As violence drops, some ponder faster Iraq troop withdrawals (McClatchy Newspapers)

A U.S. soldier from 'A' Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment mans a gun in an armored vehicle during a joint patrol with Iraqi army soldiers in Baghdad's Mansur district May 6, 2008. Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives have agreed on a plan to fund the Iraq war into next year but included a provision to withdraw combat troops by the end of 2009, aides said on Tuesday. (Oleg Popov/Reuters)McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON— Violence against civilians and U.S. and Iraqi military forces dropped to some of the lowest levels of the war in May even as Iraqi troops are leading offensives in three major cities.

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