TIKRIT, Iraq (CNN) -- The commanding general of the 4th Infantry Division on Friday accepted a U.S. military investigator's recommendation and ordered administrative action against Lt.

CNN: U.S. officer fined for harsh interrogation tactics

TIKRIT, Iraq (CNN) -- A U.S. military commander said the capture of Saddam Hussein is important, but not the "sole focus" of soldiers hunting down the guerrillas resisting and disrupting the U.S. occupation of Iraq.

CNN: U.S. general: Saddam on the run

TIKRIT, Iraq (CNN) -- U.S. Marines rescued seven American soldiers held by Iraqis north of Baghdad on Sunday before rushing off to join in the battle for Tikrit, according to a Canadian reporter embedded with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force.

CNN: Marines rescue seven U.S. prisoners of war

Over a dozen bases in Iraq have been handed over to the Iraqi government including Saddam Hussein's former palace in Tikrit, which has served as the coalition headquarters in one of Iraq's most dangerous regions.

NPR: Bush Reaffirms Iraq Strategy

The mother of Sergeant Carlos Escobales, a Miami postman who was sent to Iraq in February and is now in Tikrit, had hoped he would be home in October, but had not made a fuss.

ECONOMIST: Part-time soldiers have to go to Iraq, too

They call it "Last Tango in Tikrit, " and it's a very explicit sexual drama set in Iraq, and they're kind of doing it for spoof purposes, but they're trying to show you how a movie gets made or doesn't get made.

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