U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, left, speaks with Gen. Ray Odierno, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, right, with Iraqi foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, at center, in Baghdad. The visit to Iraq marks this week's formal end to U.S. combat operations.

First published in the August 31, 2010, 6:54 a.m. edition

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