Oct. U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Hits 100; Dozens Killed in Baghdad Bombing

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Less than a week after President Bush emphatically told the nation that “we’re winning” in Iraq, the U.S. military announced the combat death of a Marine in Anbar province, bringing the death toll for October to 100. It has been the deadliest month for American troops in Iraq in almost two years. Meanwhile, in Baghdad, at least 28 civilians were killed and 60 wounded by an explosion in a predominantly Shiite district. Many of those caught in the blast were laborers gathered to wait for job offers.