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Candidates for American citizenship recite their oath of citizenship in the rotunda of Al Faw Palace, Iraq, March 3, 2009. There were 251 candidates from 65 different countries who took the oath.

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Candidates for American citizenship recite their oath of citizenship in the rotunda of Al Faw Palace, Iraq, March 3, 2009. There were 251 candidates from 65 different countries who took the oath.

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