U.s. Puts $10 Million Bounty On Iraq Al-qaeda Leader

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Tue, 10/04/2011 - 8:06am

The administration has put the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq on a terrorism blacklist and is offering a $10 million reward for information.

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