Iraqi Shiite Leader Speaks Bluntly in Washington
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President Bush yesterday told the leader of Iraq's largest Shiite Muslim party that the United States is not satisfied with the progress in Iraq and appealed for more help in fighting extremism and reconciling the country's increasingly fractured society.
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US President George W Bush tells one of Iraq's most powerful Shia leaders he is "not satisfied" with progress in Iraq.
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Offering a simple, "Thank you America," Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi addressed a joint meeting of Congress .
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After years of troubled or failed relations with Iraq's Shiite politicians, President Bush last December welcomed Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, resplendent in black turban and traditional robes, to the White House. The visit cemented Hakim and his party as America's latest, favorite Shiite ally in Iraq.
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One Iraqi official says American representatives have met with some militants.
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IraqÂs leader unveiled a plan to defuse sectarian crises, but it was unclear whether it could stem the increasingly brazen violence.
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An American Muslim leader discusses Sunni-Shiite discord--and unity--at home.
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Interim Iraqi leader, Ayad Allawi addressed a joint meeting of Congress Thursday. His government remains besieged by an insurgency nearly 18 months after Saddam Hussein was toppled.
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BAGHDAD -- The number two leader of Al Qaeda called on Muslims in Iraq to unite against their enemies in a lengthy video released yesterday, at a time when rifts have opened between some Sunni insurgent groups in Iraq and the US military has detained individuals it says are senior members of the organization.
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A powerful Shiite leader denounced U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan's call for an international conference on Iraq to prevent a fast-approaching all-out civil war.
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Iraq's top Shiite cleric called Saturday for Muslim unity and an end to sectarian conflict, his first public statement in months on the worsening security crisis.
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The new leader of Iraqâs most powerful Shiite party says an immediate U.S. withdrawal would be harmful. Amar Hakimâs views on America, Iran and the more radical Moqtada al-Sadr.
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he following is the transcript of remarks delivered by Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi to the joint session of Congress. Mr. Speaker, Mr.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki   will deliver a blunt message to fellow Shi'ite Islamists in   Tehran on Tuesday that they should not interfere in Iraq's   affairs.
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A senior Iraqi Shiite leader who is meeting President Bush next week on Saturday rejected a suggestion by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan to hold an international conference on Iraq.
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Powerful Iraqi Shiite politician Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, headed to the White House next week, made a gesture of reconciliation to Jordan's Sunni Arabs on Friday by praying with them and saying he opposes sectarian killings and the creation of an Iraqi Shiite state loyal to Iran.
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The leader of the largest Shiite political party in Iraq told about 5,000 faithful who gathered for Islamic holy day prayers that U.S.-backed anti-al-Qaida groups Â mostly comprised of Sunnis Â should be on the side of government forces and not try to replace them.