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    Violence Surges in Iraq

    US military forces dropped 40,000 pounds of bombs today south of Baghdad. The Pentagon says the target is al Qaeda in Iraq. At the same time, expectations of political success are being lowered. Karen DeYoung, senior diplomatic correspondent for the Washington Post , has an update.

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

    US military forces dropped 40,000 pounds of bombs today south of Baghdad. The Pentagon says the target is al Qaeda in Iraq. At the same time, expectations of political success are being lowered. Karen DeYoung, senior diplomatic correspondent for the Washington Post, has an update.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Karen DeYoung

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