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Despite High-Tech Help, Marines Confront IED Threat

Oct. 29, 2009
Roadside bombs now account for nearly three-quarters of the American deaths in Afghanistan. The Pentagon is sending more equipment to detect these hidden killers and setting up special centers to sift through intelligence information. But Marines on the ground say much of the battle is still in...
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