Iraq looks to world for approval
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An international conference aimed at supporting the Iraqi political process begins in Egypt.
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ELEANOR HALL: To Iraq now, and the insurgency there is increasingly drawing warnings from neighbouring countries, particularly about the viability of the elections due to be held in Iraq in January.
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UNITED NATIONS - Iraq's interim prime minister appealed for a major infusion of foreign troops and international aid to help his country hold elections by January, saying a failure to achieve democracy would be a victory for terrorism.    Standing before the leaders of many nations that opposed the U.S.-led war in Iraq, Ayad Allawi on Friday urged the international community to set aside its differences over the legality of the invasion to oust Saddam Hussein and "stand fast by Iraq."  "We need to broaden the base of troop-contributing countries to (the multinational force) so that we would stand more determined and be better equipped to confront terrorism," he said in his first appearance before the U.N...
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Top American officials in Iraq were setting out their vision for the U.S. troop presence to the British prime minister.
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Eager to capitalize on Iraq's elections, President Bush on Tuesday continued to press fellow world leaders to support the new Baghdad government being formed after Sunday's voting.
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PRINCETON, New Jersey &#39;Everyone wants to go to Baghdad; real men want to go to Tehran.&quot; That was the attitude in Washington two years ago, when Ahmad Chalabi was assuring everyone that Iraqis would greet US troops with flowers.
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WASHINGTON Secretary of State Colin Powell gave understated praise Thursday for preparations the United Nations is making to support elections in Iraq, and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said the world body will beef up its support if need be.
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Middle Eastern governments say they hope to establish good relations with whatever leadership emerges from Iraq's landmark election but expressed concern over the low Sunni Muslim turnout and the rise in Shiite Muslim influence.
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Violence in Iraq is down, but Iraq needs to take advantage of that.
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Four months after Iraq's unity government took office, hope is turning to disappointment. Key U.S. leaders are hinting that Iraq's leaders must make hard decisions &#151; and soon &#151; if they expect American support to continue.
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European opponents of the U.S. invasion of Iraq joined other world leaders yesterday in cautiously praising the Iraqi national elections as a necessary first step toward establishing democracy and restoring ...
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: Iraqâs neighbours on Monday approved a final declaration prepared for the international conference under way in Egypt to support the Iraqi political process, Egyptâs foreign minister told reporters.
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BAGHDAD - Iraq announced on Sunday that its first post-Saddam Hussein elections will be held on January 30, as world powers prepared for a conference on the countryâs future against a backdrop of unrelenting violence.
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High-level discussions begin in New York on how to help Iraq and to bolster the UN presence in the country.
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Foreign minister to remind the US of its responsibility to help build Iraqi forces.
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The differences of opinion come as the community prepares to enjoy power for the first time in Iraq's history.
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WASHINGTON - Iraq's visiting prime minister, Ayad Allawi, says he shares a hopeful view with President Bush that things are getting better in Allawi's tumultuous nation, a conviction the president is putting on full display to persuade doubting U.S. voters...