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Defend America on Monday, June 29, 2009 8:42:29 PM
Fireworks over Baghdad as Iraqis take over cities
By KIM GAMEL and PATRICK QUINN, Associated Press Writers Kim Gamel And Patrick Quinn, Associated Press Writers
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1 hr 1 min ago
BAGHDAD
– Iraqi forces assumed formal control of Baghdad and other cities
Tuesday after American troops handed over security in urban areas in a
defining step toward ending the U.S. combat role in the country. A
countdown clock broadcast on Iraqi TV ticked to zero as the midnight deadline passed for U.S. combat troops to finish their pullback to bases outside cities.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090629/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq