Iraq interim president doubts kidnap claim
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Iraq's interim president expressed doubts Friday over a claim of responsibility by a previously unknown militant group for the kidnapping of two Italian aid workers in Baghdad, the Italian government said.
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Iraq's government was scrambling on  Sunday to confirm whether the most wanted Saddam Hussein aide  still on the run had been captured, as confident statements  that he had been seized gave way to doubt and confusion.
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(Baghdad, Iraq-AP, Sept. 5, 2004 7:20 PM) ) Iraq&#39;s defense minister is casting doubt on the reported capture of Saddam Hussein&#39;s former right-hand man.
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Iraq's government was mired in  confusion on Sunday on whether the most wanted Saddam Hussein  aide still on the run had been caught, with the defense  minister denying his own ministry's report the fugitive had  been seized.
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BAGHDAD -- Iraq's interim president and defense minister said yesterday that withdrawing US troops from Iraq is out of the question for the time being, in a stark reminder of the danger posed by the Iraqi insurgency even after Sunday's election.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - In a day of conflicting statements, Iraqi authorities first said, then denied they had captured Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the most senior member still at large from Saddam Hussein&#39;s ousted regime.
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U.S. intelligence cannot confirm that al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Hamza al-Muhajir is the man whose voice appeared this week in an audio message urging the kidnapping of Westerners, officials said on Friday.
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The reports come as Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister is under heavy pressure not to order an assault on Fallujah. It comes from within his own government -- interim president Ghazi al-Yawer (GAH&#39;-zee ahl-YOW&#39;-ur).
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WASHINGTON - Standing beside Iraq's interim leader, President Bush contended on Thursday that insurgents could "plot and plan attacks elsewhere, in America and other free nations," if the United States pulled its soldiers out.    After meeting with interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, Bush said he expects violence in Iraq to escalate as the country moves toward elections scheduled for January...
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Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister, Ayad Allawi, yesterday contradicted Tony Blair&#39;s claim that there was a new conflict inside Iraq and dismissed fears of a civil war.
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Iraq&#39;s top Shia authority is denying media reports that it has opposed armed resistance against the US occupation of the country.
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PARIS, Sept 19  - French Interior Minister Dominique de Villepin said Sunday he could not confirm the authenticity of a statement attributed to the Islamic Army in Iraq saying it was releasing two French hostages, but Prime Minister Jean-Pierre
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President Bush joined the interim president of Iraq yesterday in insisting that Iraqi elections be held Jan. 30, saying that keeping to the election
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An Egyptian released by kidnappers in Iraq said Saturday he was temporarily held in Latifiyah, south of Baghdad, with two Frenchmen, but did not say if they were two journalists abducted in August and whose ...
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Iraqi and U.S. officials are nervous about whether the recent handover of power in Iraq is too late. They also are worried about whether Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi has sufficient legitimacy among Iraqis.
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Russia&#39;s President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that he has grave doubts regarding Iraqâs plans for January elections. He told Iraq&#39;s interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi at the Kremlin he could not see
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President Bush retains confidence in Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki despite the failure of the Shiite politician's signature effort to improve security in Iraq's bloody capital, the White House said as Bush prepared to host the new leader.