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Blasts Jar Mosul, Tikrit

A car bomb kills two American soldiers in the Iraqi city of Mosul, and an oil pipeline burns after an explosion near Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit. Paul Bremer, the American chief administrator for Iraq, says U.S. forces will speed training of Iraqi recruits to improve security amid increased attacks. Hear the NPR News report.

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