McCain trip comes during Iraq milestones (AP)

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In this image released by the U.S. Air Force, Sen. John McCain is seen at Baghdad's International Airport to visit the top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 16, 2008. McCain, the likely Republican presidential nominee who has linked his political future to U.S. success in Iraq, was in Baghdad on Sunday for meetings with Iraqi and U.S. diplomatic and military officials, a U.S. government official said. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway, HO)AP - Sen. John McCain's trip to Iraq, which began Sunday in Baghdad, coincides with a number of milestones.


 

Seven out of 10 Iraqis want foreign forces to leave: poll (AFP)

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US soldiers patrol in the restive Diyala Province, northeast of Baghdad, on March 10. More than two-thirds of Iraqis believe US-led coalition forces should leave, according to a poll conducted for British television ahead of the fifth anniversary of the Iraq invasion.(AFP/David Furst)AFP - More than two-thirds of Iraqis believe US-led coalition forces should leave, according to a poll conducted for British television ahead of the fifth anniversary of the Iraq invasion.


 

Pope: Enough with slaughters in Iraq (AP)

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Pope Benedict XVI holds the papal staff while leading a procession prior to an open-air Palm Sunday mass in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Sunday, March 16, 2008. Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus Christ's triumphant entry into Jerusalem, and is the start of the church's most solemn week, which includes the Good Friday re-enactment of Christ's crucifixion and death and his resurrection on Easter Sunday. (AP Photo/Maurizio Brambatti, pool)AP - Pope Benedict XVI issued one of his strongest appeals for peace in Iraq on Sunday, days after the body of the kidnapped Chaldean Catholic archbishop was found near the northern city of Mosul.


 

US military deaths in Iraq at 3,988 (AP)

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AP - As of Sunday, March 16, 2008, at least 3,988 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,241 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

 

Iran conservatives retain grip on parliament (AFP)

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Iranian reformist leader Mehdi Karroubi casts his ballot at a polling station in Tehran on March 14. Iran's conservatives on Sunday retained control of parliament with a comfortable majority in legislative elections, despite a respectable showing by reformists who suffered heavy pre-vote vetoes.(AFP/File/Hojat Sepahvand)AFP - Iran's conservatives on Sunday retained control of parliament with a comfortable majority in legislative elections, despite a respectable showing by reformists who suffered heavy pre-vote vetoes.


 

Red Cross slams ‘critical’ situation in post-invasion Iraq (AFP)

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An Iraqi man inspects the site of a suicide attack in Baghdad's Bab al-Sharji area on March 13. The humanitarian situation in post-war Iraq five years after the US-led invasion is one of the most critical in the world, the International Committee of the Red Cross said in a report late Sunday.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - The humanitarian situation in post-war Iraq five years after the US-led invasion is one of the most critical in the world, the International Committee of the Red Cross said in a report late Sunday.


 

Red Cross: Many Iraqis still lack basics (AP)

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In this handout photo released by U.S. Air Force, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney and the top US commander in Iraq David Petraeus talk at Baghdad airport Monday, March 17, 2008. Cheney landed at Baghdad International Airport, then flew by helicopter into the heavily secured Green Zone for talks with Iraqi leaders and U.S. military and diplomatic officials. (AP Photo/ Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway, U.S. Air Force, HO)AP - Five years after the U.S.-led invasion to topple Saddam Hussein, many Iraqis still lack access to basic health care, sanitation and clean water, the International Committee of the Red Cross said Monday.


 

Millions of Iraqis lack water, healthcare: Red Cross (Reuters)

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A resident cleans a street flooded with sewage water in Baghdad's Sadr City, January 27, 2008. Five years after the United States led an invasion of Iraq, millions of people there are still deprived of clean water and medical care, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Monday. (Kareem Raheem/Reuters)Reuters - Five years after the United States led an invasion of Iraq, millions of people there are still deprived of clean water and medical care, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Monday.


 

Crowds trace Jesus’ path on Palm Sunday (AP)

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Backdropped by east Jerusalem's Old City, Christian worshipers walk down the Mount of Olives, some holding palm leaves, during the traditional Palm Sunday procession in Jerusalem Sunday March 16, 2006. Palm Sunday, which begins the Christian church's most solemn period, marks for Christians Jesus Christ's entrance into Jerusalem, when his followers laid palm branches in his path, before his crucifixion. (AP Photo/Dab balilty)AP - Thousands of Christians from around the world celebrated Palm Sunday by walking the path they believe Jesus rode on his donkey as he entered Jerusalem days before his crucifixion.


 

Fact-finder McCain visits Baghdad (McClatchy Newspapers)

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McClatchy Newspapers - BC-USIRAQ-McCAIN? Attn: National, Foreign editors

 

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