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In Iraq, an explosion ... of employment!

The nation may be engulfed in unrest, but let's focus on the important stuff: A brick factory is making almost as many bricks as it did under Saddam.
Farhad Manjoo

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  • Friday, March 28, 2008 11:17 AM

    We're turning the

    corner. Now it's just a matter of mopping up the thugs and dead-enders. Bring it on.

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