Howard backs Bush on Iraq at APEC
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard promised President George W. Bush he would keep troops in Iraq despite mounting pressure at home to withdraw, as annual Asia-Pacific meetings began in Sydney.
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Afghanistan's first democratic vote and the electoral success of Australia's Prime Minister John Howard, a staunch Iraq war ally, gave President George W. Bush a major boost three weeks from the US vote.
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SYDNEY - Prime Minister John Howard said on Monday that national security and keeping Australia&#39;s booming economy strong would be the priorities of his fourth term, and that he had no plans for major changes in the number of troops Australia has in Iraq.
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SYDNEY  - Australians went to the polls in national elections tipped to see the conservative government of Prime Minister John Howard, a key US ally in Iraq, beat off a strong challenge from the center-left Labor Party.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard has brushed aside fears that a projected joint security declaration with Japan would harm his country's ties with China, press reports said.
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President Bush strongly backed Iraq's prime minister on Thursday, saying Iraqi forces would be prepared more quickly to take over security and that Washington was not looking for a "graceful exit".
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President Bush plans to seek support  from China and other key allies at the Asia-Pacific summit to  help resurrect talks with North Korea over its nuclear weapons  program, White House officials said on Friday.
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U.S. President George W. Bush hopes to spur momentum for a world trade pact and a global target on climate change at this week's APEC summit in Sydney, but host Australia has warned not to expect binding greenhouse targets.
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Australia's prime minister tells visiting President George W Bush that Canberra will not withdraw troops from Iraq.
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U.S. President George W. Bush hopes to spur momentum for a world trade pact and a global target on climate change at this week's Asia-Pacific summit but the Iraq debate at home looms as a distraction.
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Australia's conservative Prime Minister  John Howard, a key U.S. ally and supporter of the Iraq war,  celebrated his election win on Sunday after voters enjoying the  fruits of a strong economy gave him another term.
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Australian PM John Howard stands by his decision to join the US-led war on Iraq, ahead of Saturday's election.
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President George W. Bush and Australia's Prime Minister John Howard meet 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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Fresh from an Iraq drop-in, President Bush is bringing conviction that his troop buildup strategy is working to one of his few remaining staunch war allies, Australian Prime Minister John Howard.
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Labor accused Prime Minister John Howard of undermining the war on terror by his renewed support for pre-emptive strikes. But Mr Howard stood firm and said his support for pre-emptive strikes in another country
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U.S. President George W. Bush and  Australia&#39;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&#39; summit.
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After a lightning visit to Iraq where he hinted at possible U.S. troop cuts, President George W. Bush arrives in Australia on Tuesday for an Asia-Pacific leaders' meeting amid heavy security and anti-war protests.