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Vice President Joe Biden talks with an airman on the flightline at Baghdad International Airport shortly before departing Iraq, July 5, 2010. The Bidens spent Fourth of July weekend in Iraq visiting U.S. troops and senior Iraqi leaders.

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Vice President Joe Biden talks with an airman on the flightline at Baghdad International Airport shortly before departing Iraq, July 5, 2010. The Bidens spent Fourth of July weekend in Iraq visiting U.S. troops and senior Iraqi leaders.

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