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The New York Times Christine Hauser June 8, 2006 at 10:15 PM
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President Bush said today that the killing of the Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was a blow to Al Qaeda in Iraq and an opportunity for the new government of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki to "turn the tide of the struggle" against the insurgency.

But while emphasizing the importance of the death of the high-profile face of Al Qaeda in Iraq, Mr. Bush appeared to be careful to avoid any suggestion that Mr. Zarqawi's killing marked a final victory over the insurgency or an end to the American mission there.

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