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BAQUBA, Jun 24 (IPS) - Iraqis seem divided on who they would like to see as the next U.S. president, but few believe that either will end the occupation.

Hundreds of thousands of veterans from the iraq and Afghanistan wars travel though Bangor international Airport in Maine. Often soldiers are allowed to enter the terminal as their airplanes clear customs or refuel, and that's where they'll encounter people like Bill Knight — a Maine Troop Greeter.

Report praises Iraqi government for progress in developing and using its security forces against both Sunni and Shiite extremists, and for progress on some political issues

Military statement says coalition forces conducted series of operations in Balad, north of Baghdad, targeting al-Qaida-in-iraq bombing networks

Female suicide bombers, who often slip through security checkpoints untouched because of cultural norms, are taking a more deadly toll than ever across iraq. But the U.S. Army has created a solution: 'Daughters of iraq.'

Glen's Falls-Based 466th New York Army National Guard's Area medical Support company and Ithaca Physician Colonel Joan Sullivan will Receive the Healthcare Association of New York State's Distinguished service Award At Times Under Fire, 'Citizen Soldiers' Treated Thousands of Wounded, Injured, and Ill Comrades During Duty in iraq When: Wednesday, June 25, at 8 p.m.

(CNSNews.com) - Progress in iraq has been so substantial that by the end of this year, the U.S. may be able withdraw forces from iraq to support its troops in Afghanistan, where violence has been rising, Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters Monday.

' In March 2003, Zeinab Taleb-Jedi was a middle-aged widow who found herself trapped in a cold, dusty bunker in iraq as invading U.S. forces began blowing up buildings and inflicting casualties all around her.

A group of mothers build shrines on the Arlington National Cemetery graves of their sons killed in iraq and Afghanistan. The ribbons in the trees, photographs leaning up against the stones and wind chimes keep the memories of their sons alive.

The administration lacks an updated and comprehensive iraq strategy to move beyond the 'surge' of combat troops President Bush launched in January 2007 as an 18-month effort to curtail violence and build Iraqi democracy, government investigators said yesterday.