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When Saddam calls: A birthday tradition showcases an act of familial love
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEditor's note: Tony Dahlman first told this story on stage at the Des Moines Storytellers Project's...
Timeline of events: 20 years since U.S.-led invasion of Iraq
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBAGHDAD (AP) — It’s been 20 years since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq began. Here are some key dates...
Twenty years on, reflection and regret on 2002 Iraq war vote
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMichigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow was sitting in Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s conference room at...
U.S. grapples with forces unleashed by Iraq invasion 20 years later
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFrom an empowered Iran and eroded U.S. influence to the cost of keeping U.S. troops in Iraq and...
Nuri al-Maliki Fast Facts
CNN via Yahoo News· 11 months agoHere’s a look at the life of Iraq’s former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Personal Birth date: July 1, 1950 Birth place: Hindiya, Iraq (some sources say...
The road to war in Iraq: Bush, Blair, intelligence failures and the lying game
The Independent UK via AOL· 1 year agoWe were being sold Apocalypse Now. Saddam Hussein had a secret chemical and biological weapons...
On This Day, Feb. 5: White supremacist convicted of killing Medgar Evers
United Press International via Yahoo News· 3 months agoPolice investigate the home of Medgar Evers, field secretary for the NAACP, who was shot to death by...
On This Day, March 17: Arab states lift U.S. oil embargo
United Press International via Yahoo News· 2 months agoOn March 17, 1974, the oil-producing Arab countries agreed to lift a five-month embargo on petroleum...
On This Day, Nov. 5: Fort Hood shooting leaves 13 dead
United Press International via Yahoo News· 6 months agoSoldier's crosses -- boots, rifles and helmets -- sit on the podium at the memorial service for the...
On This Day, Aug. 8: Nixon announces resignation on TV
United Press International via Yahoo News· 9 months agoPresident Richard Nixon resigns from the office of the president August 8, 1974, following his role...