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Iraq Marks U.S. Exit with Holiday

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Troop pullout seen as return to sovereignty.

Iraq has declared Monday a national holiday, planning festivals and celebrations, as it prepares to mark the end of the U.S. presence on the streets of its towns and cities, more than six years after the Iraq war began.

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