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Drought Leaves Iraqi Marshes in Jeopardy

A severe drought is threatening Iraq's southern marshes, the traditional site of the biblical Garden of Eden, just as the region was recovering from Saddam Hussein's draining of its lakes and swamps to punish a political rebellion. (April 15)

Associated Press | April 15, 2009Watch more videos from Associated Press

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