Iraq War

AP - A government prosecutor on Wednesday portrayed a Marine Corps officer facing demotion as a negligent, substandard commander for not investigating the killing of 24 Iraqi men, women and children by Marines under his command.

AFP - The United Nations on Wednesday proposed February 27 as the most "feasible" date for Iraqi parliamentary elections, nearly a month later than the deadline set by the constitution.

AP - Iraq's scheduled January elections may be postponed by more than a month because of a dispute over an election law, officials said Wednesday, a delay that could threaten the planned U.S. withdrawal of combat troops.

AP - A Marine officer suspected of not investigating the deaths of 24 Iraqi men, women and children is being accused of not visiting the scene for 24 hours and submitting incomplete and inaccurate reports to his superiors.

AP - As of Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, at least 4,367 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

AFP - President Barack Obama's administration on Tuesday sought to allay fears in Baghdad that a dramatic upping of the war effort in Afghanistan would come at the expense of its Iraq commitment.

Reuters - An Iraqi reporter imprisoned for throwing his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush found himself on the receiving end of a similar footwear attack in Paris on Tuesday.