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She's a gold star Mom who lost a son in iraq. But she's still showing her support to his platoon - in a very festive way. Steve Hartman reports.

Gen. Montgomery C. Meigs: Each of the major presidential candidates has laid out rhetoric on the war in iraq, and each has strategic flaws. Instead of focusing on the U.S. approach to the war, the next president needs to approach it from an Iraqi perspective.

With drunk-driving offenses ballooning at Fort Drum as soldiers return from iraq, the base commander orders the post newspaper to publish the names and pictures of the arrested soldiers in what he calls an effort to shame troops into changing their dangerous habits.

Because security has improved in Baghdad, young Iraqis are spending more time in public places, but the poverty, the random violence and abuse at the hands of iraq's myriad security services haven't gone away.

Iraqi security forces clashed with Shiite militia fighters for a second day on Friday, leaving at least two police officers and two gunmen dead, police said.

Iraqi militants interviewed by TIME describe being trained in Iran, lending support to U.S. charges that Tehran continues to undermine security in iraq

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Adm. William Fallon, who is resigning after a magazine reported he was challenging the White House over Iran, will not appear before Congress to discuss the war in iraq, the Pentagon said on Friday.

Sen. john mccain spends the week in iraq, and Gov. Richardson edorses Obama. Robert George, from the New York Post; and Washington Post reporter Anne Kornblut, discuss the week in politics.

As the war enters its sixth year, programs like the $40 million war victims fund represent an increasingly important focus for Washington: How to soften its image on the streets and try to erode backing for insurgents and militia factions?

Military statement says raids Wednesday, Thursday, targeted mainly roadside bombers, al-Qaida fighters