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CBS News/APAnother U.S. soldier was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq, the military said Thursday, pushing the four-year death toll for American forces to 3,501, according to an Associated Press tally.
The count includes 23 deaths in the first six days of June, an average of about four per day.
The soldier was killed Wednesday when a roadside bomb exploded during combat operations in a southwestern section of Baghdad, a military statement said. It added that two other soldiers were wounded in the attack and evacuated to a coalition medical facility.
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The Army general picked by President Bush to become his personal war adviser suggested Thursday that pressuring the Iraqis to take on more responsibility might not work. "I have reservations about just how much leverage we can apply in a system that's not very capable right now," Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute said during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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At this rate by September it could be 4,000 - I only saw CBS note this grim toll of 3,500.