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NEWS FOCUS SPECIAL REPORT: Sites in Hinterland Present Ripe Targets for Looters
Andrew Lawler
BAGHDAD--With remote archaeological sites under little government control, looters are plundering--and posing a tough challenge to U.S. and Iraqi officials.