The U.S.presence,Mr.Obama said, will shift from military to civilian leadership, with a focused mission of training Iraqi forces, counter-terrorism operations, and protecting U.S.civilian and diplomatic personnel.

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"When you read a book, you are in direct contact with the mind of another human being, without the distraction of their physical presence, of their image,of their tics .

VOA: standard.2010.02.09