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Tue 08 Aug 2010Obama marks end of Iraq mission
President Barack Obama declared the US combat mission in Iraq officially over today in a move likely to hearten war-weary Americans despite political deadlock among Iraqis and more violence.
Mr Obama, in a 15-minute address from the Oval Office, was to make the case that the removal of all but 50,000 US troops and the end of the combat phase shows he has carried out a key promise of his 2008 presidential campaign.
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