Iraqi refugees move to Mich. despite poor economy
The U.S. government resettled Mazen Alsaqa in Massachusetts in February. Within a month, the Iraqi refugee moved to Michigan.
Oregon senators head for Iraq for two-day trip
Oregon's two U.S. senators are off on a trip to Iraq.
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,364
As of Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at least 4,364 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
Woman awarded $3M in assault claim against KBR
A woman who claimed she was raped in 2005 while working in Iraq for a former Halliburton Co. subsidiary has been awarded nearly $3 million by an arbitrator to settle her case.
Marines, corpsman to be removed in Iraqi death
Three Marines and a Navy man convicted of aiding the kidnapping and murder of an Iraqi man have been ordered removed from the military, the Navy said Wednesday.
Report: Blackwater OK'd $1M plan to pay off Iraqis
Former top executives at Blackwater Worldwide say the U.S. security contractor sent about $1 million to its Iraq office with the intention of paying off officials in the country who were angry about the fatal shootings of 17 civilians by Blackwater employees, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
VA pays to settle lawsuit over Mich. vet's death
The federal government has agreed to pay $218,500 to settle a lawsuit over the fatal drug overdose of a young Michigan veteran who served as a U.S. Marine in Iraq.
Kulongoski makes surprise visit to troops in Iraq
Gov. Ted Kulongoski has made another surprise trip to Iraq to visit Oregon National Guard troops.
US troops killed in Iraq and Kuwait
Army Spc. Paul E. Andersen
Fort Lewis staff sergeant dies in Iraq
The Defense Department says 29-year-old Army Staff Sgt. Amy C. Tirador of Albany, N.Y., has died in Kirkush, Iraq, of injuries suffered in a non-combat-related incident. No details were provided.
Iraq again seeks international bombing probe
Iraq's foreign minister has reiterated his country's request for a high-level international envoy to investigate the extent of foreign involvement in recent bombings of government institutions.
Merced paratrooper dies in Humvee crash in Iraq
Family and friends of an Army paratrooper from Merced are mourning his death in a Humvee crash outside Baghdad.
Audit says KBR work force in Iraq needs to be cut
The Army's primary support contractor in Iraq has been warned by Pentagon auditors to cut its work force there or face nearly $200 million in penalties for keeping thousands too many on the payroll.
Hearing set for soldier charged with murder
An Article 32 hearing for a Schofield Barracks soldier charged with murder for the death of a civilian contractor in Iraq has been scheduled for Dec. 8.
US gov't cuts ties to worker in Iraq bribery case
A State Department manager charged with taking tens of thousands of dollars in bribes and kickbacks on contracts for Iraq reconstruction work is no longer employed by the government.
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