Bomb kills 15 as Pelosi visits Baghdad

[CountAllVotes]

By Alastair Macdonald 1 hour, 25 minutes ago

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A bomb killed 15 people and wounded 55 in the second attack in as many months on Baghdad's much-loved Friday pet fair, the latest in a string of bombings at the city's markets that have killed over 150 this week.

One of President George W. Bush's key critics in Congress -- new House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi (news, bio, voting record) -- met Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and other officials. An opponent of Bush's plan to send 20,000 more troops, Pelosi said she also came to applaud the courage of Americans fighting in
Iraq.

A police source said witnesses believed Friday's market bomb was planted in a cardboard box that the bomber had punched with air holes to pass it off as containing birds. Parrots, canaries and more exotic pets are prime attractions at the Ghazil market.

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With her in Baghdad was another fierce critic of the war, Representative John Murtha (news, bio, voting record), a fellow Democrat and former marine.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070126/ts_nm/iraq_dc_63

Reality check time!

:dem:

[AndyA]

1. You can be sure that Murtha and Pelosi are having some interesting conversations.

I'm glad that Murtha is with her. I think she can depend on his viewpoints and opinions as to what is really going on over there. After all, he knows first hand.

[RaleighNCDUer]

2. Jeeze, you scared me.

Scanning the headline, all I saw was Bomb Kills Pelosi.

[spinbaby]

3. Fox will claim Pelosi caused bombing n/t

[Turbineguy]

4. OK, which DU'er

sent her that box of matches?:yoiks: