U.S. hopes for results in Iraq outreach
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It was the kind of exchange that U.S. troops are counting on.
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Foreign minister to remind the US of its responsibility to help build Iraqi forces.
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The United States is seeking new  ways to speed up reconstruction in Iraq, from changing  procurement rules to using more local contractors, as it tries  to stabilize the chaotic country before elections in January.
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The United States is talking to Iraqi leaders about ways to guarantee minority Sunni Muslims a minimum level of top posts in Iraq&#39;s future government, The New York Times reported on Sunday.
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President George W. Bush will address a war-weary American public next week to "lay out a vision" for the U.S. role in Iraq as he tries to sell his strategy in the wake of a crucial report to Congress.
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Top U.S. commanders and diplomats in Iraq are completing a far-reaching campaign plan for a new U.S. strategy, laying out military and political goals and endorsing the selective removal of hardened sectarian actors from Iraq's security forces and government.
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The aim is to accelerate deployment of Iraqi forces against the insurgents.
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President Bush sought on Tuesday to boost the morale of US troops facing extended deployments in Iraq by promising to train Iraqi forces to replace them but acknowledged only mixed results so far.
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The meeting is a possible sign that the United States is exploring new options in Iraq.
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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- Seeking to buck up troops amid signs of growing impatience with extended tours of duty, President Bush told Marines yesterday to expect more attacks on US forces in the run-up to next month's Iraqi elections, but assured them that their cause is just and the United States will prevail in establishing a democratic Iraq.
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Iraq's Jan. 30 elections are likely  to be "less than perfect" due to violence but the United States  is working with Iraq to encourage the broadest possible  participation, the White House said on Wednesday.
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US soldiers mentoring the fledgling units say they see more hope than in Iraq. The police are striving to win locals' trust, but Taliban influence is strong.
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WASHINGTON -- A widely anticipated White House report on Iraq, set for release today, contends that Iraq has made "satisfactory" progress toward nearly half of the political and military goals sought by Congress, while acknowledging that an equal number remain "unsatisfactory," an administration official said yesterday.
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At a sensitive moment in the U.S. presidential campaign, the Bush administration is promoting the tentative success of Afghanistan's election as a hopeful model for Iraq's future: a messy, often violent struggle against extremists that has nevertheless produced democratic elections.
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As the U.S. pursues its offensive against al-Qaeda in Iraq, one promising sign is that Sunni insurgents are helping
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The Bush administration called again today for wide participation in the Iraqi elections of Jan. 30, and it expressed cautious optimism that security would be strong enough to assure valid results.
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UNITED NATIONS : The US administration and Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi are trying to organize an international conference in October to boost Iraq&#39;s electoral process, Secretary of State Colin Powell said in a report.