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Obama ends Iraq combat effort: Time to turn page

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By BEN FELLERAP WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT

August 31, 2010 - 4:44 pm

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Declaring no victory after seven years of bloodshed, President Barack Obama on Tuesday ended the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, telling millions who were divided over the war in his country and around the world: "It is time to turn the page."

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