Honour for Iraq's Olympic coach
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A former Edinburgh lawyer who coached the Iraqi Olympic team to success in Athens is honoured.
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WASHINGTON: George W. Bush yesterday bestowed the highest US civilian honour on three officials who were central to the war in Iraq, sidestepping their ties to controversies over the conflict and its aftermath.
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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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THESSALONIKI, Greece  - Iraq's Olympic soccer  coach said Monday his side should not be seen as a symbol of  freedom, taking issue with a campaign commercial for President  Bush.
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President George W. Bush on Tuesday bestowed the highest US civilian honour on three former top officials, sidestepping their ties to controversies over the Iraq war and its aftermath.
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Italians competing at the Olympic Games will honour a journalist killed in Iraq by wearing black arm bands during Friday&#39;s events, a spokesman for the Italian Olympic team said.
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International Olympic Committee (IOC)  president Jacques Rogge has praised Athens Games organizers for  setting new standards for 2008 hosts Beijing.
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The Prime Minister has made public a letter he received last week from the acting Prime Minister of Iraq. The letter thanks John Howard for Australia&#39;s contribution to securing peace and safety for the people of Iraq.
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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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US players score a poignant win for coach Mike Candrea, whose wife died just before the Athens Games began. By Ailene Voisin -- Bee Sports Columnist.
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Iraqi and Italian soccer players planned to wear black armbands on their uniforms during their Olympic bronze medal game Friday in honor of an Italian journalist killed in Iraq.
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Saddam Hussein once called this city north of Baghdad home, and the monolithic palaces that line the Tigris River were showplaces of the Iraqi president's power. Two enormous golden statues of Hussein on horseback stood atop a gate to the palace compound. He protected and coddled the largely Sunni Muslim city and made it the political capital of the province.
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When Iraq's Olympic soccer side beat  Costa Rica nine days ago en route to their semi-final clash  with Paraguay later on Tuesday, Hussein Allawi jumped so high  with joy he cut his hand in the ceiling fan.
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ROME, Sep 30 (IPS) - "Shukran, shukran gesilan, ma salama (Thank  you, many thanks, see you)," Italian aid workers Simona Pari  and Simona Torretta said, after being freed this week in the  Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
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Under fire over Iraq, the President gets help from the Iraqi leader he appointed
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British national charity worker Margaret Hassan, murdered in Iraq, is honoured posthumously with a peace award.
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Sports: 15 September 2004, Wednesday. At a solemn ceremony Wednesday night UEFA President Lennart Johansson received the Honorary Badge of Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov.