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Poll: More Iraqis doubt nation's direction (USATODAY.com): "USATODAY.com - More Iraqis say their country is headed in the wrong direction and they blame the poor security situation, a new poll has found."

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Reservist pleads guilty in prison scandal (USATODAY.com): "USATODAY.com - A U.S. Army reservist pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges of abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison and testified that some of the humiliating practices were dictated by military intelligence officers and civilian interrogators."

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U.S. Unit Commander in Iraq Moved from Post (Reuters): "Reuters - The commander of a U.S. army company that refused orders to deliver fuel along a dangerous route in Iraq was relieved of her duties at her own request on Thursday, the U.S. military said."

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MP Pleads Guilty to Abuses at Iraq Prison (washingtonpost.com): "washingtonpost.com - BAGHDAD, Oct. 20 -- Staff Sgt. Ivan L. "Chip" Frederick, the highest-ranking of eight soldiers charged with abusing detainees at Abu Ghraib prison last year, pleaded guilty Wednesday to taking part in the mistreatment, telling a military judge that he knew his actions were wrong at the time he committed them."

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Baghdad Bus Attacked by Gunmen, Four Killed: "Gunmen fired on a bus carrying Baghdadairport employees to work on Thursday, killing four people andwounding 11 in a brazen assault on Iraqis helping to revive avital link in Iraq's reconstruction. (Reuters)"

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Britain to announce decision on troop redeployment in Iraq: "Britain will announce later whether it has agreed to a US request to send hundreds of its troops to relieve American forces in Iraq, Prime Minister Tony Blair's spokesman said, a move widely expected to go ahead. (AFP)"

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Thousands of Britons Protest War in Iraq: "Thousands of anti-war and anti-globalization activists marched through central London and filled Trafalgar Square on Sunday to protest the U.S.-led coalition's presence in Iraq. (AP)"

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Fiji Troops May Grow U.N. Presence in Iraq: "The deployment of about 130 Fijian troops to Iraq next month to protect U.N. staff and facilities could lead to an expanded U.N. operation ahead of elections in January, if security conditions permit, the United Nations said Wednesday. (AP)"

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Iraqi photographer shot dead in Iraq: "An Iraqi press photographer working for a European agency was shot dead outside his home in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, the second Iraqi journalist to be murder in Iraq in the past week, media rights group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said. (AFP)"

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Iraq war decision lacked vital missing ingredient: " (USATODAY.com)"

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343RD QUARTERMASTER COMPANY COMMANDER RELIEVED OF DUTY in CENTCOM: News Release



Shrine under control: "Alastair Leithead finds contradiction in Najaf, but calm inside the Imam Ali shrine."

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'Eight dead' in Iraq car bombs: "Samarra is hit by its first major attack since US-led forces recaptured the town from insurgents three weeks ago."

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"Get Some, F--KERS!": "Some combat footage from Mosul, as shot by a soldier and given to me. Looks bad up there. (Iraq, Christopher)"

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On break: "Going on holiday. (Iraq, Christopher)"

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Iraqi television Al-Sumariya to start broadcast from Beirut: "A satellite television channel dominated by Iraqi shareholders plans to start broadcasting from Beirut on Friday because of insecurity in Iraq, an official from the broadcaster, Al-Sumariya, told AFP. (AFP)"

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Silence as kidnap ordeal continues: "Aid chief Margaret Hassan entered her third day in captivity with no word from her kidnappers, as politicians and her family pleaded for her release."

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U.S., Iraqi forces gear up to retake Fallujah: "An imminent offensive to break the resistance in Fallujah, a rebel stronghold about 35 miles west of Baghdad, could be one of the most decisive battles since the fall of Baghdad 18 months ago. (USATODAY.com)"

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U.S. Photographer Says Unharmed by Iraq Captors: "An American photographer abducted bygunmen in Iraq said after his release Tuesday that he wastreated well but did not know why he had been kidnapped. (Reuters)"

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Saddam Must Have Been Surprised: " (Cynthia Tucker)"

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