SENATE COMMITTEE EXAMINES PROGRESS IN IRAQ ON CAPITOL HILL

Commissioner Charles Ramsey, former D.C. police chief, testifies before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to discuss the findings of the Iraqi Security Forces Independent Assessment Commission Report on Capitol Hill in Washington on September 6, 2007. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

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