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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,181

AP - 1 hour 18 minutes ago

As of Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008, at least 4,181 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. More »

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  • US strikes NKorea from terror blacklist

    AFP - 1 hour 42 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - The United States on Saturday struck North Korea from a terror blacklist after saying Pyongyang agreed to steps to verify its nuclear disarmament and pledged to resume disabling its atomic plants. More »

  • NKorea off US blacklist after nuke inspection deal

    AP - Sunday, October 12

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  • US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama arrives during a rally at Progress Plaza in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Obama opened a double-digit lead over rival John McCain in a key opinion poll on Saturday while investigators found Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin had abused her powers as Alaska governor.

    Turmoil rocks McCain campaign after double blow

    AFP - Sunday, October 12

    DAVENPORT, Iowa (AFP) - - Turmoil rocked John McCain's White House bid Saturday after a probe accused his running-mate Sarah Palin of abuse of power and he was booed by supporters he told to cool anti-Barack Obama abuse. More »

  • Palin abused power Alaska 'Troopergate' probe finds

    AFP - Saturday, October 11

    JUNEAU, Alaska (AFP) - - Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin abused her position as Alaska's governor by pressuring officials to sack her former brother-in-law from the state police force, a long-awaited report said. More »

  • US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 540

    AP - Saturday, October 11

    As of Friday, Oct. 10, 2008, at least 540 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. More »

  • USVI jury finds 3 guilty in killing of Pa. man

    AP - Saturday, October 11

    CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands - A jury on Friday found three men guilty in the killing of a 21-year-old Pennsylvania man outside a St. More »

  • US, India sign historic nuclear deal

    AFP - Saturday, October 11

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee signed a pact Friday to open up sales of civilian nuclear technology to India for the first time in three decades. More »

  • Sources: US nears removing NKorea from terror list

    AP - Saturday, October 11

    WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is nearing a decision to remove North Korea from a terrorism blacklist and may do so as early as Friday in a bid to salvage faltering nuclear disarmament talks, The Associated Press has learned. More »

  • US report says Afghanistan conflict rapidly worsening

    AFP - Friday, October 10

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - The situation in Afghanistan is liable to get worse in 2009, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff has warned, amid reports of a bleak draft US intelligence assessment that details a slide into corruption, drugs and insurgent violence. More »