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    Several U.S. officials said they would consider delaying this summer's scheduled drawdown of troops from Iraq after more than 100 people were killed in a series of shootings and suicide attacks on May 10. It was the deadliest day in Iraq so far this year. Some blamed the violence on lingering instability following March's contested election and subsequent recount. Hopes were raised for electoral progress when a campaign to bar candidates with ties to Sadaam Hussein's Baath Party was dropped.

    * | What They're Installing in New York City: On May 10, the historic Apollo Theater began to add rectangular bronze plaques on the Harlem sidewalk under its iconic marquee in an effort to create its own version of Hollywood's star-filled Walk of Fame. The project--part of the Apollo's $96 million renovation plan--has been in the works since 2008 but was put on hold last year because of the recession. The first honorees to receive plaques were Quincy Jones, James Brown, Patti LaBelle, Little Richard, Ella Fitzgerald and Motown legends Smokey Robinson and Gladys Knight and the Pips.

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