Obama Visits Former Insurgent Hotbed in Iraq (First Coast News)

23 July 2008, 7:47 pm

BAGHDAD (AP) -- Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama traveled to a former hotbed of the Sunni insurgency on Tuesday for talks with tribal leaders who joined the fight against al-Qaida in Iraq and now seek a deeper role in Iraq's political future.... read more

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