Oct. toll at 78 for U.S. troops in Iraq (AP)

AP - Three U.S. Marines were killed in combat Saturday in Anbar province the military said making October the deadliest month for American forces in Iraq this year. The deaths raised the October toll to 78 surpassing the previous high figure of 76 in April and making October — with more than a week left — on course to be the deadliest month for American service members in two years.