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Rice, Straw Visit Iraq, Prod Leaders on Government

By Jamie Tarabay
Published April 3, 2006 at 3:00 AM PDT
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice smiles as British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw speaks during a joint press conference in Baghdad's heavily fortified green zone on Monday.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice smiles as British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw speaks during a joint press conference in Baghdad's heavily fortified green zone on Monday.

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Jamie Tarabay
After reporting from Iraq for two years as NPR's Baghdad Bureau Chief, Jamie Tarabay is now embarking on a two year project reporting on America's Muslims. The coverage will take in the country's approx 6 million Muslims, of different ethnic, socio-economic and cultural backgrounds, and the issues facing their daily lives as Americans.
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