U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Ties Record

"From the viewpoint of the United States and Iraqis who are striving to restore stability, the casualty trend since the interim Iraqi government was put in power June 28 has been troubling. Each month's death toll has been higher than the last, with the single exception of October, when it was 63."

UPDATE: As Atrios has pointed out, the AP story says "the Pentagon has not provided a casualty count for Fallujah for more than a week." Could it be they're holding back the numbers to keep the official casualty rate from exceeding the number from last April?