Suicide bombings claim 48 in Iraq

photo: AP / Khalid Mohammed

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MAHMOUDIYAH, Iraq -- Two suicide bombings on Sunday targeting members of local guard forces left at least 48 people dead and heightened concern about the future of the groups as the number of U.S. troops in the country is reduced. The deadliest attack occurred at approximately 7 a.m. outside an army base in Radwaniya, a district southwest of...