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U.S. Military Plans Polls and Focus Groups in Iraq

The U.S. military is planning a large polling and focus-group operation in Iraq over the next three years to help "build robust and positive relations with the people of Iraq and to assist the Iraqi people in forming a new government," according to a proposal seeking private contractors for the...

Western Journalists in Iraq Stage Pullback of Their Own (Post, October 11, 2008, Page A01)

24 Killed, 45 Injured in Bombings and Shootings Across Iraq (Post, October 11, 2008, Page A17)

U.S. Urgently Reviews Policy On Afghanistan (Post, October 9, 2008, Page A01)

Use of 'Sticky IEDs' Rising in Iraq: Magnetized Devices Cling to Undersides of Vehicles (Post, October 9, 2008, Page A14)

Military Justifies Attack That Killed at Least 33 Afghan Civilians (Post, October 9, 2008, Page A15)

Bomber Strikes During Raid in Iraq (Post, October 6, 2008, Page A10)

Moments of Truth | McCain in Vietnam: In Ordeal as Captive, Character Was Shaped (Post, October 5, 2008, Page A01)

Uighur Detainees May Be Released to U.S.: Chinese Muslims Held at Guantanamo Aren't Considered Enemy Combatants (Post, October 5, 2008, Page A03)

Standard Warfare May Be Eclipsed By Nation-Building (Post, October 5, 2008, Page A16)

2 U.S. Copters Crash in Iraq; 1 Iraqi Is Killed (Post, October 5, 2008, Page A22)

Around The World: Around The World (Post, October 5, 2008, Page A22)

Senior Leader of Insurgents Killed in Baghdad, U.S. Says (Post, October 4, 2008, Page A13)

U.S. to Fund Pro-American Publicity in Iraqi Media (Post, October 3, 2008, Page A01)

Obama Aide Lauds Defense Secretary: Top Adviser Hints Gates Could Keep Job (Post, October 3, 2008, Page A08)

Attacks Belie Steps on Reconciliation: Suicide Bombs at Shiite Mosques, Shooting of Sunni Family Come a Day After Sects Pray Together (Post, October 3, 2008, Page A17)

A Delicate Changing of the Guard: Nerves on Edge Among Sunni 'Sons of Iraq' as They Report to Shiite-Led Government (Post, October 2, 2008, Page A17)

Somalia Embraces Foreign Assistance Against Pirates (Post, October 2, 2008, Page A17)

Commander in Afghanistan Wants More Troops (Post, October 2, 2008, Page A19)

Violence Declines Further in Iraq: Pentagon Report Cites Factors That Could Rekindle Attacks (Post, October 1, 2008, Page A14)

Gates Criticizes Conventional Focus At Start of Iraq War (Post, September 30, 2008, Page A04)

For U.S. and Sunni Allies, a Turning Point: Sons of Iraq Despair At Imminent Takeover By Shiite Government (Post, September 30, 2008, Page A12)

U.S. Navy Bolsters Watch Over Ship Seized by Somali Pirates (Post, September 30, 2008, Page A16)

U.S. Policy Is Fuzzy on Arms Purchases From Former Warsaw Pact Nations (Post, September 29, 2008, Page A17)

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