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CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, AR RAMADI, Iraq (Oct. 20, 2005) -- Dawn broke over Iraq to empty, silent streets Oct. 15. A lone bus cruised down an empty street. As it dragged to a halt the door opened and a handful of Iraqi citizens boarded. Their destination: one of the many polling sites across the country where the Iraqi people would vote on the draft Iraqi Constitution. Second Marine Division and Iraqi Security Forces wrapped up Operation Liberty Express this week, which provided security for 139 polling sites throughout Al Anbar province during the Iraqi Constitutional Referendum. The results of the...

Students at the Gilgamish Primary Girls School proudly show off their new backpacks. U.S. soldiers from C Troop, 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment and Iraqi Security Forces from the 3rd Public Order Brigade gave bags filled with crayons, pencils, writing tablets and other school necessities to 280 students at the school located near the Salman Pak district in Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 21, 2005. U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Adam Harris U.S., Iraqi Forces Deliver Donated School Supplies U.S. and Iraqi forces deliver school supplies to the Gilgamish Primary Girls School;the supplies were donated by the Poland School District...

Operation Medical Mentoring: To aid the Iraqi government in healing the country's medical system by supplying Northern Fallujah's clinics. They were a squad of armed Marines, a detachment of Iraqi troops, a handful of soldiers and a lone Navy doctor, loaded down with heavy green crates and traveling as a pack during the mid-morning hours. "We want to provide the clinics with what we can for now, but what we ultimately want to do is help them build up their own infrastructure. What we did today was more of a temporary relief and a goodwill gesture." Navy Lt. Jared Vogler...

Sen. Bingaman and Rep. Menendez to Deliver Spanish-Language Response to the State of the Union Tuesday February 1, 5:31 pm ET WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi announced today that Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Co-Chair of the Senate Hispanic Task Force, and Rep. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, will deliver the Spanish- language response to the President's State of the Union. Sen. Bingaman represents New Mexico, the state with the largest proportion, 42 percent, of the Hispanic population. As Co-Chair of the Senate Hispanic Task Force,...

<p>PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's key rebel leader promised Wednesday his forces would lay down their arms after 1,000 U.S. Marines began patrolling the impoverished capital to restore order and prepare for the arrival of international peacekeepers.</p> <p>If Guy Philippe, a rebel boss and former police chief, can make good on his vow, it would mark the end of the rebellion that broke out Feb. 5, drove President Jean-Bertrand Aristide into African exile Sunday and left at least 130 Haitians dead.</p>

<p>WASHINGTON -- Arnold Schwarzenegger starts his Washington muscle-flexing within days, but it's really Uncle Sam who's being asked to do some heavy lifting.</p> <p>By meeting with California's congressional delegation Wednesday, even before he's sworn in as governor, Schwarzenegger is showcasing his capital expectations. The big question is, how will those expectations be met?</p>