Thu Nov 12, 8:58 AM ET

An Iraqi police officer searches the back of a truck at a check point in central Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. Although Iraq has seen a significant security improvement over the past two years, Iraq's prime minister warned on Wednesday that insurgents will try to undermine the country's fledgling democracy in the run-up to January's national elections. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

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