A U.S. soldier stands in front of an Iraqi national flag during a joint patrol with Iraqi security forces in Salman Pak, around 25 km (16 miles) southeast of Baghdad, January 22, 2008. Iraq's parliament voted on Tuesday to adopt a new, temporary national flag in a move long demanded by the country's Kurdish minority who say the Saddam Hussein-era banner is a reminder of the cruelty of his rule. REUTERSMahmoud Raouf Mahmoud (IRAQ)
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