Top officials to assess preparations
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A delegation of top Olympic officials arrived in Beijing on Wednesday with a clear message for its hosts: Preparation is the key to successfully hosting the 2008 Games.
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Prime minister defends government's preparations.
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It's question-and-answer time for the government's senior executives.
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The race is on to solve Iraq. Since President Bush ordered a rush review of Iraq plans Tuesday, top officials from the State Department, the Pentagon and the CIA have huddled behind closed doors with deputy national security adviser J.D. Crouch II to pull together ideas for the president to see when...
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Top government crisis cell prepared for fresh talks Wednesday about how to secure the release of five Britons who were kidnapped in Baghdad in broad daylight, officials said.
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French ministers are preparing to receive individual performance reviews to find out whether they are getting the job done in the reformist government of President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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A check on what the president said on key issues.
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British and Irish officials were last night preparing a final response to DUP and Sinn Fein queries over their peace paper, before calling on the parties to make &quot;a momentous decision&quot; on its proposals.
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City of Derry Airport managers and flight regulators are to discuss what needs to be done to reopen the airport.
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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said yesterday that his concerns over insufficient oversight of private security firms in Iraq led him this week to dispatch a team to the country to investigate the issue, while also instructing commanders to tighten their controls over the armed guards.
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The world's top polluting  nations were told on Wednesday to prepare for decades of  weather turmoil, even if they act now to curb emissions and  pursue green energy sources.
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CHICAGO -- Be prepared for the worst. That could be the message NHL Players Association executive director Bob Goodenow conveys to player agents at a meeting today.
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Military chiefs are expected to meet to make a final decision on the future of Scotland's Army regiments.
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Top Palestinian officials are heading to France today to ascertain the real condition of the ailing leader, Yasir Arafat. The officials, including Mr.
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Seeking a bigger say in homeland security decisions, the nation's governors are creating a new, 50-state panel to give the states a single voice on national plans to prepare for threats from terrorists and natural disasters.
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Aides to billionaire mayor of New York reported to be examining procedure for entering US presidential race
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A senior American official helping to prepare for the trials of Saddam Hussein and other top officials of the former government said Friday that &quot;the likelihood of