By Margaret Besheer Whtie House 20 October 2006 President Bush took to the campaign trail Friday, trying to boost his Republican Party, which is seeking to retain control of Congress in legislative elections next month. The president attacked opposi...
By Kane Farabaugh Hartford, Connecticut 13 October 2006 watch Lieberman Lamont report The war in Iraq is the main issue in a key Senate race in the northeastern state of Connecticut. Incumbent Democratic Senator Joseph Lieberman is now running as an...
By Al Pessin Washington 12 October 2006 General George Casey The commander of coalition forces in Iraq says the high level of violence in the country is likely to continue for the 'next couple of months,' but there is progress toward stabilizing the...
By Jeff Swicord Washington, DC 29 September 2006 watch Iraq Violence report Iraq violence continues Violence in Iraq continues to escalate in this first week of Ramadan. This comes as new polls reveal more about Iraqi public opinion. The surge in vi...
By Scott Stearns White House 28 September 2006 President Bush says U.S. troops fighting terrorists in Iraq are making Americans safer at home. Opposition Democrats say a U.S. intelligence review concludes that the war in Iraq is building support for...
By Jim Malone Washington 27 September 2006 Less than six weeks before U.S. congressional elections in November, Republicans and Democrats are engaged in a furious debate over which party would do a better job in Iraq and in protecting the country fr...
By Meredith Buel Washington 19 September 2006 Leaders of the Iraq Study Group, a bipartisan panel working to assess the situation in Iraq and make recommendations to lawmakers and the Bush administration, say the next three months will be critical i...
By Dan Robinson 07 September 2006 Lawmakers in the Senate have been holding a lengthy debate on the war in Iraq, with majority Republicans supporting President Bush, and Democrats calling for the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. VOA...
By Alisha Ryu Baghdad 06 September 2006 In Iraq, suicide car bombings occur on such a regular basis that only the ones that cause mass casualties are now covered in depth by the media. But as VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu in Baghdad reports, even an...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 01 September 2006 A quarterly report by the U.S. Defense Department on the situation in Iraq says sectarian tension and attacks on civilians increased during the summer, in spite of progress toward building the new security for...