U.S. opens ad-hoc clinic in Sadr City (Rare good news on Iraq from AP)

Associated press ^ | March 18

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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Ailing Iraqis waited behind concertina wire at an abandoned schoolhouse Saturday in the capital's Shiite stronghold of Sadr City where U.S. Army medics had set up a surprise medical clinic.

A child whose legs were stiff with disease hobbled toward U.S. Army medics. Another man held his head where a gash swelled with infection, according to AP Television News footage.

The ad-hoc clinic was part of a growing military outreach under the month-old Baghdad security plan. In most cases, such clinics close within hours, to avoid attacks.

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Unexpected positive press from the AP on Iraq and Sadr city.

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They may have to fire this reporter for breaking AP protocol.