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ByABC News
December 6, 2006, 11:38 AM

December 6, 2006 --

Read The Report: Iraq Stduy Group Report (United States Institute of Peace)

8 Iraqis Killed, 40 Wounded in Baghdad
A mortar attack killed at least eight people and wounded dozens in a secondhand goods market Wednesday in a shelling followed closely by a suicide bombing in the Sadr City Shiite district of the capital, police said. (AP)

Scaramella: I Warned Poisoned Spy
The Italian security consultant who met Alexander Litvinenko on the day he was believed to have been poisoned said he wanted to warn the ex-spy his life was in danger. (CNN)

Russia Demands the Handover of Putin's Critics in Exchange for Poison Case Help
Russia named its price yesterday for providing help in the investigation into the death by poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko. It demanded that Britain hand over the enemies of President Putin who have been given asylum in London. (London Times)

Contact Says Secret Russian Groups Poisoned Ex-Spy
An Italian contact of poisoned former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko accused "clandestine organizations" from Russia that were not under direct control of the Kremlin of targeting his dead friend. (Reuters)