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BAGHDAD, Iraq – A prominent Sunni Arab tribal leader who provided fighters to help battle Al Qaeda in western Iraq was assassinated Sunday in Baghdad, police said. Sheik Osama al-Jadaan died in a hail of bullets as he was driving in the city’s Mansour district, according to police Lt. Maitham …

BAGHDAD – Editor’s note: U.S. Army Capt. Dan Sukman is serving a one-year deployment to Iraq. For previous entries and his bio, see the Soldier’s Diary archives. April 30, 2006 Nothing really exciting to write about over the past couple of days, so I figured I would spend some time …

Okay, so what if Barry Bonds surpasses Babe Ruth on the all-time home run list. Big deal, you might say. But it is a big deal. We’re talking 714 home runs, one of the most venerated milestones in all of sports compiled by an enduring American icon. To a baseball …