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Obama Arrives in Iraq

Candidate to meet with commanders and troops on third leg of world tour

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 21, 2008 4:49 AM CDT

(Newser) – Barack Obama landed in Basra today and headed to Baghdad for the latest leg of his world tour, the Washington Post reports. The candidate, who made a brief stop in Kuwait last night after 2 days in Afghanistan, will meet with US commanders and Iraqi... Read full story »

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