NBC’s Nov. 27 announcement that it would begin referring to the conflict in Iraq as a “civil war” added more fuel to a debate within the news media about the semantics of the coverage. Is the violence in Iraq an “insurgency” against occupying forces?

As of Nov. 25 the war in Iraq lasted longer than the U.S. involvement in WWII. The Iraq war began on March 19, 2003, with the United States bombing Baghdad. Only a few months later on May 1, Bush declared the major combat operation of the war over. He announced this on an aircraft carrier with a "Mission Accomplished" banner.

GREENEVILLE-Former Cocke County Chief Deputy Sheriff Patrick A. Taylor was sentenced here Tuesday to 24 months in federal prison.

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AMSTERDAM: The Amsterdam city council has decided to close about a third of the rooms used by prostitutes in the infamous red-light district in a crackdown on crime there.

Baycorp Advantage has called for the formation of a national group to address the predicted rise in identity crime in the 21st century.

The Iraq Study Group will recommend the U.S. military shift away from combat and toward more of a support role in Iraq over the next year or so, a source familiar with the panel's recommendations said.

The Iraq Study Group will recommend the U.S. military shift away from combat and toward more of a support role in Iraq over the next year or so, a source familiar with the panel's recommendations said.