[media id=7040] (h/t Heather) This Week with George Stephanopoulos marks the passing of South African lawmaker Helen Suzman, author Samuel Huntingdon
January 4, 2009

(h/t Heather)

This Week with George Stephanopoulos marks the passing of South African lawmaker Helen Suzman, author Samuel Huntingdon, former Congressman Claiborne Pell, mystery writer Donald Westlake. In addition, the Pentagon has released the names of four servicemembers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

According to iCasualties, the total number of allied servicemembers killed in Iraq is 4,538, in Afghanistan, the number is 1,043. During this week, Iraq Body Count tallies 85 Iraqi civilians killed.

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