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The senior U.S. combat commander in Iraq told CBS News correspondent Cami McCormick on the eve of the U.S. urban withdrawal that the country's police and military face a tough fight from a still-viable insurgency, but they're up to the challenge.

Lt. General Charles Jacoby, who spoke to McCormick by phone from Baghdad, said the recent surge in attacks across Iraq, and particularly in the capital, was foreseeable.

"I think that the testing of the Iraqi security forces will go on for some time," he predicted, warning that there are still combatants scattered across the country.

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The lawyers representing the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President Bush tried again to see their client and were again denied access. Now, the government says he's written an apology letter.

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The lawyers representing the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President Bush tried again to see their client and were again denied access. Now, the government says he's written an apology letter.

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The Iraqi journalist who removed his shows and hurled them in quick succession at President Bush's head during a news conference has long voiced disagreement with U.S. war policy. His act of protest has made him an overnight hero to thousands.

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