Iraq

Gunmen attack home in northern Iraq, kill 3 women

By Yahya Barzanji - Associated Press

Inside Politics

By wire dispatches and staff reports

Sharp blade falls on defense, foreign aid programs

By Donna Cassata - Associated Press

Budget deal includes ‘pork,’ Rep. Flake says

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

Jordan creates online archaeology treasure trove

By DALE GAVLAK - Associated Press

War-weary Iraq sees economic rebound

By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times

U.S. troops might stay in Iraq past withdrawal date

By Robert Burns - Associated Press

Taliban alters its deadly IED tactics

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

ALLBAUGH: Piecemeal approach won’t yield peaceful region

By Joe M. Allbaugh - The Washington Times

Gates in Baghdad for talks with Iraqi officials

By Robert Burns - Associated Press

BLANKLEY: Iraq’s future hangs in the balance

By Tony Blankley - The Washington Times

Republicans slam Obama’s strategy of contractors in Iraq, limits in Libya

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

Military: Militants kill 2 U.S. soldiers in Iraq

By Lara Jakes - Associated Press

MACGREGOR: Obama and Eden, kindred connivers

By Col. Douglas Macgregor - The Washington Times

KUHNER: Obama’s Islamist Middle East

By Jeffrey T. Kuhner - The Washington Times

A young playwright in demand: Rajiv Joseph

By MARK KENNEDY - Associated Press

Hostages killed execution-style in Iraq siege

By Lara Jakes and Sameer N. Yacoub - Associated Press

Transcript of President Obama’s speech on Libya

By The White House

BLANKLEY: Obama’s unambiguous confusion