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Soldier gets life without parole in Iraq killings

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:10:04 -0400

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington - An Army sergeant was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole for the 2009 killings of five fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq.

Mich. soldier killed in Iraq in 2006 to be honored

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:19:08 -0400

IRON MOUNTAIN, Michigan - A National Guard soldier who was killed while serving in Iraq in 2006 will be honored this month at a Veterans Administration facility in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

Judge: Soldier premeditated Iraq killings

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:21:46 -0400

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington - A military judge found Army Sgt. John Russell guilty of premeditated murder Monday in the 2009 killings of five fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq.

Obama and Bush, partisans who share common ground

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:20:45 -0400

WASHINGTON - Despite vast differences with President George W. Bush on ideology, style and temperament, President Barack Obama has stuck with Bush policies or aspirations on a number of fronts, from counterterrorism to immigration, from war strategy to the global fight against AIDS.