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PITTSBURGH — Army officials say a soldier from the Pittsburgh area died in Iraq after being attacked by a rocket-propelled grenade.

Thirty-year-old Spc. Jason Kazarick of Oakmont died Monday in Sadr City.

Officials say 23-year-old Sgt. Michael Lilly of Boise, Idaho, also was killed in the attack.

Kazarick graduated in 1995 from Plum Senior High School. A district spokeswoman says Kazarick's family asked school officials not to comment.

Kazarick and Lilly were assigned to the Army's 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment based in Vilseck, Germany.

ALIQUIPPA — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton will address the Allegheny County Democratic Committee's annual Jefferson Jackson Dinner.Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama returned to the campaign trail in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, looking toward the state's April 22 primary.The Allegheny County dinner will take place tonight at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh.Clinton will also speak this afternoon at the Beaver County Democratic Dinner in Hopewell Township, while daughter Chelsea Clinton will attend campaign events at Villanova, St. Joseph's and Penn State universities.

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