Bush declines to back beleaguered Annan
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George Bush pointedly declined to support the United Nations secretary general yesterday after the head of a Senate committee investigating multibillion-dollar abuse of a
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PRESIDENT BUSH increased the pressure on Kofi Annan over the Iraq Oil-for-Food scandal yesterday, pointedly declining to endorse the UN Secretary-General.
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COALITION allies yesterday flatly rejected the assertion by Kofi Annan, the United Nations secretary general, that the war in Iraq was illegal.
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Africa News, UNITED NATIONS, Britain, Germany, France, Russia, and China have rallied around Kofi Annan, but US President George W. Bush did not explicitly endorse the UN chief, under fire over suspected corruption in the now-defunct Iraq humanitarian
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UNITED NATIONS - The United States expressed confidence in Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Thursday and said he should remain at the helm of the United Nations, an abrupt turnaround from its refusal to back him last week after a US senator called for his
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UNITED NATIONS -- Britain, Germany, France, Russia, and China rallied around UN Secretary General Kofi Annan yesterday, but President Bush refused to explicitly endorse the UN chief under fire over suspected corruption in an Iraqi-oil sales program.
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MARK COLVIN: The United States President, George Bush, has been defending his invasion of Iraq before the UN General Assembly. The President, who&#39;s been making speeches recently to wildly cheering supporters
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President George W. Bush, standing on the sidelines of the 2008 race to replace him, says he will not be the "pundit-in-chief" offering opinions on those who want his job.
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The United Nations headquarters went on the defensive Wednesday, highlighting staff members&#39; support for beleaguered Secretary-General Kofi Annan amid calls for his resignation
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UNITED NATIONS -- Despite an appearance at the United Nations that was friendlier and more optimistic than any of his previous speeches to the world body, President Bush still faces a skeptical crowd at the UN.
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DAMASCUS: Syria yesterday rejected as groundless charges by US President George W Bush and some Iraqi officials accusing Damascus of interfering in neighbouring war-wracked Iraq.
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Washington, Sept. 17 (NNN): The United States and most of its allies have rejected the United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan&#39;s claim that the US-led invasion of Iraq was illegal.
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US President Bush says he has lost patience with Syria's President Assad, and rules out opening a dialogue with him.
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UNITED NATIONS - President Bush unapologetically defended his decision to invade Iraq and asked skeptical world leaders on Tuesday to do more to help secure and rebuild the country.
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UNITED NATIONS  - US President George W. Bush and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan were set to trade barbs on the opening day of the two-week session of the UN General Assembly, with the aftershocks of the Iraq war still at the top of the
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President George W Bush delivered an unapologetic defence of his record before the United Nations yesterday, saying there was no security in looking away from threats to global security.
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WASHINGTON - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan was pressed Thursday to do more in Iraq, while at the same time he was being snubbed by the US president.