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US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told marines in Iraq&#39;s restive western provinces today to expect a spike in violence before January polls and that US forces would stay at current levels at least until next year.
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An explosion killed up to 17 people in  Baghdad Sunday hours before Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld  arrived to gauge efforts to calm violence ahead of January  elections.
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visits Baghdad, says troop levels must stay high until things improve. BAGHDAD, Iraq - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told Marines in Iraq on Sunday that he expects more
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Car bombers struck twice in rapid succession in the capital Sunday, killing at least 11 people including an American soldier, as Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld warned that violence may increase before the January election.    Rocket-propelled grenade explosions and machine gun fire rocked the insurgent stronghold of Ramadi, west of Baghdad, late Sunday...
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, whose future has been in doubt amid spreading violence and U.S. deaths in Iraq, was asked by President Bush on Friday to remain at the Pentagon in the administration's second term, a senior official said.
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NEW YORK - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Monday he does not expect civil war in Iraq and pointed to the recent retaking of the former insurgent stronghold of Samarra as evidence of progress in stabilizing the country before elections in January.   "I don't think it's going to happen," Rumsfeld told the Council on Foreign Relations when asked about the threat of civil war...
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Monday he does not expect civil war in Iraq and pointed to the recent retaking of the former insurgent stronghold of Samarra as evidence of progress in stabilizing the country before elections in January.
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld declared that the insurgency is likely to turn even more violent in coming months as the fledgling nation heads toward democratic elections.
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Under fire from troops who complain they are being sent to war in Iraq with inadequate gear, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld promised Thursday that more would be done to protect forces.
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WASHINGTON - The top US military commander for Iraq said today he expected flawed elections and much violence ahead of the voting scheduled for January.
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_ Secretary of State Colin Powell sees the situation in Iraq ``getting worse&#39;&#39; as planned elections approach, and the top US military commander for Iraq says he expects more violence ahead.
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WASHINGTON : US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld warned Wednesday that the deadly chaos in Iraq will likely continue after the January 30 elections, as the military&#39;s top general said the attack on a base in Mosul was apparently a suicide bombing.
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The new push by U.S. and Iraqi forces to reverse a rising tide of violence in Baghdad will target four violent "hotspots" in the city, the American general in charge of the plan said Saturday.
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President Bush says Iraqis can expect more violence ahead of next month&#39;s planned election, but he says the US military will help ensure that vote takes place as scheduled.
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Iraq will need time to build up forces sufficient to handle a potential threat from its neighbors &#151; specifically Iran &#151; even after Baghdad proves capable of overcoming the insurgency at home, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Sunday.
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WASHINGTON -- Violence in Iraq, as measured by casualties among troops and civilians, has edged higher despite the US-led security push in Baghdad, the Pentagon told Congress yesterday .
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Even as Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was in Iraq warning that violence could increase before the Iraqi election in January, car bombers struck