Koizumi pays farewell call on friend Bush
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Celebrating a close friendship, President Bush welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to the White House on Thursday as a strong ally in Iraq and Afghanistan and confronting North Korea about its nuclear weapons ambitions.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - President Bush told Japanese  Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Saturday that he is  committed to a strong dollar and deficit reduction.
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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi announced his plan Tuesday to withdraw troops from Iraq at a ruling party meeting, an official said, moving to end Japan&#039;s largest military mission since World War II.
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On the final day of a 21-nation summit that ended with a joint commitment to work against terrorism and for free trade, President Bush on Sunday assured
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President Bush leaves today for Australia, where he will spend the week at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.
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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi renewed support for the reconstruction of Iraq but made no commitment on future troop deployments in a meeting with US President George W. Bush.
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. - President Bush and Sen...
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SADO, Japan The American who deserted the Army and spent four decades in North Korea says today marks the next and last chapter in his life.
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SADO. Japan -- A North Carolina man who deserted the US Army for North Korea nearly 40 years ago says today is the first day of the last chapter of his life.
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President George W. Bush stopped for a day of neighbourly diplomacy in Canada yesterday. He thanked those &quot;Canadian people who came out to wave - with all five fingers&quot; along his route into Ottawa.
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Remarks delivered during a tribute to outgoing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld made by President George W. Bush, Gen. Peter Pace, Vice President Dick Cheney and Rumsfeld.
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President George W. Bush, leaving on  Wednesday for Germany and Russia, will urge key allies to stay  united in their drive to contain the nuclear ambitions of Iran  and North Korea, aides said.
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Foreign Affairs Minister Ban Ki-moon sent a letter of comfort to Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura, regarding the murder of Japanese hostage Shosei Koda in Iraq.
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President Bush&#039;s stalwart foreign friends are fading fast.
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Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi indicated Friday that extending the Self-Defense Forces&#39; mission in Iraq was almost a done deal.
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The crisis is a political challenge for Koizumi, who decided to send Japanese troops to Iraq despite strong public opposition. &quot;We cannot tolerate terrorism and we will not give in to terrorism,&quot; Koizumi told reporters on Wednesday.
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MANY mourned his death by crying, lighting candles, chanting their idol&#39;s name, or waving banners and small flags calling him President.