“Two nearly simultaneous truck bombs — including one detonated by remote control — ripped through markets in Tal Afar on Tuesday, killing at least 48 people and wounding dozens, police said, as violence surged outside the Iraqi capital.” Dozens more were killed in other explosions around the country.
UPDATE: “He can swagger all he wants but we have 3,241 dead Americans.” — Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), on President Bush’s threat to veto an Iraq war spending bill that includes a timetable for troop withdrawal.
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