Britain will withdraw nearly half its troops in Iraq beginning next spring, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday, leaving a contingent of 2,500 soldiers in the highly unpopular war. ...more

October 9, 2007

As official Washington argues over the spiraling price of the war in Iraq, consider this: Outfitting a soldier for battle costs a hundred times more now than it did in World War II. It was $170 then, is about $17,500 now, and could be an estimated $28,000 to $60,000 by the middle of the next decade. ...more

October 3, 2007

Sen. John McCain's famous 'Straight Talk Express' was gone, replaced by a bus emblazoned with a sign reading 'No Surrender.' ...more

September 13, 2007

TROOP DRAWDOWN: In an address to the nation at 9 p.m. Thursday, President Bush is expected to mostly endorse the recommendations of his top general to reduce troops in Iraq by as many as 30,000 by summer, but condition the reductions on progress. ...more

September 12, 2007

President Bush will tell the nation Thursday evening that he plans to reduce the American troop presence in Iraq by as many as 30,000 by next summer but will condition those and further cuts on continued progress, The Associated Press has learned. ...more

September 12, 2007

CLEARWATER - Thanks to the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority, American troops in Iraq will be getting a bus load of food, snacks and other items. ...more

September 5, 2007