Silver Star Soldier Reprimanded For Battle At Wanat, Afghanistan
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Iraq Postpones Initial Election Results Until Thursday — News Updates March 10, 2010
BAGHDAD — Iraq’s electoral commission is expected to announce partial results of parliamentary elections by Thursday, a United Nations official said, offering an incomplete picture of the vote that will nevertheless provide the broad outlines of the country’s political landscape.
The results were initially expected Wednesday evening, but Ad Melkert, the United Nations special representative in Iraq, said he hoped the results would be released by Thursday.
More Taliban Commanders Killed In Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — More than two dozen militants were killed Friday in a Pakistani military airstrike that targeted high-value Taliban leaders, a Pakistani military official told CNN on Saturday.
The strike on militant hideouts in the country’s tribal region killed Taliban leader Fateh Mohammad, Interior Minister Rehman Malik told Pakistani station Express TV.
Taliban commanders Mullah Faqir Mohammad and Qari Ziaur Rehman were also targets, but Malik could not confirm whether they were killed in the assault.
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Pakistani Taliban Deputy Believed Killed – CBS News
Another top Pakistan Taliban leader killed in airstrike? — Christian Science Monitor
Pakistan: 3 Top Taliban Commanders Believed Killed — Voice of America
Taliban commander killed in US airstrike — Financial Times
Pakistan Taliban commander ‘killed in air strike’ – BBC
Malik confirms death of top commanders — Dawn
Top Pak Taliban commanders among 30 extremists reportedly killed in FATA — India Express
8 Taliban killed in S Waziristan airstrike — Daily Times
Pak forces received intelligence input regarding ‘high value targets’ in Mohmand — One India
Iraqi Voters Go To The Polls Tomorrow — News Updates March 6, 2010
An al-Qaida group has declared an election “curfew” in Iraq, warning Sunni Muslims they will face violence if they head to the polls on Sunday.
The Islamic State of Iraq posted a message on the Internet Friday, telling Sunnis that participation in the country’s parliamentary election will only empower majority Shi’ite Muslims.
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Ex-Leader Is Top Rival to Premier in Iraq Vote — New York Times
On Final Campaign Day, Iraqi Leader Lists Gains — New York Times
Iraq Campaign Closes With a Sadr Twist — Wall Street Journal
Iraqi Candidates Wrap Up Campaigning — Voice of America
Iraq election: In Syria, disillusioned refugees trudge to the polls — Christian Science Monitor
Iraq’s Sunnis fear election could spark violence — AP
Iraqi elections should give a hint of democracy’s chances — Washington Post
Unity Elusive as Iraq Grasps Trappings of Democracy — New York Times
Fate of first Arab democracy hangs in balance as Iraqis go to the polls — Times Online
Iraq elections: calls for swift results as Iraqis go to the polls — The Telegraph
For Iraq’s young voters, a sense of hopelessness — McClatchy News
U.S. expects difficult days after Iraqi election — Washington Post
Obama’s Stake in Iraq’s Elections — CBS News
Obama forced to turn his attention back to the ‘forgotten war’ — Times Online
Coming to Terms With Iraqi Democracy – Bartle Bull, Wall Street Journal opinion
Military Trial’s For 9/11 Plotters Considered
Security for holding the trial of Khalid Sheik Mohammed in Manhattan Federal Court could cost $1 billion over five years. 
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