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Iraqis in U.S. vote
13 Dec 2005
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cnn.com
DEARBORN, Michigan (AP) -- Akeel AlMosawi was so excited to cast his ballot in the Iraqi national election Tuesday that he arrived at the polling place a half-hour early. The truck driver was in a group of about 10 voters who stood in line outside a Dearborn banquet hall, waiting for the polls to open at 9 a.m. "I can't wait. I can't sleep last night," AlMosawi said. Iraqi expatriates across the globe will help elect Iraq's 275-member National Assembly, which will legislate in the coming fou ... |
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Four U.S. soldiers killed near Baghdad
13 Dec 2005
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cnn.com
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A homemade bomb killed four Task Force Baghdad soldiers Tuesday, the U.S. military said. The four died while on patrol northwest of the capital, the military said. Since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003, the number of U.S. service members killed stands at 2,150. Many of the deaths in the past few weeks have occurred in and around the Iraqi capital. At least 15 U.S. troops have died in Baghdad in December. Possible torture victims found Inspectors found "a number of ... |
