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BAGHDAD (AP) - Vice-President Joe Biden, said the main political blocs in the new Iraqi government be involved in order to be successful. Speaking of rooms to visit in the Iraqi political leaders in Baghdad, Biden said it was time for them, "what do to stop it" started to form a government. Iraqi parties over who should lead since the indecisive elections in March have been stuck.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The new commander of coalition forces in Afghanistan says the Taliban and their allies are killing and maiming civilians to try and undermine public confidence. As he formally took command in Kabul today, Gen. David Petraeus (peh-TRAY'-uhs) told officials: "We are engaged in a contest of wills.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says offshore oil skimming vessels are still idle in Alabama, Mississippi and Florida, as waters in the Gulf of Mexico remain choppy. Crews are checking for damage to containment boom caused by Hurricane Alex last week. Skimmers are at work in Louisiana, but cleanup crews there can't burn the oil being corralled.