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[Rick Faurot]

US Iraq Death Toll Hits 1,000, Two Italians Seized
Tue Sep 7, 2004 07:01 PM ET


By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Tom Perry
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military death toll in Iraq reached 1,000 on Tuesday nearly 18 months after the invasion to topple Saddam Hussein, making its mark on the U.S. presidential election campaign.

Underlining that much of Iraq remains a dangerous place, two Italian woman aid workers and two Iraqis were kidnapped in broad daylight in central Baghdad in a brazen raid that will alarm foreigners already edgy over widespread kidnappings.