LOWERED EXPECTATIONSSo much for the idea that the spike in Iraq violence in October and November was just intended to influence the U.S. elections, and not a trendhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/26/AR2006122600059.htmlSeven more American service members have been killed in Iraq, the U.S. military reported Tuesday. It is the second deadliest month of the year for