U.S. admissions of Iraqi refugees on the rise for second month

Sunday, March 2, 2008

WASHINGTON -- The number of Iraqi refugees admitted to the United States rose slightly for the second month in a row, although the Bush administration still will struggle to meet its target of 12,000 by the end of September.

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