Rice praises Iraq, says more progress needed
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice praised Iraq's leaders on Tuesday for passing the first in a series of critical laws aimed at reconciling warring Iraqis but said more progress was needed.
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KIRKUK, Iraq  - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice paid an unannounced visit to Iraq on Tuesday, flying directly into the volatile, ethnically mixed northern city of Kirkuk.
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BAGHDAD, Jan. 15 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice used an unscheduled visit here Tuesday to laud Iraqi leaders for making progress on a set of political recommendations established by the United States to help the country bridge its sectarian divide. But she also stressed that more progress...
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Iraq's top diplomat said Thursday that more progress had been made in bringing security to the country than in advancing the tumultuous political situation, and cautioned against expecting "magical solutions" from the upcoming status report to U.S. Congress.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice  hailed Sunday's landmark elections as "the emergence of an  Iraqi voice for freedom" but acknowledged there would be many  difficult days ahead.
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Washington -- National security adviser Condoleezza Rice defended on Sunday the emphatic statements she made in the run-up to the Iraq war that Saddam Hussein was rebuilding his nuclear weapons program, as a news report said prominent officials had voiced
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Washington DC, Sept. 23 - After talks in the Oval Office President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi both insisted real progress is being made in Iraq thanks to the continued US commitment to seeing democracy take hold.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flew into Baghdad on Thursday for a previously unannounced visit, Iraqi officials said.
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice orders increased oversight of private security firms in Iraq.
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Nato has held its "best" discussion on Iraq since the war.
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23 September 2004 (RFE/RL) -- Interim Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi told a joint session of the US Congress today that his country is making progress in its effort to create a stable Iraq despite obstacles.
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A progress report on Iraq will conclude that the U.S.-backed government in Baghdad has not met any of its targets for political, economic and other reform, speeding up the Bush administration's reckoning on what to do next, a U.S. official said Monday.
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Iraqi and US military commanders in Fallujah, Iraq, said today they are pleased with operations in the city, but more remains to be done.
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KABUL, Feb. 7 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, during a visit here Thursday, said a "more coherent international approach" is needed in Afghanistan to build on what she described as significant progress.
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Iraq's government welcomes a positive report on the US troop surge by its top commander in the country.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise visit to Baghdad on Tuesday for talks with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki that were expected to involve a push for more progress on political reconciliation.
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President Bush congratulated Iraqi candidates who were victorious in final voting results announced Sunday and said the United States and its allies should be proud for making the election possible.