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A reporter raises his hand to ask a question as U.S. Army Gen. Ray Odierno, commander of U.S. Forces Iraq, gives an operational update on Iraq during a press briefing at the Pentagon, June 4, 2010.

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A reporter raises his hand to ask a question as U.S. Army Gen. Ray Odierno, commander of U.S. Forces Iraq, gives an operational update on Iraq during a press briefing at the Pentagon, June 4, 2010.

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