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From the Toronto Star:

In a series of attacks against U.S. forces and the Iraqi police who aid them, insurgents killed at least 21 people over a 24-hour period, American and Iraqi officials said yesterday. One U.S. soldier was among the dead.

The latest burst of violence underscores difficulties faced by U.S. and Iraqi authorities as they prepare for a formal handover of power at the end of the month.

Most Iraqis have been disappointed by what they perceive as U.S. authorities' failure to provide public order during more than a year of U.S.-led occupation.