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Daily News Summary 1/28/09
Posted by Michelle McCarthy on January 28 2009

Here are some of today's top stories and happenings at IAVA. Headlines

• Gates details plans for deployment, dwell time
• KBR must be accountable for Iraq deaths: US senators
• Recruiting stand-down ordered
• House to Vote on Stimulus Bill, GOP to Say No
• Biden, Jones to address security on first trip abroad

Iraq

• Obama to hear advice of service chiefs on Iraq
• In Iraq's North, Ethnic Strife Flares as Vote Draws Closer
• Early voting begins in Iraq election
• Iraq suicide bomber kills three soldiers
• Iran rebels resist leaving Iraq, fear for future
• UK ordered to reveal secret Iraq papers

Afghanistan

• Aides Say Obama's Afghan Aims Elevate War
• Afghanistan at critical point, poll at risk - IISS
• Gates Seeks to Improve Battlefield Trauma Care in Afghanistan
• US pays $40,000 after 15 Afghans die in raid
• Taliban say Guantanamo closure "positive step"

Military News

• Groups urge faster action to help veterans
• Hard-pressed colleges may not help vets
• Mullen: U.S. tried to stop Hamas-bound weapons
• VA to settle for $20M for data theft
• Report: Corps mismanaged ITV, EFSS programs
• New rules for recruiters using networking sites
• Gates: Reprogramming the Pentagon for a New Age

 Nation

• Unemployment Rises in Every State
• Stimulus Plan Would Provide Flood of Aid to Education
• Fed Adopts Program To Stem Foreclosures

World

• U.S. Envoy Urges Cease-Fire After Gaza Violence
• Gates: Missile strikes in Pakistan to continue
• Pakistan's Crackdown on Militants Leaves Imams Preaching Jihad
• Iranian Leader Demands U.S. Apology
• Medics Were Blocked from Hard-Hit Gaza Village

  IAVA IN THE NEWS Media Outlet: Huffington Post Title: From Falluja to Washington, DC: Iraq Veteran Unveils New Roadmap for Congress Date: Wednesday, January 28 Representative: Paul Rieckhoff   Media: San Antonio Express-News Title: Iraq probe seeking justice and safety Date: Wednesday, January 28 Representative: Paul Rieckhoff