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The death toll for American soldiers in Iraq has reached 4000.

The overall U.S. death toll in Iraq rose to 4,000 after four soldiers were killed in a roadside bombing in Baghdad, a grim milestone that is likely to fuel calls for the withdrawal of American forces as the war enters its sixth year. The American deaths occurred Sunday, the same day rockets and mortars pounded the U.S.-protected Green Zone in Baghdad and a wave of attacks left at least 61 Iraqis dead nationwide.

On Saturday, Aaron and I ran into a giant war protest in Union Square, where Holly Near sang I Am Willing while thousands of people shook their signs. And then we all went shopping.