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The situation is the worst it has been since the 1970s.<\/p>\n<p>At least <a href=\"http:\/\/english.aljazeera.net\/news\/middleeast\/2009\/10\/2009101320124344577.html\">85,000 Iraqis<\/a> were violently killed between 2004 and 2008, according to figures released by the Iraqi goverment. <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/middle_east\/8307666.stm\">Among the dead<\/a> were 2,334 women, 1,279 children, 263 professors, 21 judges, 95 lawyers and 269 journalists.<\/p>\n<p>Britain agrees to send <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/politics\/2009\/oct\/14\/gordon-brown-davidcameron\">500 additional troops<\/a> to Afghanistan, increasing the size of the British force from 9,000 to 9,500, on the condition that the Afghans and NATO allies also increase their commitment in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 10,000 couples from more than 100 countries are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/2009\/1014\/p06s08-woap.html\">married in a mass wedding<\/a> officiated by the Rev. 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