Channel: Iraq News

Soldier will go to Afghanistan or Iraq; wife speaks out how she feels.

Here's the latest news from the campaign trail for Wednesday, May 15: Obama hits back at Bush speech; Obama gains from Edwards endorsement; Clinton campaigns in S.D.; McCain predicts victory in Iraq, demise of bin Laden.

A bomb scare at a terminal on Blount Island caused the evacuation of workers and others for a few hours. A live artillery shell was found in a military container that had just returned from Iraq which prompted authorities to contact the bomb squad and clear the area for safety precautions.

Republicans are moving on from the Attorney General's Office scandal; possible replacements are being mentioned.

32-year-old man is on the search for carrying concealed weapons, possession of cocaine and obstructing offficer.

California Supreme Court Overturns Ban on Gay Marriage with Court Ruling 4-3; Bush Denounces Anti-Semitism, Blasts Iran on Nuclear Ambitions; Obama Recieves Edwards Endorsement, Rewarding Some Delegates Over to Obama; During Ohio Speech, McCain Vows Less Violence in Iraq and an Apprehended bin Laden Dead or Alive

AP photojournalists Maya Alleruzzo and Evan Vucci share personal stories about U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Chad Caldwell, 24, of Spokane, Wash., who was killed in Mosul on April 30th. Caldwell had earlier spoken about the dangers he faced everyday. (May 15)

Hello on this Thursday, the 15 day of May 2008. I'm Kristin Volk with a UPI news brief. Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards is backing Senator Barack Obama for president. Edwards endorsed the Illinois senator at a campaign event in Grand Rapids, Michigan yesterday, saying Obama knows how to create change. Both Obama and his rival Senator Hillary Clinton have sought Edwards' en...