Australian leaders spar over Iraq
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Australia's main political leaders clash over the country's role in Iraq, ahead of next month's general election.
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Prime Minister John Howard has stood firm against withdrawing troops from Iraq after unconfirmed reports that two Australians have been taken hostage and would be killed within 24 hours unless Canberra pulls out.
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President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, besieged by complaints about their wartime leadership, are discussing Iraq&#039;s future and the role of their troops there.
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PRIME Minister John Howard today rejected claims warnings from a top weapons expert were ignored before Australia sent troops to war in Iraq.
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US President George W. Bush and Australia&#39;s John Howard vowed Wednesday to stand firm on Iraq in a strong defence of their strategy to contain violence in the war-torn country.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard sought Thursday to calm a diplomatic row over the treatment in Sydney of a visiting Indonesian politician.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Sunday defended a proposed security pact with Japan that has raised the hackles of China and South Korea.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard was fighting to maintain his credibility after official transcripts backed up critics' claims about what he knew of a controversial 2001 sea rescue of boatpeople.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard Sunday prepared to face his strongest opponent in 11 years in office amid criticism of his decision to hold only one debate ahead of the November 24 poll.
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Democratic  candidate John Kerry and President George W Bush spar over the Iraq war as the campaign heats up.
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Australian political leaders have gone into hot debate Monday as how to eliminate threat of regional terrorism, either through cooperation with local countries, or a pre-emptive strikes.
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U.S. President George W. Bush and Australia's Prime Minister John Howard met beside Sydney Harbour on Wednesday to discuss progress in Iraq and a new defense deal ahead of an Asia-Pacific leaders' summit.
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Australia is considering sending more military trainers to Iraq but does not plan to increase its combat forces there, Prime Minister John Howard said Monday.
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The government of Prime Minister John Howard, a conservative and a supporter of the U.S.-led war in Iraq, appeared to hold a narrow lead in polls published less than a week before Australia's presidential election.
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Australia's conservative prime minister slammed Barack Obama on Sunday over his opposition to the Iraq war, a day after the first-term U.S. senator announced his intention to run for the White House in 2008.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard vowed to keep Australian troops in Iraq despite mounting pressure at home to withdraw, as annual Asia-Pacific meetings began in Sydney.
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Australia&#39;s election campaign is in its final stages, with the country&#39;s role in Iraq again a major talking point. Australian Prime Minister John Howard says he does not need to apologize for joining last