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    Violence in Iraq Surges with Multiple Coordinated Bombings

    In Iraq, the most violent day of this year has killed at least 60 people and wounded hundreds more. Coordinated attacks struck all over the country, except in Kurdistan, apparently directed at security forces in places controlled by both Sunnis and Shiites. Reporter Annie Gowen is based in Baghdad for the Washington Post .

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    In Iraq, the most violent day of this year has killed at least 60 people and wounded hundreds more. Coordinated attacks struck all over the country, except in Kurdistan, apparently directed at security forces in places controlled by both Sunnis and Shiites. Reporter Annie Gowen is based in Baghdad for the Washington Post.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Darrell Satzman

      Producer

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      Annie Gowen

      Midwest correspondent for The Washington Post, based in Kansas City

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Republican Candidates: the Ins, the Outs and the In-betweens
    1. 0:00Violence in Iraq Surges with Multiple Coordinated BombingsYou’re reading this
    2. 7:48Republican Candidates: the Ins, the Outs and the In-betweens
    3. 23:43Israel, the West Bank and the Palestinians at the UN
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