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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki talks to U.S. Vice President Joe Biden after giving his speech during the Iraqi government's Day of Commitment ceremony in the Al Faw Palace on Victory Base Complex in Baghdad, Dec. 1, 2011. U.S. Ambassador to Iraq James F. Jeffrey, far left, and Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, far right, participated in the ceremony, which commemorated the sacrifices and accomplishments of U.S. and Iraqi service members.

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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki talks to U.S. Vice President Joe Biden after giving his speech during the Iraqi government's Day of Commitment ceremony in the Al Faw Palace on Victory Base Complex in Baghdad, Dec. 1, 2011. U.S. Ambassador to Iraq James F. Jeffrey, far left, and Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, far right, participated in the ceremony, which commemorated the sacrifices and accomplishments of U.S. and Iraqi service members.

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