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After Visit, Obama Defends Iraq Plan

AMMAN, Jordan, July 22 -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Tuesday defended his proposal to withdraw U.S. forces from Iraq over a 16-month period despite opposition to any timeline from the top U.S. commander there, Gen. David H. Petraeus. More forces are needed to combat a perilous...
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By Dan Balz and Sudarsan Raghavan