Iraq

(McClatchy) "Over the past six months, American troops have died in Iraq at the highest rate since the war began..... March also marked the first time that the U.S. military suffered four straight months of 80 or more fatalities. April, with at least 58 service members killed through Monday, is on pace to be one of the deadliest months of the conflict for American forces."

(AP) "Nationwide, at least 51 people were killed or found dead Monday. And the U.S. military reported the deaths of seven more American service members: three soldiers and two Marines on Monday and two soldiers on Saturday."

(Newsweek) The logistical nightmare of withdrawing 9 million tons of equipment.