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Iraqis gather at the scene of a bomb attack in Baqouba, northeast of Baghdad, on May 17, 2013. The bomb killed dozens of people at a Sunni mosque, hitting worshippers as they were emerging from Friday prayers, security officials said. (Associated Press)

Mosque, funeral bombings kill 47 in Iraq

By Sameer N. Yacoub - Associated Press

Onlookers gather at the scene of a car bomb attack in the Sadr City neighborhood in Baghdad on Thursday, May 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

Car bombs, shooting in Iraq leave 17 dead

By Sinan Salaheddin - Associated Press

Armed Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) stand at attention after arriving in the Heror region of Iraq, northwest of Baghdad, on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Ceerwan Aziz)

Gunmen open fire on liquor stores in Iraq; 11 dead

By Sameer N. Yacoubs - Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Iraq had weapons of mass destruction

The Washington Times

SEXTON: Syria’s next civil war

By Buck Sexton

Boots commemorating the time Mr. Bush was general managing partner for the Texas Rangers are on display.

Interactive Bush museum will highlight 8 years of the era of ‘W’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, arrives to speak with reporters following a Democratic strategy session at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, April 9, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Flight delays set furlough blame game into motion; Reid cites ‘dire effects’; GOP says it’s politics

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Iraqis display their ink-stained fingers at a polling center during the country's provincial elections in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, April 20, 2013. (AP Photo/ Karim Kadim)

Iraqis vote in first election since U.S. withdrawal

Associated Press

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki said that as a veteran himself, no one wants to see disability claim backlogs cleared more than he does. He told a House subcommittee on Thursday, April 18, 2013, that the agency is making progress. (Associated Press)

House impatient with VA’s disability backlog

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

Civilians gather at the scene of a car bomb attack in the east Baghdad neighborhood of Kamaliya, Iraq, on Monday, April 15, 2013. A series of attacks across, Iraq many involving car bombs, has killed and wounded dozens of people, police said, less than a week before Iraqis in much of the country are scheduled to vote in the country's first elections since the 2011 U.S. troop withdrawal. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)

Iraq executes 21 men convicted of terrorism

By Sinan Salheddin - Associated Press

The Washington Times

NORTH: Dangerous duty on the home front

By Oliver North - The Washington Times

Iraqi security forces queue to vote at a polling center during the early voting in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Voters head to the polls next week for the first time since the U.S. military withdrawal. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)

Iraqis prepare for first vote since U.S. withdrawal

By Sameer N. Yacoub and Adam Schreck - Associated Press

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PIPES: The argument for Assad

By Daniel Pipes

The argument for Assad

By Daniel Pipes - The Washington Times

Fewer F-16s and other fighter jets are flying over Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas. These days, operators at the base conduct surveillance and hunt-and-kill missions in the safety of controls thousands of miles away. (United States Air Force) ** FILE **

Drones replace ‘The Right Stuff’: Fighter pilots make way for remote warfare

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

**FILE** In this citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, rebels from al Qaeda-affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra wave their brigade flag on the top of a Syrian air force helicopter on Jan. 11, 2013, at the Taftanaz air base in the Idlib province of northern Syria that was captured by the rebels. (Associated Press/Edlib News Network)

Iraqi al Qaeda and Syria militants announce merger

By Bassem Mroue and Maamoun Youssef - Associated Press

Fighter pilots make way for remote warfare

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Iraqi Christians pray during Easter Mass at Mar Youssif Chaldean Church in Baghdad on Sunday, March 31, 2013. The Chaldean Church is an Eastern Rite church affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

Christians in Mideast celebrate Easter

By Diaa Hadid and Tia Goldenberg - Associated Press

**FILE** Maj. Gen. James McConville speaks to troops from the 101st Airborne Division on on Feb. 19, 2013, as they prepare to leave Fort Campbell, Ky., for a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan. (Associated Press)

U.S. Army in Europe to review, train amid budget cuts

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times