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Bradleys used to be considered impregnable As the hatch closes, I think about the four men from the platoon I'm with who were charred to death in one of these fighting vehicles. By Anna Badkhen
Killing by the numbers In 2007 elite U.S. snipers executed an unarmed Iraqi prisoner in cold blood. Have the insidious tactics that led to atrocities in Vietnam reemerged in Iraq? By Mark Benjamin and Christopher Weaver
Guns and water coolers in Iraq U.S. soldiers drink water, lots of it, in scorching hot Baghdad. Plus, patrolling the streets with a less than disciplined Iraqi army squad. By Anna Badkhen
Clinton: "I am in this race" Protesters disrupt her fundraiser, money is dwindling -- and undecided superdelegates tell Salon they see the end in sight. But Hillary Clinton powers on. By Mike Madden