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Anti-war group tries to keep America focused
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A national survey released last month listed the news stories Americans followed most closely in 2008.Number one was the U.S. economy. Second were gasoline prices. Third, the Wall Street bailout. Missing from the list of 15 topics? The Iraq war, in which more than 4,200 Americans and at least 90,000 Iraqis have died.
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