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Obama camp meets with Iraq war veterans protesting at Democratic convention (Los Angeles Times)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:13:23 GMT

About 50 members of Iraq Veterans Against the War lead 4,000 protesters on a march that ends five hours later outside the Pepsi Center when their request to meet with a liaison is granted. About 50 Iraq war veterans led a boisterous crowd of about 4,000 protesters to the gates of the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday evening, demanding to speak at the podium inside.

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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,148 (Arizona Republic)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:38:51 GMT

As of Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008, at least 4,148 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count....

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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,148 (kansascity.com)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:47:00 GMT

As of Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008, at least 4,148 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,148 (Miami Herald)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:41:00 GMT

As of Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008, at least 4,148 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

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[audio] Challenging New Iraq War Video Game Will Take 14 Years To Play (The Onion)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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2008 Democratic National Convention: Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Michael Wilson, Iraq War Veteran and Lifelong Republican from Florida (PR News Wire )

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:00:00 GMT

DENVER, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a transcript of a speech, as prepared for delivery, by Michael Wilson at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, August 27, 2008: ) Michael Wilson Democratic National Convention Wednesday, August 27, 2008 Remarks as Prepared for Delivery I'm Mike Wilson, and as a small-town Tennessee guy-and a registered Republican-I can't...

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Republican Iraq war veteran to formally nominate Obama for the Democratic nomination (Star Tribune)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:00:09 GMT

Michael Wilson of Florida, who was an Air Force medic in the war, is scheduled to formally nominate Obama Wednesday at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. It's a high-profile effort by Obama to reach out to Republicans.

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Sen. Reed lashes McCain's Iraq war support (Boston Globe)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:44:35 GMT

Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed used his moment in the Democratic National Convention spotlight to take sharp aim at John McCain's support for the Iraq war.

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"The Most Important War Protester In Denver" (Ed Driscoll.com)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:37:54 GMT

Jay Ambrose asks, "What if Obama was president instead of Bush":More and more it looks as if we've won the war in Iraq, thereby giving the United States a crucial victory in the struggle against Islamic radicalism, and it is...

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US veterans demonstrate against the Iraq war - 27 Aug 2008 (Arabic Video News in English)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:08:14 GMT

Anti-war activists are making it clear that the Iraq war is a central issue in the US presidential elections. Al Jazeera’s Avi Lewis caught up with a group of Iraq war veterans on Denver’s streets where the democratic party convention is being held. Author: AlJazeeraEnglish Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygeiPZlQ-fc

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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,148 (AP) (Get Mash)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:20:20 GMT

AP - As of Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008, at least 4,148 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. Read the full story

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Iraq War Vets Lead Anti-War March to Convention Hall (Global Features)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:40:40 GMT

DENVER Wed. August 27th - There were some tense moments at the Unconventional Denver convergence space this morning when police set up a perimeter around it and attempted to enter and search the building. Security at the space demanded a search warrant when police asked to enter the space. Legal aid was called to the scene immediately where video and written accounts were taken. Police were unable...

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Iraq vets bring taste of war (Denver Post)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:22:31 GMT

Two dozen Iraq war veterans brought Baghdad to Denver's sidewalks Tuesday, repeatedly staging guerrilla-style theater before a confused yet generally supportive audience of pedestrians.

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US Miltary Set to Spend $300 million to put a Positive Spin on Iraq War (Roxanne's Blog)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:05:23 GMT

The U.S. military is in the process of hiring a public relations firm to help it carry out “ information operations ” in Iraq , “to counter insurgent misinformation tactics.” An Army public affairs officer said the goal of the work is to communicate “with people in Iraq in as many ways [as] possible what we’re trying to do to help them, and what we’re trying to do to prevent people from...

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Iraq War Vets and Concussions and TBIs (Independents Unbound)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:00:00 GMT

What we have always called "closed head injury" which, apparently has been renamed as TBI, has been one of the most undiagnosed conditions in civilian, as well as military, life for years. Often found in cases of whiplash from auto accidents when the driver or passenger is hit from behind, TBIs often go undianosed. While connected to the spine and spinal column, the brain floats in a sea of spinal...

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45 DEAD, 79 WOUNDED IN WAVE OF IRAQ VIOLENCE (corksphere)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:12:00 GMT

You would never know it by watching MSNBC, CNN or FOX NEWS but a wave of violence has swept across IRAQ . The IRAQ WAR and the 160,000 young AMERICANS deployed to IRAQ are not even on the radar screens of MSNBC, CNN and FOX NEWS. The media---which mirrors the attitude of the American public---couldn't care less about the 160,000 young AMERICANS "stranded" in IRAQ. Comments...

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White Paper Justifying Iraq War Written Three Months before Intel Report Arrived (The Intelligence Daily)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:10:25 GMT

(The Intelligence Daily) -- The National Security Archive released a report Friday Aug. 22, 2008 that sheds even more light on the premeditated lying and deception that took the United States to war in Iraq. The findings are based on new evidence compiled by Dr. John Prados and published by the National Security Archive. (See , "Scoop" Independent News, Aug. 24, 2008) Most notably, Prados shows...

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Letters: Republicans, Iraq war, 'Breakfast,' cats, etc. (Sacramento Bee)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Which woman would you want in the White House? Sure, I am a blond, Caucasian woman in the 50-year-old range, but that is where it stops. Cindy McCain has little in common with me. CHRIS CARLSON Associated Press Michelle Obama at the Democratic National Convention in Denver.

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Study documents nearly 1,000 lies from Iraq war propaganda campaign (Iraq War)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:57:00 GMT

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"PMS is a War in Iraq With No End in Sight" (The Plank)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:35:00 GMT

DENVER-- Swilling coffee at an Emily’s List briefing and breakfast this morning, I was reminded repeatedly that poor Mark Warner will probably be an afterthought tonight. Today is ladies' choice at the DNC—a slew of female elected officials are speaking shortly, culminating in the much-anticipated address by Hillary Clinton to her wounded warriors. At the Colorado convention center, the EL leadership...

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