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According to data gathered by a private security company, Iraqi insurgents have launched over 2,300 attacks in just the last thirty days, but Interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi says that much of the violence is limited to a relatively small part of the country. Allawi maintains that elections will be held on time in January, but some analysts aren't so sure. We get a first-hand report on the situation on the ground in Iraq.

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