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U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus (L) arrives at the Dirksen Senate Office Building ahead of his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee May 22, 2008 in Washington, DC. Petraeus, the current commander of ground forces in Iraq, was nominated by President George W. Bush to be the head of U.S. Central Command, the headquarters responsible for the part of the world that includes the Middle East, Central Asia and East Africa.
| May 22nd 2008 4:45PM
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