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Gen. Ray Odierno has served the administration that started the Iraq war and now the one whose president campaigned to end it.

The Department of Defense has identified 4,377 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war.

FILE -- In a March 9, 2010 file photo Gen. James N. Mattis, US Marine Corps,  testifies in Washington before the Senate Armed Services Committee.   Gen. James Mattis is expected to testify at the pretrial hearing Monday, March 21, 2010,  about his role in a case involving the deaths of 24 Iraqi men, women and children in Haditha in November 2005.  (AP  Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta/file)AP - Eight Marines were charged in the biggest criminal case against U.S. troops to arise from the Iraq war. Six have had charges dismissed, and one was acquitted.



Houston Chronicle

Last Haditha defendant seeks to dismiss charges
FOXNews
AP CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) — Eight Marines were charged in the biggest criminal case against US troops to arise from the Iraq war. Six have had charges dismissed, and one was acquitted. CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) — Eight Marines were charged in ...
Last Haditha defendant seeks to dismiss chargesWashington Post
Last Marine charged in Haditha killings returns to court at Camp PendletonLos Angeles Times (blog)

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UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband issues Iran message
BBC News
UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said he hopes Iranians will be able to express freely their own aspirations in the next 12 months. His call came in a message to mark the Iranian New Year this weekend. Mr Miliband said it was not a coded message ...
Obama renews symbolic offer of Iran dialoguePress TV
Obama sends Iran internet messageAljazeera.net
Obama Offers Engagement in Video Message to IraniansNew York Times
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New York Times

When Not to Pay Down a Mortgage
New York Times
Robert Street, a prospective home buyer, with a real estate agent, Phyllis Jackson, in Chandler, Ariz., last month. By RON LIEBER This week, the Federal Reserve reaffirmed its intention to stop buying mortgage-backed securities, signaling the ...

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Teenage girls charged after leading cops on cross-border car chase
Herald Sun
A GROUP of teenage girls accused of leading police on a car chase across the ACT border in a stolen car have been arrested. Early on Friday morning ACT police were tipped off that a Nissan pulsar had led NSW police on a car chase and had crossed the ...
5 teen girls take police on chaseABC Local

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Seven years of war and an eternity of remembrance
CNN
Entering its seventh year, the Iraq war elicits a range of emotions: from grief and pain to relief and pride. Last November, families wait for their loved ones with the US Army 1st Cavalry Division to arrive home. ...

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The Iraq war, about to enter its eighth year, came home most recently to Federal Way, Washington, a tiny town outside Seattle where 26-year-old Pfc. Erin L. McLyman lived. Her body was flown back to the United States this week; her parents comforted by memories and the courage of a young daughter felled in combat.
The Department of Defense confirmed the death of the following American in the Iraq war.