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Airstrike targeted al-Zawahiri| A CIA strike on a building in village near the Afghan border may have killed Osama bin Laden's most-trusted aide | |
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Report: Army stretched to breaking point
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Pinochet's daughter seeks asylum in U.S.
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US sends back Pinochet daughter |
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| Jan.31 |
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Bush made State of the Union address
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| Feb.1 |
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Internet firms 'bowed to Beijing' |
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Syria, Rice face off over prophet cartoon
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Cheney shoots man in hunt error The Vice-President has accidentally shot and injured a man during a quail hunting trip
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Bush faces pressure to block port deal The deal would give a United Arab Emirates-based company management of six major U.S. seaports
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Prosecutor: He lied, 3,000 people died |
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| Mar.8 |
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U.S.: Iran remarks 'provocative' |
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| Mar.19 |
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Debate over Iraq strong as ever
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| Mar.24 |
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Russia 'gave Iraq intelligence' |
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Bush 'ordered intelligence leak' |
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Jurors hear Flight 93 cockpit tape Jurors at the Moussaoui death penalty trial heard the first public playing of the cockpit voice recorder
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| Apr.13 |
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Moussaoui: 'No remorse' for 9/11
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| Apr.15 |
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Rumsfeld resignation row simmers |
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| Apr.16 |
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New Iraqi envoy: Political progress near |
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| Apr.17 |
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US warns Hamas over Israel blast |
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| Apr.20 |
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Bush welcomes Chinese president |
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| Apr.28 |
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Abu Ghraib interrogation chief charged |
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Jury spares 9/11 plotter Moussaoui Al Qaeda terrorist should spend the rest of his life in prison, a jury determined on the 7th day of deliberations
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Moussaoui delivers final taunt
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UN to quiz Washington on torture |
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| May.5 |
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Porter Goss resigns as CIA chief |
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| May.6 |
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Bush denies CIA boss forced out |
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| May.8 |
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Hayden named as Bush CIA choice |
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US rejects surprise Iran letter |
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| May.9 |
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Ahmadinejad letter attacks Bush Iranian President criticises the US invasion of Iraq and urges US President to return to religious principles
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Rumsfeld: Iran intelligence needed care |
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| May.13 |
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Bush defends US spying program |
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| May.15 |
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U.S. to restore relations with Libya |
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Bush unveils immigration reforms
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| May.16 |
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US releases 9/11 Pentagon video 
The justice department has released the first video of the plane crashing into the Pentagon in 2001
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| May.19 |
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Troops shot Iraqis 'in cold blood' |
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| May.22 |
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Israel's PM starts key US talks |
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| May.25 |
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Blair, Bush: World must stand with Iraq |
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| May.26 |
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US 'winding up' Iraq deaths probe |
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| May.30 |
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US to make Haditha probe public |
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| May.31 |
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US to join Iran talks The US is ready to join direct multilateral talks if Tehran suspends disputed nuclear activities
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Bush encouraged by Iran response |
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Europe 'connived in CIA flights' A report into secret US flights for terror suspects will be presented to the Council of Europe
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Secret CIA jail claims rejected |
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Photos may support Haditha charges |
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| Jun.12 |
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Zarqawi heir 'will be US target' |
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| Jun.14 |
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Bush says Iraq trip inspiring |
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| Jun.19 |
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US warns N Korea off missile test
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Bush: Iran must stop uranium work |
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| Jun.22 |
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Study: Earth 'likely' hottest in 2,000 years
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US fears home-grown terror threat |
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| Jun.29 |
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Guantanamo tribunals 'illegal'
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| Jul.9 |
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U.S. urges China: Pressure North Korea
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| Jul.13 |
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Cheney sued in CIA identity case |
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| Jul.18 |
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Bush accuses Damascus over crisis |
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| Jul.25 |
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Bush, Iraqi PM discussed Baghdad security
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| Jul.28 |
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Bush talks with Blair
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| Aug.3 |
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US echoes Iraq civil war warning |
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Bush calls for democracy in Cuba
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| Aug.10 |
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Agent infiltrated terror cell, U.S. says |
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| Aug.21 |
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Bush pledges $230m in Lebanon aid
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| Sep.6 |
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Bush admits to CIA secret prisons President said 14 key terrorist suspects have now been sent to Guantanamo Bay
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| Sep.8 |
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Saddam 'had no link to al-Qaeda' |
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| Sep.11 |
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US remembers 9/11 five years on Four minute-long silences have been observed to mark the fifth anniversary of the attacks
| Relatives read out the names of the 2,749 who died at the site of the World Trade Center.
Mayor Bloomberg spoke of the 'heart-breaking anniversary'
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US waging 'ideological struggle' |
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| Sep.12 |
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US thanks Syria over embassy raid |
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Rice: West 'must not fail Afghanistan' |
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| Sep.14 |
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Senators defy Bush on tribunals
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| Sep.20 |
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United States condemns Thai coup |
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| Sep.21 |
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'U.S. threatened to bomb us' Musharraf: U.S. threatened to bomb Pakistan back to the Stone Age if he did not help war on terror
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Democrats warn Chavez: Don't bash Bush |
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US deal struck on terror suspects |
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| Sep.26 |
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Iraq war fuels terror - US report Declassified parts of a report: The Iraq conflict has become a 'cause celebre' for Islamic militants worldwide
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Bush talks with Karzai |
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| Sep.27 |
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Bush meets with anti-terror allies 
U.S. President appealed Karzai and Musharraf to put aside their increasingly public differences
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| Sep.28 |
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Senate backs terror trial bill
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| Sep.30 |
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Congress OKs 700 miles of Mexico fence
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| Oct.4 |
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Blunt U.S. warning to North Korea |
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| Oct.9 |
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U.S. calls for sanctions against N. Korea |
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| Oct.10 |
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U.S.: North Korean test 'went wrong' |
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| Oct.11 |
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Bush: N. Korea a 'threat to peace' |
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| Oct.13 |
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Evidence of radioactivity from N. Korea The evidence is preliminary. The U.S. will be in a position to confirm N. Korea's claim
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| Oct.16 |
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Rice: Resolution sends 'clear message'
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| Oct.18 |
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US adopts tough new space policy |
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| Oct.20 |
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Bush holds Iraq strategy talks Gen. John Abizaid arrived for meetings with the President Bush, Rumsfeld and Casey
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| Oct.21 |
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Bush to rethink Iraq strategy |
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| Oct.23 |
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US says Iraq must improve policy |
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| Oct.24 |
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Bush team defends US Iraq plans |
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| Oct.25 |
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Bush warning on Iraq terror risk |
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Bush 'dissatisfied' with Iraq war
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| Oct.26 |
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Bush signs Mexico fence into law US President has authorised 700 miles of new fencing along the border, in a move to curb illegal immigration
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| Oct.30 |
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Pentagon mounts media offensive |
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Report: Seafood faces collapse by 2048
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Democrats seize control of House The Dems has won control of the House of Representatives in the mid-term elections. Senate hangs on 2 races
| The Democrats had picked up the 15 seats needed to wrest power. The Democratic Party focused on voters' anger over the Iraq, while the Republicans stressed their own stance on security. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi stands to become the first female House speaker. Arnie holds California
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| Nov.8 |
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Bush replaces Rumsfeld by Gates | President former CIA chief introduced Robert Gates as his nominee to replace Donald Rumsfeld as secretary of defense. Gates was a member of the Iraq Study Group, a panel that is making recommendation... | |
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Democrats to control Senate |
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| Nov.9 |
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Democrats secure sweeping win Democrats have gained the final seat in the battle for the Senate, sealing their mid-term victory in both houses
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Webb promises 'diplomatic solution' in Iraq |
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| Nov.10 |
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Bolton's U.N. nomination opposed again |
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US army 'to suggest Iraq changes' |
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| Nov.12 |
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US 'open to Iran talks on Iraq' |
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| Nov.13 |
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Bush maintains tough line on Iran |
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| Nov.15 |
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U.S. general: Stay the course in Iraq |
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| Nov.22 |
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Bush pledges to stand by Lebanon |
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| Dec.4 |
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Bush meets with Shiite leader |
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| Dec.6 |
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Iraq Study Group: Situation grave | The report given to President Bush says the U.S. needs to change its strategy to tackle the deteriorating situation. Report calls for a diplomatic offensive, end U.S. combat role by 2008. U.S. mission should evolve to role of su... | |
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Iraqi leaders play down U.S. study report |
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| Dec.7 |
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Bush and Blair held White House talks
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Bush says Iraq policy will change
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| Dec.8 |
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House backs India nuclear bill |
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| Dec.9 |
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Bush sees US consensus over Iraq |
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| Dec.10 |
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Talabani rejects Baker-Hamilton report |
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| Dec.12 |
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Bush delays fresh Iraq strategy
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| Dec.15 |
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US 'troop boost in Iraq likely'
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| Dec.16 |
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US welcomes Palestinian poll call |
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| Dec.19 |
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Bush considers US force expansion |
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| Dec.20 |
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Bush: Army need to increase in size President said he thinks the US needs to increase the permanent size of the Army and the Marines
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Hard Iraq choices loom, says Bush |
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| Dec.21 |
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Marines charged in Haditha killings 4 Marines have been charged with murder in the killings of 24 Iraqi civilians, and 4 officers are accused of failing to investigate
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| Dec.23 |
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Gates returns to brief Bush on Iraq |
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| Dec.28 |
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US body backs sale of cloned food
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