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Published 11/5/2008 by CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart at CNN Political Ticker
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The U.S. military will reduce the number of troops in Iraq this month as violence has dropped and Iraqi security forces have shown vast improvements, senior military officials told CNN Wednesday.
The military said it is sending home two brigades and not replacing one of them this month, dropping the number of brigades [...]
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