Joe Biden (D)
"We need to refocus our mission on preserving America's fundamental interests in Iraq. ... We must ensure Iraq does not become ... a haven for terrorists."
Hillary Clinton (D)
"It is clear there is no military solution in Iraq. If George Bush won't end this war, I will."
Chris Dodd (D)
"If the president refuses to change direction in Iraq, Congress must exercise its constitutional responsibility and act to end President George W. Bush's failed policy."
John Edwards (D)
"We don't need debate; we don't need nonbinding resolutions; we need to end this war."
Mike Gravel (D)
"I would now commence an immediate and orderly withdrawal of all U.S. troop that would bring them home in 120 days."
Rudy Giuliani (R)
"Iraq is only one front in the larger war on terror. Building an accountable Iraq will assist in reducing the threat of terrorism."
Mike Huckabee (R)
"I am focused on winning. Withdrawal would have serious strategic consequences for us and horrific humanitarian consequences for the Iraqis."
Duncan Hunter (R)
"It is my strong belief that the freely elected Iraqi government will hold and that the Iraqi Army will successfully take the hand-off (from U.S. forces)."
Dennis Kucinich (D)
"The U.S. occupation of Iraq is fueling the violence. My plan, HR 1234, provides the framework for a stable, secure withdrawal from Iraq."
John McCain (R)
"John McCain is committed to success in Iraq, the central battleground in the war against radical Islamic extremists."
Barack Obama (D)
Barack Obama opposed the Iraq War from the start and will begin bringing it to a responsible close immediately.
Ron Paul (R)
"The war in Iraq was a tremendous mistake and will only get worse until we bring the troops home."
Bill Richardson (D)
"Our troops have done everything we've asked them to do, but they cannot win someone else's civil war. We need to get them out."
Mitt Romney (R)
"The road ahead will be difficult, but success is still possible in Iraq. I believe it is in America's national security interest to achieve it."
Tom Tancredo (R)
(Tancredo) believes we must disengage as the main police force in Iraq, but our troops need to remain for support.
Fred Thompson (R)
"With the momentum of an effective military strategy now on our side, we must press forward, never wavering."
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Salem High tightens sports policy
SALEM — The academic bar is being raised at Salem High.
Students who play a sport or take part in an extracurricular activity, like band or drama, can fail only one course in a quarter and still be eligible, according to a policy approved this week by the School Committee. -
Documentary unveils secrets of Ghost Army
BEVERLY — As a young girl, Martha Gavin was intrigued by the paintings of churches that hung over the mantle at her uncle's house in New Jersey.
She wondered why the pictures always depicted "broken" churches that had been damaged, as if hit by a bomb. -
Few have given as much as Anna Bertini
DANVERS — Few in town have as long and varied a ré©sumé© of community service as Anna Flynn Bertini.
She's a native of Iceland whose strong religious faith has allowed her to overcome personal tragedy and to give tirelessly, whether it be to the Boy Scouts, the Holocaust Center of the North Shore, or the Danvers Family Festival. -
New superintendent for Hamilton-Wenham to earn $165,000
HAMILTON-WENHAM — The school district's new superintendent has signed a three-year contract with an annual salary of $165,000.
Michael Harvey, principal of Belmont High School, will begin his new job as Hamilton-Wenham superintendent July 1. -
Photo Gallery: 2012 Graduations
Images of the Class of 2012 for North Shore high schools, colleges and universities. Updated throughout the graduation season.
- Leather factory to be razed
- Marbleheader brings Indian, Pakistani professors together
- Ramps at Route 62 to open next week
- Ipswich names town manager finalists
- Fenwick grads look to future
- The Waring School graduates headmaster with Class of 2012
- Montserrat College of Art commencement
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- Corrections
- Correction
- Repair to close main route between Manchester, Essex
- salem man admits fraud
- Drinking cows crash party
- New faces elected to H-W school board
- Parades, church services planned for Memorial Day weekend
- School on lockdown as police nab fugitive
- It's reunion weekend at Harvard
- Marian Court commencement
- North Shore Community College graduation
- Salem ferry delayed
- Proposed school budget focuses on turnaround
- Local rep at center of auto repair debate
- Swampscott's talking Katz
- Man found stabbed on Route 62 had attempted suicide, police say
- 'Lucky' robber eludes the long arm of the law
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Salem High tightens sports policy


