Meanwhile, in Kut, 160 kilometers (100 miles) southeast of Baghdad, 70 police officers resigned Sunday morning and handed over their weapons. They cited their fears of being targeted by Mahdi Army militants, police said.
70 Iraqi Police Quit Over Militia Fears
Tucked away in an Associated Press story this morning:
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