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Friday, October 21, 2011  Story completely updated, video added: President Obama declares an end to the Iraq war, that all troops will be brought home by year's end.

Saturday, April 09, 2011  Lawmakers announced late Friday they had reached a compromise deal to avert a government shutdown just hours before the shutdown would have taken effect.

Saturday, April 09, 2011  Update:  Crisis averted as lawmakers reach compromise just hours before shutdown would have taken effect.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010  President Barack Obama will address the nation from the Oval Office and also visit troops at Fort Bliss in Texas on Tuesday to mark the end of U.S. combat operations in Iraq.

Thursday, August 19, 2010  The spokesman for U.S. forces in Iraq says Iraqi police and military are up to the task of keeping the country secure after US combat troops complete their withdrawal.

Thursday, August 19, 2010  Staff Sergeant Luke Dill was an 18-year-old specialist, when he rolled into Iraq as part of the U.S. invasion. Now, after two tours of duty, he's 25 and says he's proud to be leaving the country with the last of the U.S. combat units.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010  "The president heard directly from General Odierno, who said that we were on target to complete our drawdown by the end of August. Already we have removed over 80,000 troops from Iraq since President Obama took office," Gibbs said.