
2/1/2010 (216 days ago) 20
1/29/2010 (219 days ago) 20
  • Blair defends Iraq decision
    CNN.com
    The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 on the United States changed Britain and America's view of how to deal with Saddam Hussein, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair testified Friday.
1/25/2010 (223 days ago) 26
  • Car bombs hit 3 Baghdad hotels, kill at least 16
    StarTribune.com rss feed
    Three car bombs exploded Monday near three Baghdad hotels popular with Western journalists and businessmen, killing at least 16 people and wounding scores more, Iraqi police said.
1/1/2010 (247 days ago) 19
  • Judge tosses Blackwater case; Iraqis upset
    Boston.com -- Latest news
    A federal judge cited repeated government missteps in dismissing all charges against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused of killing unarmed Iraqi civilians in a case that inflamed anti-American sentiment abroad.
12/30/2009 (249 days ago) 35
12/22/2009 (257 days ago) 18
  • Iran: Border spat with Iraq was misunderstanding
    Boston.com -- Latest news
    Iran on Tuesday said its recent takeover of an Iraqi oil well was the result of a "misunderstanding" and called for the two nations to open talks to clearly demarcate their border.
12/8/2009 (271 days ago) 23
11/11/2009 (298 days ago) 21
10/25/2009 (315 days ago) 29
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8/19/2010 - 17 days ago (10 total stories)

Most popular storiesFuture/spin-off stories

What Is Left Behind: In Iraq, Soldiers Say They Had a Job to Do  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (6 future stories)     
NYT > NYTimes.com Home - 8/19/2010 7:47 PM - [direct link]
Even with the cessation of combat operations this month, Iraq is a job that remains unfinished and inspires great emotion only among those who do it. (1 second ranks, 11%)
Withdrawal of U.S. combat forces is 'New Dawn' for Iraq - USATODAY.com News - Top Stories - [direct link]
U.S. troop strength in Iraq down to 52K - CNN.com - [direct link]
Troops out of Iraq by 2012? Don't bet on it - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
Philly.com News - chicagotribune.com -
all 9 news articles »

What Is Left Behind: In Iraq, Soldiers Say They Had a Job to Do  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: combat operations this month Iraq is)      
NYT > NYTimes.com Home
- date posted: 8/19/2010 7:18 PM - 16 days ago - date added: 8/19/2010 7:47 PM - 16 days ago - Evening - 2 rank
- [direct link]
Even with the cessation of combat operations this month, Iraq is a job that remains unfinished and inspires great emotion only among those who do it.

Withdrawal of U.S. combat forces is 'New Dawn' for Iraq This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: is New Dawn for Iraq, Brigade on Thursday marked the)      
USATODAY.com News - Top Stories
- date posted: 8/19/2010 6:05 PM - 16 days ago - date added: 8/19/2010 6:17 PM - 16 days ago - Evening - 3 rank
- [direct link]
The departure of the Army's 4th Stryker Brigade on Thursday marked the removal of the last major U.S. combat unit in Iraq.

WH downplays combat brigade pullout This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: and pictures Wednesday evening celebrating the)      
CNN.com
- date posted: 8/19/2010 4:00 PM - 16 days ago - date added: 8/19/2010 1:17 PM - 16 days ago - Afternoon - 4 rank
- [direct link]
With broadcast reports and pictures Wednesday evening celebrating the last U.S. brigade combat team leaving Iraq and crossing the border into Kuwait, the White House and Pentagon scrambled to explain ...

Opinion: Progress and pitfalls in Iraq This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: end of next year And there)      
CNN.com
- date posted: 8/19/2010 9:42 AM - 17 days ago - date added: 8/19/2010 7:17 AM - 17 days ago - Morning - 3 rank
- [direct link]
With the departure of the last U.S. combat brigade from Iraq, the Obama administration has taken a large stride toward its goal of complete American military withdrawal from Iraq by the end of next ...

Combat Troops Exit Iraq This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: Iraq on Wednesday the soldiers)      
Philly.com News
- date posted: 8/18/2010 11:34 PM - 17 days ago - date added: 8/19/2010 12:32 AM - 17 days ago - Night - 36 rank
- [direct link]
KHABARI CROSSING, Kuwait - As their convoy reached the barbed wire at the border crossing out of Iraq on Wednesday, the soldiers whooped and cheered. Then they scrambled out of their stifling-hot ...

Superior police: Iraq War vet killed pregnant wife, daughter, self This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: 13-month-old daughter before he killed, authorities said Thursday     
StarTribune.com rss feed
- date added: 8/19/2010 2:47 PM - 16 days ago - Afternoon - 8 rank
- [direct link]
A Superior, Wis., man is believed responsible for shooting to death his pregnant wife and their 13-month-old daughter before he killed himself at the family's home, authorities said Thursday.

US forces spokesman: Iraqi security up to the task This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: country secure after US combat, their withdrawal next week but he)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 8/19/2010 7:17 AM - 17 days ago - Morning - 18 rank
- [direct link]
The spokesman for U.S. forces in Iraq says Iraqi police and military are up to the task of keeping the country secure after US combat troops complete their withdrawal next week, but he adds that the ...
 
 
8/18/2010 - 18 days ago (12 total stories)


As combat brigade exits, troops find success, pain  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative. (6 future stories)     
washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights - 8/18/2010 11:17 PM - [direct link]
While Iraq remains in turmoil and the U.S. is ending combat operations, the soldiers that served in troubled nation will carry hidden costs of war. United States - Iraq - Brigade - Soldier - Iraq ... (5 first ranks, 45%, 1 second ranks, 9%)
Last U.S. Combat Brigade Leaves Iraq - WSJ.com: What's News US - [direct link]
Last U.S. combat convoy has left Iraq - CNN.com - [direct link]
Civilians to Take U.S. Lead After Military Leaves Iraq - NYT > NYTimes.com Home - [direct link]
chicagotribune.com - - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
all 11 news articles »

Last U.S. Combat Brigade Leaves Iraq


 (future word: Leaves Iraq Seven years and five, years and five months after the US-led)      
WSJ.com: What's News US
- date posted: 8/18/2010 9:14 PM - 17 days ago - date added: 8/18/2010 7:02 PM - 17 days ago - Evening - 28 rank
- [direct link]
Seven years and five months after the U.S.-led invasion, the last American combat brigade left Iraq, well ahead of Obama's Aug. 31 deadline for ending U.S. combat operations there.

Prosthetic Knee Holds Promise of Improving Lives of Veterans Young and Old This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: to combat years ago or to)      
NYT > NYTimes.com Home
- date posted: 8/18/2010 7:53 PM - 17 days ago - date added: 8/18/2010 8:32 PM - 17 days ago - Evening - 9 rank
- [direct link]
Officials hope a new device will make a difference for not just service members wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan, but also those who lost legs to combat years ago or to diseases like diabetes.

Civilians to Take U.S. Lead After Military Leaves Iraq This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: US Lead After Military Leaves)      
NYT > NYTimes.com Home
- date posted: 8/18/2010 5:33 PM - 17 days ago - date added: 8/18/2010 6:17 PM - 17 days ago - Evening - 1 rank
- [direct link]
As the United States military prepares to leave Iraq by the end of 2011, the Obama administration is planning a remarkable civilian effort, buttressed by a small army of contractors, to fill the void.

Last U.S. combat troops leave Iraq This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: course of three days 360 military vehicles)      
chicagotribune.com -
- date posted: 8/18/2010 3:47 PM - 17 days ago - date added: 8/18/2010 4:47 PM - 17 days ago - Afternoon - 2 rank
- [direct link]
An Army convoy passes through a landscape littered with memories.After America's seven-year war, the last U.S. combat troops are leaving Iraq. Over the course of three days, 360 military vehicles and ...

U.S. ending combat operations in Iraq This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: Kuwait on Thursday morning bringing to)      
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
- date posted: 8/18/2010 3:36 PM - 17 days ago - date added: 8/18/2010 3:47 PM - 17 days ago - Afternoon - 1 rank
- [direct link]
The last U.S. combat troops were crossing the border into Kuwait on Thursday morning, bringing to a close the active combat phase of the 7½-year war. Kuwait - Iraq - United States - Iraq War ...

Spec. Jamal Rhett, 24; killed in Iraq

     
Philly.com News
- date posted: 8/18/2010 12:02 AM - 18 days ago - date added: 8/18/2010 12:32 AM - 18 days ago - Night - 3 rank
- [direct link]
Michelle Watson saw the Army officers heading up the walkway toward her Palmyra home on Sunday and knew immediately. "I said, 'No, no, no, no!' " Watson recalled. "I was ...

Insurgents kill 5 govt employees around Iraq This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: employees on Wednesday as insurgents, forces just two weeks before the formal)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 8/18/2010 9:32 AM - 18 days ago - Morning - 7 rank
- [direct link]
A series of attacks and roadside bomb explosions killed five Iraqi government employees on Wednesday as insurgents maintain a steady campaign of attacks against the country's institutions and security ...
 
 
8/17/2010 - 19 days ago (13 total stories)


48 dead in attack on Iraqi army recruits  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative. (4 future stories)     
CNN.com - 8/17/2010 5:17 AM - [direct link]
At least 41 people were killed and 108 others wounded Tuesday morning when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden vest in central Baghdad as men were queuing up outside an Iraqi army ... (2 first ranks, 29%, 2 second ranks, 29%)
Suicide Bomber Kills Dozens in Attack on Iraqi Army Recruits - NYT > NYTimes.com Home - [direct link]
Officials: Attack on Iraq army recruits kills 41 - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
Suicide bomber targets Iraqi army recruits, kills at least 51 - Los Angeles Times - Top News - [direct link]
washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights - StarTribune.com rss feed
all 7 news articles »

News Analysis: Iraqi Leaders Fear for Future After Their Past Missteps This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: Fear for Future After Their Past, the earliest days of the)      
NYT > NYTimes.com Home
- date posted: 8/17/2010 3:53 PM - 18 days ago - date added: 8/17/2010 5:17 PM - 18 days ago - Evening - 2 rank
- [direct link]
Iraq remains haunted by the decisions of the earliest days of the occupation, when the United States helped install opposition exiles to lead the country.

Body of Palmyra serviceman arriving from Iraq  (1 future stories)     
Philly.com News - 8/17/2010 3:32 AM - [direct link]
The body of an Army specialist from Palmyra who died in Iraq is scheduled to arrive Tuesday at Dover Air Force Base, military officials said. (1 second ranks, 33%)
Officials: Attack on Iraq army recruits kills 41 - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,415 - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 3 news articles »

48 dead in attack on Iraqi army recruits  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: others wounded Tuesday morning when a)      
CNN.com
- date posted: 8/17/2010 6:15 AM - 19 days ago - date added: 8/17/2010 5:17 AM - 19 days ago - Morning - 3 rank
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At least 41 people were killed and 108 others wounded Tuesday morning when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden vest in central Baghdad as men were queuing up outside an Iraqi army ...

60 NH Guard members to return home Tuesday This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (1 future stories)     
Boston.com -- Latest news - 8/17/2010 3:47 AM - [direct link]
About 60 members of the New Hampshire Army National Guard are returning home from Iraq. Army National Guard - United States - New Hampshire - Iraq - Government (1 second ranks, 50%)
all 2 news articles »

Suicide bomber targets Iraqi army recruits, kills at least 51 This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: attack in months comes less than two weeks before US forces, army recruits early Tuesday killing at)      
Los Angeles Times - Top News
- date posted: 8/17/2010 1:11 AM - 19 days ago - date added: 8/17/2010 6:17 AM - 19 days ago - Morning - 1 rank
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Bloodiest single attack in months comes less than two weeks before U.S. forces formally end their combat mission.A suicide bomber blew himself up among a crowd of army recruits early Tuesday, killing ...

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,415 This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: As of Tuesday Aug 17, began in March 2003 according to)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 8/17/2010 5:17 PM - 18 days ago - Evening - 4 rank
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As of Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, at least 4,415 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. Iraq ...

Baghdad suicide bomb hits army recruits, kills 61 This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: for hours Tuesday among hundreds, army recruits before detonating nail-packed)      
StarTribune.com rss feed
- date added: 8/17/2010 7:17 AM - 19 days ago - Morning - 2 rank
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A suicide bomber sat for hours Tuesday among hundreds of army recruits before detonating nail-packed explosives strapped to his body, killing 61 people and casting new doubt on the ability of Iraqi ...

Baghdad suicide bomb hits army recruits, kills 60 This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: himself up Tuesday among hundreds, bombings in weeks in the)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 8/17/2010 1:32 AM - 19 days ago - Night - 14 rank
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A suicide bomber blew himself up Tuesday among hundreds of army recruits who had gathered near a military headquarters in an attack officials said killed 60 and wounded 125, one of the bloodiest ...

US military: US soldier killed north of Baghdad This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: statement issued Monday says the, attacked the day before in the)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 8/16/2010 1:47 AM - 20 days ago - Night - 13 rank
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The U.S military says an American soldier has been killed north of Baghdad. A statement issued Monday says the soldier's patrol was attacked the day before in the Diyala provincial capital of Baqouba. ...
 
 
8/15/2010 - 21 days ago (8 total stories)


MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
Iraq Weighs New Federal Post  In top 10      
WSJ.com: What's News US - 8/15/2010 6:02 PM - [direct link]
Senior Iraqi politicians involved in forming a new government said they are weighing the creation of a new federal position that could break the nearly-six-month logjam over which faction gets the ...
Attacks in Iraq Rise During Ramadan - NYT > NYTimes.com Home - [direct link]
Drive-by shooting, bombings kill 9 in Iraq - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
Bosnian lab helps Iraq unearth war secrets - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 4 news articles »

Data: Hundreds of soldiers with PTSD incorrectly dismissed This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.     
USATODAY.com News - Top Stories - 8/15/2010 8:32 AM - [direct link]
At the height of the Iraq war, the Army routinely fired hundreds of soldiers for having a personality disorder when they were more likely suffering ... (2 second ranks, 100%)
Hundreds of PTSD soldiers likely misdiagnosed - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 2 news articles »
 
 
8/14/2010 - 22 days ago (5 total stories)


MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
Gunmen kill 5 Iraqis at Baghdad checkpoints  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.     
Los Angeles Times - Top News - 8/14/2010 5:17 AM - [direct link]
In one attack, two sleeping policemen are shot and set afire. Insurgents have stepped up attacks as the number of U.S. troops falls.
Gunmen killed five Iraqi security personnel Saturday, ... (2 second ranks, 67%)
Gunmen kill 5 in Baghdad checkpoint shootings - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
Gunmen kill 5 in Baghdad checkpoint shooting spree - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
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NH National Guard unit back in US This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: almost a year made it, few more days before they get)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 8/14/2010 7:02 AM - 22 days ago - Morning - 7 rank
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Seventy New Hampshire soldiers who've been in Iraq for almost a year made it back to New England, but it will be a few more days before they get home. New England - New ...
 
 
8/13/2010 - 23 days ago (3 total stories)


War in Iraq a success? Time will tell, general says This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (1 future stories)     
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - 8/13/2010 7:17 AM - [direct link]
As American troops wind up their combat role in Iraq, the top U.S. commander in Iraq said Friday that it’s not yet clear whether the war will ultimately be considered a success. Iraq - ... (1 first ranks, 50%)
In Iraq, bad jokes kept Conn. man in good spirits - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
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War in Iraq a success? Time will tell, general says This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: a success Time will tell, Iraq said Friday that its)      
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
- date posted: 8/13/2010 6:29 AM - 23 days ago - date added: 8/13/2010 7:17 AM - 23 days ago - Morning - 1 rank
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As American troops wind up their combat role in Iraq, the top U.S. commander in Iraq said Friday that it’s not yet clear whether the war will ultimately be considered a success. Iraq - ...

Oil spill shows difficulty the Coast Guard faces as it balances traditional tasks with post-9/11 missions This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: in recent years has fought)      
washingtonpost.com - Politics
- date posted: 8/13/2010 12:00 AM - 23 days ago - date added: 8/13/2010 11:17 PM - 22 days ago - Night - 10 rank
- [direct link]
The U.S. Coast Guard in recent years has fought international terrorism, defended Iraqi pipelines and patrolled for pirates in the Arabian Sea. Coast Guard - Environment - Energy - United States ...
 
 
8/12/2010 - 24 days ago (6 total stories)


MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
Taco vendor, judge, Iraq vet collar suspected thief  In top 10  (2 future stories)     
MiamiHerald.com: Today's Top Stories - 8/12/2010 4:17 AM - [direct link]
Heard the one about the judge, the taco vendor, the pistol-packing Iraq war vet and the thief on roller blades?<p/> It apparently happened Wednesday when Al Diaz of The Miami Herald was ... (1 first ranks, 25%)
Iraq general: U.S. army 'must stay' until 2020 - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
US wants Iraq to pay bill for war victims - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 4 news articles »

Defense chief Gates orders review of Marines' role This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: the service future path, of the future role of, into a second land army)      
Los Angeles Times - Top News
- date posted: 8/12/2010 6:24 PM - 23 days ago - date added: 8/12/2010 7:17 PM - 23 days ago - Evening - 6 rank
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Acknowledging concerns among current and former Marines that the Corps has evolved into another ground combat force, the Defense secretary aims to define the service's future path.
Defense ...

Taco vendor, judge, Iraq vet collar suspected thief  In top 10


 (future word: apparently happened Wednesday when Al)      
MiamiHerald.com: Today's Top Stories
- date posted: 8/12/2010 7:04 AM - 24 days ago - date added: 8/12/2010 4:17 AM - 24 days ago - Night - 1 rank
- [direct link]
Heard the one about the judge, the taco vendor, the pistol-packing Iraq war vet and the thief on roller blades?<p/> It apparently happened Wednesday when Al Diaz of The Miami Herald was ...

MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines

Iraq general: U.S. army 'must stay' until 2020 This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: Kirkuk on February 25 style=margin0 5px, for another decade reinforcing his, their own after US troops)      
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
- date posted: 8/12/2010 3:20 AM - 24 days ago - date added: 8/12/2010 3:46 AM - 24 days ago - Night - 10 rank
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The commander of Iraq's military is calling for U.S. forces to stay in the country for another decade, reinforcing his stance that his country's military won't be able to secure the nation on their ...

AP Interview: US contractor recounts kidnapping This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: in Iraq earlier this year says his)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 8/12/2010 3:32 AM - 24 days ago - Night - 5 rank
- [direct link]
A U.S. Army contractor kidnapped in Iraq earlier this year says his captors discussed with him everything from their love lives to the strategy of their Shiite group, which is believed to be close to ...
 
 
8/11/2010 - 25 days ago (11 total stories)


Iraq needs help defending its borders after U.S. troops leave in 2011  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (4 future stories)     
Los Angeles Times - Top News - 8/11/2010 5:47 PM - [direct link]
Some form of continued U.S. military presence is necessary to protect against external threats and to train troops, commanders say. Iraq's inability to defend its airspace is a key concern.
Iraq ... (1 second ranks, 17%)
White House: On track to end Iraq combat role - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
White House: US on track to end Iraq combat role - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 6 news articles »

Iraq needs help defending its borders after U.S. troops leave in 2011  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: its borders after US troops, to another decade to defend)      
Los Angeles Times - Top News
- date posted: 8/12/2010 12:00 AM - 24 days ago - date added: 8/11/2010 5:47 PM - 24 days ago - Evening - 2 rank
- [direct link]
Some form of continued U.S. military presence is necessary to protect against external threats and to train troops, commanders say. Iraq's inability to defend its airspace is a key concern.
Iraq ...

Bomb Kills at Least Eight Iraqi Soldiers This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative. (1 future stories)     
NYT > NYTimes.com Home - 8/11/2010 4:32 AM - [direct link]
An explosion killed eight Iraqi soldiers in the restive northern Diyala province and wounded four others on Wednesday, police said.
all 2 news articles »

White House: On track to end Iraq combat role


 (future word: of the month White House)      
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
- date posted: 8/11/2010 12:31 PM - 25 days ago - date added: 8/11/2010 5:47 PM - 24 days ago - Evening - 4 rank
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President Barack Obama is satisfied that United States can safely end its combat role in Iraq on schedule at the end of the month, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says. United States - ...

News Analysis: U.S. and Iraqi Interests May Work Against Pullout This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: Iraqi Interests May Work Against, their interest may defy President)      
NYT > NYTimes.com Home
- date posted: 8/10/2010 10:40 PM - 25 days ago - date added: 8/11/2010 12:02 AM - 25 days ago - Night - 6 rank
- [direct link]
The opinion of many Iraqi and American officials that an American presence is in their interest may defy President Obama’s deadline for removing all U.S. forces.

AP Exclusive: Aid workers' last moments This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: moments The first sign of)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 8/11/2010 10:47 PM - 24 days ago - Night - 6 rank
- [direct link]
The first sign of danger was the crackle of gunfire over their heads. Ten gunmen, their faces covered, rushed toward terrified humanitarian workers and began shouting "Satellite! Satellite!" -- a ...

White House: US on track to end Iraq combat role


 (future word: of the month White House, Gibbs said Wednesday after the president)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 8/11/2010 3:02 PM - 24 days ago - Afternoon - 28 rank
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President Barack Obama is satisfied that United States can safely end its combat role in Iraq on schedule at the end of the month, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Wednesday after the president ...

Ambassador hopeful Iraq will form government soon This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: form government soon The outgoing, Iraq said Wednesday that after five months of post-election, withdrawals Baghdad may finally be)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 8/11/2010 8:47 AM - 25 days ago - Morning - 6 rank
- [direct link]
The outgoing U.S. ambassador to Iraq said Wednesday that after five months of post-election "pushing and shoving" by Iraqi politicians, raising concerns about U.S. troop withdrawals, Baghdad may ...

Explosions, gunmen kill 11 people north of Baghdad This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: of Baghdad early Wednesday killing three)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 8/11/2010 4:32 AM - 25 days ago - Night - 23 rank
- [direct link]
Gunmen burst into a house north of Baghdad early Wednesday, killing three people and sending the surviving children to an Iraqi army checkpoint to lure soldiers to the residence. As the troops arrived ...
 
 
8/10/2010 - 26 days ago (6 total stories)


State Dept. faces skyrocketing costs as it prepares to expand role in Iraq  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (2 future stories)     
washingtonpost.com - Politics - 8/10/2010 11:17 PM - [direct link]
As the last U.S. combat troops prepare to leave Iraq this month, the State Department is struggling to implement an expanded mission that it has belatedly realized it might not be able to afford. ... (1 second ranks, 25%)
Costs imperil State's role in Iraq - washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights - [direct link]
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,414 - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 4 news articles »

State Dept. faces skyrocketing costs as it prepares to expand role in Iraq  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: leave Iraq this month the State)      
washingtonpost.com - Politics
- date posted: 8/11/2010 12:00 AM - 25 days ago - date added: 8/10/2010 11:17 PM - 25 days ago - Night - 2 rank
- [direct link]
As the last U.S. combat troops prepare to leave Iraq this month, the State Department is struggling to implement an expanded mission that it has belatedly realized it might not be able to afford. ...

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,414 This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: As of Tuesday Aug 10, began in March 2003 according to)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 8/10/2010 5:17 PM - 25 days ago - Evening - 14 rank
- [direct link]
As of Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010, at least 4,414 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. Iraq ...
 
 
8/9/2010 - 27 days ago (1 total stories)


Bomb kills 2 traffic cops at Baghdad precinct This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.

     
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 8/9/2010 1:47 AM - 27 days ago - Night - 9 rank
- [direct link]
Officials say a rush-hour bombing at a western Baghdad police precinct has killed two traffic cops and one civilian. Baghdad - Police - Iraq - Middle East - Police officer

Black Hawk crews deploy to Iraq from Los Alamitos This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: as the second wave of, ones tightly before flying off)      
Los Angeles Times - Top News
- date posted: 8/9/2010 1:48 PM - 26 days ago - date added: 8/9/2010 3:17 PM - 26 days ago - Afternoon - 2 rank
- [direct link]
More than a few tears were shed as the second wave of 50 troops from the California National Guard said its goodbyes and held loved ones tightly before flying off in formation aboard Black Hawk ...
 
 
8/8/2010 - 28 days ago (11 total stories)


At least 69 killed in weekend bombings, shootings in Iraq  In top 10  (2 future stories)     
Los Angeles Times - Top News - 8/8/2010 5:32 PM - [direct link]
The dead include a U.S. soldier. The spate of attacks raises fears that insurgents are regrouping as American troops withdraw.
Weekend bombings and shootings in Iraq left at least 69 people dead ... (2 first ranks, 33%, 1 second ranks, 17%)
General eyes 'first steps' toward Iraq government - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
Dozens killed in Iraq explosions - CNN.com - [direct link]
Uptick in violence grips Iraq - washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights - [direct link]
Boston.com -- Latest news
all 6 news articles »

General eyes 'first steps' toward Iraq government This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: eyes first steps toward)      
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
- date posted: 8/8/2010 2:50 PM - 27 days ago - date added: 8/8/2010 4:32 PM - 27 days ago - Afternoon - 2 rank
- [direct link]
Iraqi political leaders are likely to make headway in forming a government ahead of a Sept. 1 date for the United States to end combat operations in the country, the U.S. commander in Iraq says. ...

U.S. commander says Iraqis ready to take over security  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.     
chicagotribune.com - - 8/8/2010 1:17 PM - [direct link]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Iraq's military is ready and able to take over security operations as the United States ends it combat role and prepares for a major troop withdrawal, the commander of U.S. ... (1 first ranks, 25%)
US commander says Iraqis ready to handle security - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 4 news articles »

MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines

Baghdad's traffic cops are on militants' hit list This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: own guards after at least, the past week in drive-by, own guards after at least, the past week in drive-by)      
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
- date posted: 8/8/2010 12:59 PM - 27 days ago - date added: 8/8/2010 1:47 PM - 27 days ago - Afternoon - 19 rank
- [direct link]
Baghdad's traffic cops are demanding their own guards after at least 10 were killed over the past week in drive-by shootings and other attacks. Baghdad - Iraq - Drive-by shooting - Middle ...

Official: Death toll rises to 43 in Iraq blast This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: an explosion late Saturday in the)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 8/8/2010 1:47 AM - 28 days ago - Night - 1 rank
- [direct link]
Iraqi health officials say the death toll from an explosion late Saturday in the country's second-largest city has risen from 20 to 43. Iraq - Death - Middle East - ...
 
 
8/7/2010 - 29 days ago (10 total stories)


MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
U.S. hands over Iraq combat operations  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative. (4 future stories)     
CNN.com - 8/7/2010 4:02 PM - [direct link]
Iraqi commandos showed off skills they learned from U.S. military forces, who Saturday formally handed over control of combat operations to Iraqi security forces. (1 first ranks, 12%, 2 second ranks, 25%)
10 killed in Iraqi market blasts - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
The Police Are Targets in Violence Across Iraq - NYT > NYTimes.com Home - [direct link]
1 of Iraq conjoined twins dies after Saudi surgery - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 8 news articles »

MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines

10 killed in Iraqi market blasts This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: city on Saturday style=margin0, 0 />An evening explosion killed, people on Saturday and wounded)      
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
- date posted: 8/7/2010 12:38 PM - 29 days ago - date added: 8/7/2010 2:47 PM - 28 days ago - Afternoon - 11 rank
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An evening explosion killed at least 10 people on Saturday and wounded 35 in a downtown market in Iraq's second-largest city, officials said.

MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
10 killed in Iraqi market blasts This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative. (2 future stories)     
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - 8/7/2010 2:47 PM - [direct link]
An evening explosion killed at least 10 people on Saturday and wounded 35 in a downtown market in Iraq's second-largest city, officials said.
Blasts in Iraqi city of Basra kill 10, wound 35 - USATODAY.com News - Top Stories - [direct link]
all 2 news articles »

Blasts in Iraqi city of Basra kill 10, wound 35 This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: officials say evening blasts at)      
USATODAY.com News - Top Stories
- date posted: 8/7/2010 12:29 PM - 29 days ago - date added: 8/7/2010 1:02 PM - 28 days ago - Afternoon - 3 rank
- [direct link]
Iraqi officials say evening blasts at a market in the country's second-largest city have killed at least 10 people and wounded 35.

Overnight gunfight at Baghdad bomb factory kills 4 This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: lasted until dawn at a, officials said Saturday     
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
- date posted: 8/7/2010 3:13 AM - 29 days ago - date added: 8/7/2010 4:02 AM - 29 days ago - Night - 22 rank
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Gunmen killed four Iraqi policemen in an overnight shootout that lasted until dawn at a suspected bomb workshop in western Baghdad, security officials said Saturday. Baghdad - Iraq - Middle ...

1 of Iraq conjoined twins dies after Saudi surgery This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: twins dies after Saudi surgery, separation surgery last month has died)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 8/7/2010 10:32 AM - 29 days ago - Morning - 2 rank
- [direct link]
A Saudi surgeon says one of Iraqi twin girls flown to the kingdom for separation surgery last month has died. Saudi Arabia - Iraq - Conjoined twins - Middle East - Home

NH soldier had been deployed to Afghanistan before


 (future word: to Afghanistan before A special, there twice before and to)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 8/7/2010 5:47 AM - 29 days ago - Morning - 2 rank
- [direct link]
A special operations soldier from Laconia, N.H., who was killed in Afghanistan had been deployed there twice before and to Iraq. Afghanistan - Iraq - Asia - New Hampshire - ...

Iraq: 4 policemen killed in overnight shootout This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: lasted until dawn at a)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 8/7/2010 1:47 AM - 29 days ago - Night - 2 rank
- [direct link]
Gunmen killed four Iraqi policemen in an overnight shootout that lasted until dawn at a suspected bomb workshop in western Baghdad, security officials said.

MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines

Ailing vets sue over smoke from trash fires This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: became ill after serving in)      
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
- date posted: 8/6/2010 2:22 AM - 30 days ago - date added: 8/6/2010 3:17 AM - 30 days ago - Night - 1 rank
- [direct link]
Some 241 military personnel and contractors who became ill after serving in Afghanistan and Iraq are taking legal action, claiming they were poisoned by smoke from trash fires. Iraq - ...

Al-Qaida in Iraq offers cash to lure former allies


 (future word: salaries on time according to)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 8/6/2010 3:47 AM - 30 days ago - Night - 1 rank
- [direct link]
Al-Qaida in Iraq has begun offering cash to lure back former Sunni allies angry over the government's failure to give them jobs and pay their salaries on time, according to Sunni tribesmen and Iraqi ...
 
 
8/5/2010 - 31 days ago (8 total stories)


Alarms sound over trash fires in war zones of Afghanistan, Iraq  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative. (1 future stories)     
washingtonpost.com - Politics - 8/5/2010 11:17 PM - [direct link]
Hundreds of military service members and contractor employees have fallen ill with cancer or severe breathing problems after serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, and they say they were poisoned by thick, ... (2 first ranks, 40%)
Zakaria: Iraq war wasn't worth it - CNN.com - [direct link]
Duckworth certified to fly again; lost both legs in Iraq - chicagotribune.com - - [direct link]
UN calls on Iraq to take steps to end sanctions - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 5 news articles »

Alarms sound over trash fires in war zones of Afghanistan, Iraq  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: breathing problems after serving in)      
washingtonpost.com - Politics
- date posted: 8/6/2010 12:00 AM - 30 days ago - date added: 8/5/2010 11:17 PM - 30 days ago - Night - 3 rank
- [direct link]
Hundreds of military service members and contractor employees have fallen ill with cancer or severe breathing problems after serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, and they say they were poisoned by thick, ...

Iran poised to fill vacuum after U.S. withdrawal This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative. (1 future stories)     
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - 8/5/2010 3:17 PM - [direct link]
America's drawdown from Iraq could mean good news for Iran, who has been trying to exert influence over the war-torn country for years. Iraq - Iran - United States - Middle East - Iraq War
Former Iraqi official criticizes US withdrawal - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 2 news articles »

Iran poised to fill vacuum after U.S. withdrawal This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: fill vacuum after US withdrawal, country for years     
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
- date posted: 8/5/2010 6:09 AM - 31 days ago - date added: 8/5/2010 3:17 PM - 30 days ago - Afternoon - 12 rank
- [direct link]
America's drawdown from Iraq could mean good news for Iran, who has been trying to exert influence over the war-torn country for years. Iraq - Iran - United States - Middle East - Iraq War

Tired of war, thousands of Iraqis want to go to U.S. This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: of Baghdad after Islamists threatened, Western media after the US-led)      
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
- date posted: 8/5/2010 1:36 AM - 31 days ago - date added: 8/5/2010 3:02 AM - 31 days ago - Night - 8 rank
- [direct link]
Ahmed is desperate to get out of Baghdad, after Islamists threatened to kill him or his children because he worked for Western media after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. Iraq - ...
 
 
8/4/2010 - 32 days ago (2 total stories)


UN urges Iraq to quickly form new government This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative. (1 future stories)     
Boston.com -- Latest news - 8/4/2010 1:47 PM - [direct link]
The U.N. Security Council is strongly urging Iraqi politicians to quickly agree on a new government, a call backed by the top United Nations envoy who warns that the country has reached "a critical ... (1 first ranks, 50%)
all 2 news articles »

Iraq releases former top Saddam loyalist This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: Hussein loyalist after he was)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 8/4/2010 4:02 AM - 32 days ago - Night - 1 rank
- [direct link]
The Iraqi government has released from prison a top Saddam Hussein loyalist after he was cleared of charges of helping the former regime punish opponents by draining the country's fabled marshlands. ...
 
 
8/3/2010 - 33 days ago (5 total stories)


MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
Bombings, ambush leave 17 dead in Iraq  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative. (1 future stories)     
washingtonpost.com - Politics - 8/3/2010 11:17 PM - [direct link]
BAGHDAD -- A bombing at an outdoor market in the southern city of Kut and a spate of attacks around the Iraqi capital killed at least 17 people Tuesday in the latest signs of deteriorating security ...
U.S. troops pack up millions of items in Iraq - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
Departing US troops pack millions of items in Iraq - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
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Obama speaks with vets on Iraq drawdown This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: Obama said Monday he is, end of this month but he, end of next year Iraq -)      
washingtonpost.com - Politics
- date posted: 8/2/2010 12:03 PM - 34 days ago - date added: 8/3/2010 11:17 PM - 32 days ago - Night - 24 rank
- [direct link]
President Obama said Monday he is keeping his promise to withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq by the end of this month, but he warned that American sacrifice in that country must continue as a ...
 
 
8/2/2010 - 34 days ago (14 total stories)


MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
Obama: New U.S. role in Iraq  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative. (6 future stories)     
chicagotribune.com - - 8/2/2010 8:47 PM - [direct link]
ATLANTA _ Marking a long-sought milestone in a much-maligned war, President Obama affirmed Monday that American combat troops will leave Iraq by the end of August _ "as promised and on schedule" _ as ... (3 first ranks, 25%, 4 second ranks, 33%)
Obama: US to leave Iraq 'as promised, on schedule' - Philly.com News - [direct link]
Obama to Reaffirm Iraq Exit Plan - WSJ.com: What's News US - [direct link]
Obama: U.S. combat role in Iraq is ending - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
NYT > NYTimes.com Home - CNN.com
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Obama: New U.S. role in Iraq  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: Obama affirmed Monday that American, end of August _ as)      
chicagotribune.com -
- date posted: 8/2/2010 3:25 PM - 33 days ago - date added: 8/2/2010 8:47 PM - 33 days ago - Evening - 6 rank
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ATLANTA _ Marking a long-sought milestone in a much-maligned war, President Obama affirmed Monday that American combat troops will leave Iraq by the end of August _ "as promised and on schedule" _ as ...

Obama to Reaffirm Iraq Exit Plan This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: violence there last month and continued)      
WSJ.com: What's News US
- date posted: 8/2/2010 8:41 AM - 34 days ago - date added: 8/2/2010 5:47 AM - 34 days ago - Morning - 2 rank
- [direct link]
President Obama will reiterate the U.S.'s determination to end the U.S. combat mission in Iraq by Aug. 31, despite a surge in violence there last month and continued political deadlock in Baghdad.

MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines

Obama: U.S. combat role in Iraq is ending


 (future word: say on Monday he is, operations there this month     
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
- date posted: 8/2/2010 8:08 AM - 34 days ago - date added: 8/2/2010 8:32 AM - 34 days ago - Morning - 1 rank
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President Barack Obama will say on Monday he is on track to carry out his campaign promise of ending the Iraq war as he marks a milestone in winding down major combat operations there this month. ...

Obama: Shift on schedule, but sacrifice in Iraq not over


 (future word: end of this month are on, will deliver Monday     
CNN.com
- date posted: 8/2/2010 5:58 AM - 34 days ago - date added: 8/2/2010 3:17 AM - 34 days ago - Night - 1 rank
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Plans to reduce the number of U.S. troops in Iraq by the end of this month are on schedule, according to a prepared speech President Obama will deliver Monday.

Obama to Reaffirm Iraq Withdrawal Is ‘On Schedule’ This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: Schedule Nearly two years after he won, Obama on Monday plans to)      
NYT > NYTimes.com Home
- date posted: 8/2/2010 3:55 AM - 34 days ago - date added: 8/2/2010 4:32 AM - 34 days ago - Night - 2 rank
- [direct link]
Nearly two years after he won the White House promising to end the war in Iraq, President Obama on Monday plans to mark the formal end of the combat mission there.

In Iraq, an impasse as U.S. troops draw down This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: figures for July underscore the, than a month to go before the US)      
Los Angeles Times - Top News
- date posted: 8/2/2010 12:00 AM - 34 days ago - date added: 8/2/2010 1:32 AM - 34 days ago - Night - 2 rank
- [direct link]
Negotiations for an elected government remain deadlocked; many fear instability with the American combat role set to end Sept. 1. Conflicting casualty figures for July underscore the uncertainty. ...

Suspected al-Qaida militants kill 5 Iraqi soldiers This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: black banner before fleeing the)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 8/2/2010 11:17 PM - 33 days ago - Night - 1 rank
- [direct link]
Iraqi officials say suspected al-Qaida militants have killed 5 Iraqi soldiers at a western Baghdad checkpoint and planted the terror group's black banner before fleeing the scene. ...
 
 
8/1/2010 - 35 days ago (7 total stories)


MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
Iraq, U.S., disagree on death toll in Iraq  In top 10  (4 future stories)     
CNN.com - 8/1/2010 2:17 PM - [direct link]
The U.S. military Sunday disputed Iraqi figures that indicated July was the deadliest month for civilians there since May 2008, saying the actual numbers are less than half what Iraq's government has ...
High Iraq deaths cast doubt on stability talk - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
U.S. fears further unrest in Iraq - washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights - [direct link]
High Iraq deaths cast doubt on US stability talk - StarTribune.com rss feed - [direct link]
all 4 news articles »

Iraq, U.S., disagree on death toll in Iraq  In top 10


 (future word: that indicated July was the deadliest month for civilians, there since May 2008 saying the)      
CNN.com
- date posted: 8/1/2010 4:46 PM - 34 days ago - date added: 8/1/2010 2:17 PM - 34 days ago - Afternoon - 3 rank
- [direct link]
The U.S. military Sunday disputed Iraqi figures that indicated July was the deadliest month for civilians there since May 2008, saying the actual numbers are less than half what Iraq's government has ...

Link by Link: WikiLeaks Turns to the News Media to Package the Information


 (future word: killing civilians This time it let)      
NYT > Business
- date posted: 8/1/2010 4:30 PM - 34 days ago - date added: 8/1/2010 5:17 PM - 34 days ago - Evening - 25 rank
- [direct link]
WikiLeaks was criticized for its previous coup, a video of soldiers in Iraq killing civilians. This time, it let journalists parse the information.

MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines

High Iraq deaths cast doubt on stability talk This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: Iraq on July 22 He was, in unrest last month style=margin0 5px, concern is rising in the)      
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
- date posted: 8/1/2010 2:00 PM - 34 days ago - date added: 8/1/2010 3:32 PM - 34 days ago - Afternoon - 7 rank
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While concern is rising in the U.S. about the war in Afghanistan, the Americans are anxious to show evidence of progress in their other conflict — Iraq. United States - Iraq - War in ...

MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines

Iran says 3 Americans should stand trial


 (future word: New York Friday July 30 2010 Saturday marks a year since the, jailed a year ago should stand)      
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
- date posted: 8/1/2010 2:17 AM - 35 days ago - date added: 8/1/2010 2:47 AM - 35 days ago - Night - 8 rank
- [direct link]
Iran reiterated on Sunday that three Americans jailed a year ago should stand trial on charges of illegally crossing the country's borders. Iran - United States - Middle East - 2009 ...

U.S. fears further unrest in Iraq This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: Iraq Nearly five months after the disputed)      
washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights
- date posted: 8/1/2010 12:00 AM - 35 days ago - date added: 8/1/2010 9:02 AM - 35 days ago - Morning - 3 rank
- [direct link]
Nearly five months after the disputed elections, Iraqi leaders say resolution is unlikely by the fall. United States - Combat Mission - Impasse - California - Nouri al-Maliki

High Iraq deaths cast doubt on US stability talk This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: concern is rising in the)      
StarTribune.com rss feed
- date added: 8/1/2010 2:17 PM - 34 days ago - Afternoon - 6 rank
- [direct link]
While concern is rising in the U.S. about the war in Afghanistan, the Americans are anxious to show evidence of progress in their other conflict — Iraq.
 
 
7/31/2010 - 36 days ago (7 total stories)


Four killed , 11 hurt in Iraq bombing  (1 future stories)     
CNN.com - 7/31/2010 1:32 PM - [direct link]
An Iraqi soldier was among four people killed in a roadside bombing on Saturday afternoon, police in Baghdad said. (1 first ranks, 50%)
4 killed, 11 wounded in bombing south of Baghdad - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 2 news articles »

Four killed , 11 hurt in Iraq bombing


 (future word: bombing on Saturday afternoon police in)      
CNN.com
- date posted: 7/31/2010 9:13 AM - 36 days ago - date added: 7/31/2010 1:32 PM - 35 days ago - Afternoon - 10 rank
- [direct link]
An Iraqi soldier was among four people killed in a roadside bombing on Saturday afternoon, police in Baghdad said.

Roadside bomb kills 3 Iraqi soldiers, bystander This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative. (2 future stories)     
StarTribune.com rss feed - 7/31/2010 10:32 AM - [direct link]
A roadside bomb killed three Iraqi soldiers responding to an earlier blast Saturday in an area south of Baghdad, officials said. One bystander was also killed.
Iraqi girl to return to Maine for medical work - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 2 news articles »

Italian group says executions on the rise in Iraq


 (future word: for the first time since the, Saddam Hussein after the number, rose dramatically last year     
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/31/2010 10:47 AM - 36 days ago - Morning - 1 rank
- [direct link]
An Italian anti-death penalty group says Iraq is now among the world's top executioners for the first time since the 2003 fall of Saddam Hussein after the number of executions in the country rose ...

Roadside bomb kills 3 Iraqi soldiers, bystander This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: to an earlier blast Saturday in an)      
StarTribune.com rss feed
- date added: 7/31/2010 10:32 AM - 36 days ago - Morning - 6 rank
- [direct link]
A roadside bomb killed three Iraqi soldiers responding to an earlier blast Saturday in an area south of Baghdad, officials said. One bystander was also killed.

Iraqi girl to return to Maine for medical work


 (future word: to Maine after a sniper, for a final medical procedure next year     
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/31/2010 8:17 AM - 36 days ago - Morning - 5 rank
- [direct link]
An Iraqi girl who came to Maine after a sniper's bullet shattered her skull will return for a final medical procedure next year. Sniper - United States - Middle East - Arts ...
 
 
7/30/2010 - 37 days ago (3 total stories)


Roadside bomb in Iraq kills 5 members of family This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.     
Boston.com -- Latest news - 7/30/2010 10:17 AM - [direct link]
Iraqi police say a roadside bomb north of Baghdad has killed five members of a family, including a 4-year-old girl. Iraq - Baghdad - Improvised explosive device - Middle ...
all 2 news articles »

Obama to Iran: Free 3 American hikers This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: exactly a year on Saturday)      
CNN.com
- date posted: 7/30/2010 7:01 PM - 36 days ago - date added: 7/30/2010 7:02 PM - 36 days ago - Evening - 2 rank
- [direct link]
President Barack Obama is calling for the immediate release of three American hikers seized by Iranian forces along the Iraqi border who will have been in custody for exactly a year on Saturday.
 
 
7/29/2010 - 38 days ago (7 total stories)


Deadly assault exposes Iraq's delicate state of security  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.     
Los Angeles Times - Top News - 7/29/2010 6:02 PM - [direct link]
Insurgents kill 16 people, including 10 Iraqi security force members, and raise a militant group's flag in a Sunni neighborhood of Baghdad.
Insurgents briefly raised the black flag of Al Qaeda ... (1 first ranks, 33%)
17 members of security forces killed in Iraq - USATODAY.com News - Top Stories - [direct link]
Spain reissues US troop warrants over Iraq death - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 3 news articles »

VA is stepping up its services for female veterans


 (future word: within a decade women will)      
washingtonpost.com - Politics
- date posted: 7/29/2010 12:00 AM - 38 days ago - date added: 7/29/2010 11:32 PM - 37 days ago - Night - 20 rank
- [direct link]
About 1.8 million women have served in the U.S. military, and with 245,000 female soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, it's estimated that within a decade, women ...

Bombings leave at least 20 dead in Iraqi city of Karbala This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: 20 people Monday evening and a, people dead earlier in the day Iraqi officials)      
washingtonpost.com - Politics
- date posted: 7/26/2010 3:54 PM - 40 days ago - date added: 7/29/2010 11:32 PM - 37 days ago - Night - 54 rank
- [direct link]
BAGHDAD -- Two car bombs targeting pilgrims in the southern city of Kabala killed at least 20 people Monday evening, and a bombing outside the Baghdad bureau of a popular Arab satellite television ...
 
 
7/28/2010 - 39 days ago (3 total stories)


MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
11 killed in Iraq helicopter crash, bombings This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative. (1 future stories)     
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - 7/28/2010 5:02 AM - [direct link]
A sandstorm downed an Iraqi military helicopter Wednesday, killing its five-man crew, while midmorning Baghdad bombings claimed the lives of six people, officials said. Iraq - Baghdad - ...
11 killed in Iraq helicopter crash, bombing - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 2 news articles »

MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines

11 killed in Iraq helicopter crash, bombings This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: Baghdad Iraq Wednesday July 28 2010 A bomb, military helicopter Wednesday killing its)      
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
- date posted: 7/28/2010 3:52 AM - 39 days ago - date added: 7/28/2010 5:02 AM - 39 days ago - Morning - 17 rank
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A sandstorm downed an Iraqi military helicopter Wednesday, killing its five-man crew, while midmorning Baghdad bombings claimed the lives of six people, officials said. Iraq - Baghdad - ...
 
 
7/27/2010 - 40 days ago (12 total stories)


Report: Billions for Iraq rebuilding unaccounted for  In top 10  (2 future stories)     
CNN.com - 7/27/2010 10:47 PM - [direct link]
A federal audit of $9.1 billion targeted for reconstruction in Iraq cannot account for more than 95 percent of it, a federal report said Tuesday. (2 first ranks, 50%)
GE pays $23M to settle Iraq kickback charges  In top 10 - msnbc.com: Business - [direct link]
Paper trail's missing for billions in Iraq oil money - chron.com Chronicle - [direct link]
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,413 - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 4 news articles »

Paper trail's missing for billions in Iraq oil money This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: a critical time for Iraq which four months after inconclusive elections)      
chron.com Chronicle
- date posted: 7/27/2010 10:15 AM - 40 days ago - date added: 7/27/2010 10:32 AM - 40 days ago - Morning - 1 rank
- [direct link]
The report comes at a critical time for Iraq, which four months after inconclusive elections squabbling political factions have still not agreed on a new government.

MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
U.S. can't account for $8.7 billion in Iraqi cash This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.     
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - 7/27/2010 7:47 AM - [direct link]
The U.S. Defense Department is unable to properly account for over 95 percent of $9.1 billion in Iraqi oil money tapped by the U.S. for rebuilding the war-ravaged nation, an audit says. ...
Pentagon can't account for $8.7 billion in Iraqi funds - Los Angeles Times - Top News - [direct link]
all 2 news articles »

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,413 This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: As of Tuesday July 27 2010 at least, began in March 2003 according to)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/27/2010 2:46 PM - 39 days ago - Afternoon - 19 rank
- [direct link]
As of Tuesday, July 27, 2010, at least 4,413 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. Iraq ...

GE pays $23M to settle Iraq kickback charges  In top 10      
msnbc.com: Business - 7/27/2010 1:16 PM - [direct link]
GE will pay $23.4 million to settle federal charges that some of its subsidiaries paid illegal kickbacks to the Iraqi government in order to win contracts under a U.N. program.
GE to Pay to Settle SEC Charges - WSJ.com: What's News US - [direct link]
Summary Box: GE settles with SEC - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 3 news articles »

House to vote on war funding bill This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.     
washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights - 7/27/2010 3:32 PM - [direct link]
Chamber appears poised to approve spending $37B on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. War in Afghanistan - Iraq - Iraq War - Afghanistan - Warfare and Conflict (1 second ranks, 50%)
Roll Call: House passes a war-funding bill - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 2 news articles »
 
 
7/26/2010 - 41 days ago (6 total stories)


MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
Suicide bomb targets Iraq TV bureau  (1 future stories)     
CNN.com - 7/26/2010 4:16 AM - [direct link]
A suicide car bomb targeted the bureau of al-Arabiya TV in central Baghdad on Monday, Iraq's interior ministry said. (1 first ranks, 33%)
Bomb kills 4 at TV channel's Baghdad office - MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - [direct link]
Bomb kills 4 at Baghdad office of Arab channel - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 3 news articles »

MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines

Bomb kills 4 at TV channel's Baghdad office This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: alt=Smoke billows after a minibus, Baghdad on Monday style=margin0 5px)      
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
- date posted: 7/26/2010 1:24 AM - 41 days ago - date added: 7/26/2010 1:46 AM - 41 days ago - Night - 6 rank
- [direct link]
A suicide bomber driving a minibus blew himself up in front of the Baghdad office of a popular Arabic-language satellite news channel, killing four people, officials said. Baghdad - Suicide ...

One year later, future of American hikers in Iran remains unclear


 (future word: One year later future of American, remains unclear One year ago this week three Americans trekking)      
Philly.com News
- date posted: 7/25/2010 11:33 PM - 41 days ago - date added: 7/26/2010 12:17 AM - 41 days ago - Night - 28 rank
- [direct link]
One year ago this week, three Americans trekking in northern Iraq near the Iranian border were arrested and locked up in Tehran's notorious Evin Prison, accused of entering Iran illegally.

Iraqi forces still frail as US troops head home This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: in Iraq five weeks from now)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/25/2010 9:31 AM - 42 days ago - Morning - 1 rank
- [direct link]
When the U.S. ends its combat mission in Iraq five weeks from now, the nation's safety will be in the hands of its homegrown, American-trained security forces. The army is almost up to the job, the ...
 
 
7/23/2010 - 44 days ago (3 total stories)


Top Insurgents Escaped Prison Days After Iraq Took Over  (1 future stories)     
NYT > NYTimes.com Home - 7/23/2010 3:02 PM - [direct link]
High-ranking members of Iraq’s most violent insurgent group were among a group that broke out of a maximum security prison, raising questions about the functionality of Iraq’s security system. (1 second ranks, 50%)
Al-Qaida claims it was behind twin Iraq bombings - StarTribune.com rss feed - [direct link]
all 2 news articles »

Top Insurgents Escaped Prison Days After Iraq Took Over


 (future word: Escaped Prison Days After Iraq Took)      
NYT > NYTimes.com Home
- date posted: 7/23/2010 2:30 PM - 43 days ago - date added: 7/23/2010 3:02 PM - 43 days ago - Afternoon - 2 rank
- [direct link]
High-ranking members of Iraq’s most violent insurgent group were among a group that broke out of a maximum security prison, raising questions about the functionality of Iraq’s security system.
 
 
7/22/2010 - 45 days ago (4 total stories)


Douglas spends second day in Iraq This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (1 future stories)     
Boston.com -- Latest news - 7/22/2010 3:47 PM - [direct link]
Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas, who's in the mideast this week with a delegation of four other U.S. governors, spent a second day in Iraq and also visited troops in Kuwait. Iraq - ...
all 3 news articles »

Douglas spends second day in Iraq This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: spends second day in Iraq, the mideast this week with a, spent a second day in Iraq)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/22/2010 3:47 PM - 44 days ago - Afternoon - 8 rank
- [direct link]
Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas, who's in the mideast this week with a delegation of four other U.S. governors, spent a second day in Iraq and also visited troops in Kuwait. Iraq - ...
 
 
7/21/2010 - 46 days ago (5 total stories)


Vt.'s Douglas travels to Iraq  In top 10  (1 future stories)     
Boston.com -- Latest news - 7/21/2010 1:32 PM - [direct link]
Gov. Jim Douglas has joined four other governors on a high-security trip to Iraq. Douglas' spokesman says the governor met with Vermont soldiers Wednesday to thank them for their service. ... (1 second ranks, 25%)
Pawlenty visits Minnesota troops in Iraq - StarTribune.com rss feed - [direct link]
all 4 news articles »

Pawlenty, Nixon, 3 other governors visit Iraq This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: the country next year     
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/21/2010 12:17 PM - 46 days ago - Afternoon - 5 rank
- [direct link]
Five U.S. governors are on a high-security trip to Iraq to survey conditions as troops prepare to leave the country next year. Iraq - United States - Middle East - Warfare ...

Car bomb kills 11 in village north of Baghdad This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: 11 people Wednesday the third deadly attack, as many days Iraqi officials)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/21/2010 11:02 AM - 46 days ago - Morning - 16 rank
- [direct link]
A car bomb outside a Shiite mosque in a village north of Baghdad killed 11 people Wednesday, the third deadly attack in the region in as many days, Iraqi officials said. ...
 
 
7/20/2010 - 47 days ago (7 total stories)


US envoy: Diplomatic presence in Iraq to shrink  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (2 future stories)     
Boston.com -- Latest news - 7/20/2010 5:02 PM - [direct link]
The State Department intends to phase out a network of embassy branch offices in Iraq within three years after the U.S. military's departure in 2011, the Obama administration's choice to be the next ...
Ex-M15 spy chief: No link between Iraq and 9/11 - StarTribune.com rss feed - [direct link]
all 3 news articles »

US envoy: Diplomatic presence in Iraq to shrink  In top 10 This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: Iraq within three years after the US, be the next ambassador to, Congress on Tuesday     
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/20/2010 5:02 PM - 46 days ago - Evening - 10 rank
- [direct link]
The State Department intends to phase out a network of embassy branch offices in Iraq within three years after the U.S. military's departure in 2011, the Obama administration's choice to be the next ...

Judge dismisses suit over 'deceased' letter stamp This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (2 future stories)     
Boston.com -- Latest news - 7/20/2010 10:47 AM - [direct link]
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Minnesota mother who sued the federal government after a letter she sent to her son serving in Iraq was returned with a "deceased" stamp, even though he was ... (1 second ranks, 50%)
Judge dismisses case over 'deceased' soldier stamp - StarTribune.com rss feed - [direct link]
all 2 news articles »

Judge dismisses suit over 'deceased' letter stamp This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: federal government after a letter)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/20/2010 10:47 AM - 47 days ago - Morning - 2 rank
- [direct link]
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Minnesota mother who sued the federal government after a letter she sent to her son serving in Iraq was returned with a "deceased" stamp, even though he was ...

Former Marine from Camp Pendleton found dead in Yellowstone Park, an apparent suicide This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative. (1 future stories)     
Los Angeles Times - Top News - 7/20/2010 4:47 PM - [direct link]
A former Marine sergeant from Camp Pendleton who served two combat tours in Iraq has been found dead in Yellowstone Park, an apparent suicide, park officials said Tuesday.
Former head of MI5 testifies at Iraq inquiry - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
all 2 news articles »

Judge dismisses case over 'deceased' soldier stamp This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: federal government after a letter)      
StarTribune.com rss feed
- date added: 7/20/2010 9:17 AM - 47 days ago - Morning - 6 rank
- [direct link]
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Duluth mother who sued the federal government after a letter she sent to her son serving in Iraq was returned with a "deceased" stamp, even though he was ...

Former head of MI5 testifies at Iraq inquiry


 (future word: intelligence picture before the Iraq)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/20/2010 4:02 AM - 47 days ago - Night - 9 rank
- [direct link]
The former head of Britain's domestic spy agency, MI5, says the intelligence picture before the Iraq war was fragmentary. Iraq - Iraq War - MI5 - Warfare and Conflict - ...
 

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