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95 killed in attacks in Baghdad

Aug. 19, 2009
A series of bombings, two targeting official buildings, struck Iraq's capital within one hour today, killing at least 95 people and wounding 563 others, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said. The six explosions marked the country's deadliest day since the United States pulled its combat troops...
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A U.S. Air Force B-52 flies over the Vietnam Veterans Memorial during commemoration of 50th anniversary of the war on May 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama is at the base of the wall left center. More than 58,000 names of the servicemen who were killed or missing in the war are engraved on The Wall. The B-52 bomber was used extensively during the Vietnam War. UPI/Pat Benic