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U.S. Soldier, Six Iraqis Killed in Iraq Bombings

A series of insurgent bomb attacks in Iraq kill at least one American soldier and six Iraqis. The latter were killed in twin bombings outside a police academy in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit that also injured nearly three-dozen others.

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Philip Reeves is an award-winning international correspondent covering South America. Previously, he served as NPR's correspondent covering Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India.
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