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US military returns control of Anbar to Iraqis (AP)

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080901/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080831/capt.0b2aeb40a54242de98b6e5459e09bf43.us_iraq_ny113.jpg?x=105&y=130&q=85&sig=R.W3wKQVGz0jnJIJc5RzdA--" align="left" height="130" width="105" alt="This June 7, 2006 file photo shows Marine Brig. Gen. John Kelly on Capitol Hill in Washington. The drawdown of Marines from the former Sunni insurgent stronghold of Anbar will take time because there is still much work to be done, Marine Brig. Gen. John Kelly said Sunday Aug. 31, 2008 on the eve of the once violent province's transfer to Iraqi security control. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - The U.S. military handed over control of the once brutally violent Anbar province to Iraqi forces Monday, marking a major milestone in America's plan to eventually send its troops home.</p><br clear="all"/>