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4 2 4 7 American soldiers have been killed in Iraq.
3 1, 1 0 2 American soldiers have been wounded in Iraq.
0 weapons of mass destruction have been found in Iraq.
0 links have been found between Saddam Hussein and Al Qaeda.
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Untouchable corruption in Iraqi agencies
Supplies and medicine in strife-torn Baghdad's overcrowded hospitals have been siphoned off and sold elsewhere for profit because of corruption in the Iraqi Ministry of Health, according to a draft U.S. government report obtained by NBC News.
The report, written by U.S. advisers to Iraq's anti-corruption agency, analyzes corruption in 12 ministries and finds devastating and grim problems. "Corruption protected by senior members of the Iraqi government," the report said, "remains untouchable."
One potential problem is in the office of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, according to the report. The report said that "the prime minister’s office has on a number of occasions intervened on cases involving political supporters."
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