Lives in transition. Over the past year, Iraq went from having a draft charter to a national Constitution. Its transitional lawmakers competed with others for permanent office. Cities once controlled by insurgents were guarded by US Marines. After witnessing the 2004 assault on Fallujah, staff writer Scott Peterson returned this year to see how marines were rebuilding. He also covered last January's election for a transitional assembly. In the north, Scott saw how Kurds are embracing new freedoms, while not forgetting the brutality of Saddam Hussein's Iraq.
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