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Iraqi police celebrate the official withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country's cities, at a checkpoint along Abu Nawas Street in Baghdad, Tuesday, June 30, 2009. As Iraqi officialsÕ celebrations went on, the American military announced the death of four soldiers on Monday from combat operations in Baghdad, a reminder of the continuing vulnerability of soldiers as they wrap up operations in the field. (Moises Saman/The New York Times)