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In a surprise visit to Iraq yesterday, British prime minister Tony Blair said the successful staging of next month&#39;s elections would be a blow not only to Iraqi insurgents but also to world terrorism.
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Iraq's interim Prime Minister told British media in an interview published on Monday he wanted elections to go ahead as planned in January even if violence prevented some Iraqis from voting.
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TONY BLAIR flew secretly to Baghdad yesterday to deliver a passionate call to the Iraqi people to defy the bombers, and promised that Britain would never give up the fight to bring them democracy.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi met Iraqi Sunni tribal leaders in neighboring Jordan, trying to drum up support for the election, seen as vital for building a democratic government in Iraq.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair said British troops would stay in Iraq "until the job is done" and pledged full support for the country's weak government during an unannounced visit to Baghdad on Sunday.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said here Friday that success of democracy in his country requires timely assistance from the outside.
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Tony Blair has forecast an upsurge in violence in Iraq ahead of planned January elections but says he has not yet decided on a U.S. request for back-up from UK troops.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair flew into Baghdad on Monday to lend his support to Iraq&#039;s new leadership as it begins trying to restore security and stem the slide toward civil war.
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Britain's Tony Blair forecast an upsurge in violence in Iraq ahead of planned January elections but said Wednesday he had not yet decided on a U.S. request for back-up from UK troops.
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WASHINGTON -- President Bush cautioned yesterday that Iraq's elections will not put an end to terrorist violence, but insisted the vote will mark the beginning of peace, stability, prosperity, and justice for the troubled country.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair made  a surprise first visit to Baghdad Tuesday amidst intense  security and hailed officials orchestrating Iraq's January  elections as heroes.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi admits for the first time that violence will prevent parts of Iraq voting in elections.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Iraqi counterpart Iyad Allawi vowed to crush terrorism in Iraq and looked ahead to the country staging successful elections in January.
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The prime minister, Tony Blair, flew into the Iraqi capital today and praised the electoral workers of Iraq for their bravery in risking their lives for democracy.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair pledged his full support for Iraq's prime minister during a visit to Baghdad on Sunday and urged neighboring countries not to undermine Nuri al-Maliki's government.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair said that British soldiers must "stay the course" in Iraq until Iraqis themselves establish democracy with their own security forces.
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Britain's Tony Blair forecast an upsurge  in violence in Iraq ahead of planned January elections but said  Wednesday he had not yet decided on a U.S. request for back-up  from UK troops.