This article is pure hard news, and the summary lede reflects that: "Suicide bombings in Baghdad and Mosul took the lives of at least 32 Iraqis on Monday in carnage that recalled the levels of violence before the American troop buildup last year." In this lede, the reader is given the who, what, when, and where, and despite all this information, manages not to be awkward. However, I would move the Iraqis killed up to the beginning of the lede, because I feel that's the most important part of the news being delivered.
The next few paragraphs provide more elaboration, but the lede appears to serve as the nut graf here since the following paragraphs deal with the different details of the separate suicide bombings. A storytelling structure is used here, and sources from both the American and Iraqi perspective are utilized. I particularly like the quotes from people on the street because they give the piece an air of authenticity. The article is also extremely good at portraying images, especially the image of the bloodstained boot.
This article is unique in that it provides information about a separate incident at its ending. It utilizes an out-of-gas ending.
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