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The questions about the device come as Iraq is approaching a parliamentary election on March 7 that is seen as an important step in Iraq's political reconciliation and a boost toward accelerating U.S. troop withdrawals. Al-Maliki has made Iraq's improved security a centerpiece of his campaign. At checkpoints Monday in and around the Green Zone, Iraqi soldiers and police were using the hand-held devices. An Associated Press reporter witnessed drivers and passengers laughing or pointing at soldiers using it. There was no sign, however, of the devices at joint Iraqi-U.S. checkpoints near American bases, where the U.S. is in charge of providing security. The U.S. military did not immediately respond to an AP request for comment.
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