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This was published on Yahoo ten minutes ago (approximately 12:20), so I don't think it's a dupe:
By LEE KEATH, Associated Press Writer
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two American soldiers were killed when their Humvee struck a roadside bomb, the military said Friday. U.S. officials also worried that Iraqi police — not impostors in their uniforms — may have been behind the shooting deaths of two coalition staffers and their translator.
The two soldiers died Thursday when the Humvee they were riding in hit a homemade bomb northeast of Habbiniyah in the Sunni Triangle, the heartland of the anti-U.S. insurgency.
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Their deaths bring to 556 the number of U.S. service members who have died since the United States launched the Iraq (news - web sites) war in March. Most have died since President Bush (news - web sites) declared an end to active combat May 1.
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In central Baghdad, thousands of Shiites rallied against the U.S. presence in Iraq, chanting "Kill America! Kill America!" and "Yes, yes to Islam!"
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