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US Commander in Iraq General David Petraeus speaks to the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Monday, Jul. 18, 2011

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  • DAVID PETRAEUS,
  • Washington's new intelligence chief, who handed over command of U.S. and NATO-led troops in Afghanistan on Monday, one day after a tentative start was made to a process of transferring security to Afghan forces
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