Signs of progress in Baghdad crackdown, but outlook mixed

Thursday, March 15, 2007

BAGHDAD -- Bomb deaths have gone down 30 percent in Baghdad since the U.S.-led security crackdown began a month ago. Execution-style slayings are down by nearly half.

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