Obama, Biden welcome home US commander in Iraq (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111220/ap_on_re_us/us_obama_iraq"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111220/capt.0912969fad5c4c2ba59b38d6a8d08b00-0912969fad5c4c2ba59b38d6a8d08b00-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=yrUgSDv4cRfgFfjF_iI9nA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="From left, President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey stand for the National Anthem during a ceremony marking the return of Gen. Lloyd Austin, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, right, his staff, and the U.S. Forces-Iraq command flag, signifying a formal end to the U.S. military mission in Iraq, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" border="0" /></a>AP - Blending solemn tradition with joyous reunion, the top commander of U.S. forces in Iraq returned home to U.S. soil Tuesday, greeted by his wife and his president in an understated ceremony to mark the end of the nine-year conflict.</p><br clear="all"/>

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