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Thursday, August 7, 2008

Iraqis say deal is near on plan for US troops to leave
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The colors of U.S. Army Garrison Hessen were cased on Wednesday by garrison commander Col. Ray Graham, left, and Robert Schloesser, deputy to the commander, in a ceremony on Pioneer Kaserne in Hanau, Germany, on Thursday. In the background is the USAREUR Band, which provided the music for the ceremony that brought the U.S. Army's 63-year presence in Hanau to an end. | See story

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GAO: Iraq’s oil revenue could double

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Baghdad site offers some water relief

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New sentences tougher for child killers

Recent changes increased the maximum sentences for manslaughter in cases where the victim is younger than 16 years old.

ID thefts at England Air Force bases total $70G

Thieves spent $650 on a shopping spree at Bloomingdalefs in New York City and more than $1,100 at various Canadian businesses in just two cases of identity theft reported in the past month within Air Force communities in England.