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Marine Corps Commandant General James Conway listens to a question from a congressman during the House Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC Tuesday 23 January 2007
Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008

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  • Gen. JAMES T. CONWAY,
  • commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, on civilian deaths in military operations in Afghanistan, where the U.S. military is refuting reports that as many as 90 civilians were killed in airstrikes last week
Photo: Shawn Thew / EPA | Source: New York Times