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PETRAEUS AND CROCKER TESTIFY ON IRAQ IN WASHINGTON

Army Gen. David Petraeus (L) and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker testify before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the status of developments in Iraq in Washington on September 11, 2007. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)

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