Although Ron Paul placed second in the Iowa straw poll, behind Michele Bachmann by the slimmest of margins, most media commentators — both left and right — refused to anoint him as one of the “big three” candidates remaining in the Republican presidential contest....
In Mosul, police shot and wounded two men who were tossing grenades at them. The provincial governor’s cousin was kidnapped.
Police in Hilla liberated a female kidnap victim.
The Iraqi Army has surrounded a police directorate in Amara following the possibly illegal sacking of the director-general. Last night, dozens protested in support of Major General Ismail Arrar.>
Three rockets targeting a U.S. target near Muqdadiya were found and dismantled.
Seven suspects were arrested in Diyala province.
