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February 13, 2009

The Iraqi military held parades to mark the anniversary of its founding 88 years ago and to celebrate a security agreement with the United States that went into effect Thursday. The agreement replaced a U.N. mandate that allowed the United States and other foreign troops to operate in Iraq. ...more

January 5, 2009

How would you like to find a 3-inch-long hissing cockroach in your home? Researchers at the University of Florida are betting you won't but are worried you may step on one sooner than later. Scientists Phil Koehler and Roberto Pereira said a growing interest in raising roaches for pet reptile food may import invasive species of roaches into a state that already has its share of the insect. ...more

October 9, 2008

It wasn't until PJ's Army-Navy went out of business that the MacKenzie's pulled the trigger on their dream. ...more

May 19, 2008

U.S. military forces in Iraq were authorized to pursue former members of Saddam Hussein's government and terrorists across Iraq's borders into Iran and Syria, according to a classified 2005 document that has been posted on an independent Web site. ...more

February 4, 2008

Iraq has ordered $100 million worth of light military equipment from China for its police force, contending that the United States was unable to provide the materiel and is too slow to deliver arms shipments, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said Wednesday. ...more

October 4, 2007