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Blasts in Baghdad Kill at Least 37

Baghdad's decade-old curfew ended Sunday, even though a series of bombs killed at least 37 people and wounded scores more Saturday. In one case, a suicide bomber set off explosives on a busy street near a restaurant, killing at least 22 people and wounding many others. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blasts. The attacks came ahead of the government's lifting of its nighttime curfew in the capital, which was intended to reduce violence and...

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