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Tuesday, January 4, 2005 at 11:00 AM EST
Deadly Day in Baghdad
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Earlier today, insurgents in Iraq assassinated the governor of Baghdad province and six of his bodyguards. Also, a suicide truck bomber killed 10 people at an Interior Ministry commando headquarters. The militant group of Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Al-Qaida in Iraq, has claimed responsibility for killing Governor Ali al-Haidari and his bodyguards, and for the truck bombing.

The latest string of violence ahead of the January 30 elections is having many questioning whether the scheduled date is still realistic. Hear Christopher Albritton, correspondent for Time magazine, report on the latest from Iraq.

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Christopher Albritton, correspondent for Time magazine in Baghdad.

 
 

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