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AP - A wave of bombings targeting Shiites in Iraq killed 72 people on Thursday, deepening sectarian tensions that exploded just after the last American troops left the country in mid-December.

The job market got a bucket of good news Thursday that shows private sector hiring picking up and new claims for unemployment benefits dropping.

bombings aimed at Shiites in Baghdad and Southern Iraq; Violence worsening after U.S. exit