Lawmakers lose patience with Iraq gov't
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Congressional leaders displayed eroding patience in the Iraqi government on Sunday, adding pressure on President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to find a faster path to peace when they meet this week.
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For many Iraqis, the talks reaffirmed a widespread loss of faith in the elected governmentÂs ability to turn things around.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates hinted Tuesday at American impatience with the pace of Iraqi political reconciliation, more than four months into the U.S. troop buildup.
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Iraq's parliament might take a week to start debating a landmark draft oil law, officials said on Wednesday, as complaints from Kurdish authorities and Sunni Arab politicians signaled its passage could be rocky.
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With the immigration bill dead, troop-withdrawal deadlines vetoed and other high-profile initiatives stalled, Democratic leaders closed six months in control of Congress mired in low approval ratings and plotting a legislative blitz on an issue they once tried to escape: Iraq.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister warned yesterday his patience is running short over efforts to resolve the standoff in Fallujah peacefully.
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US lawmakers Wednesday criticized the Bush administration for not doing enough to move forward on reconstruction projects in Iraq.
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A cross-party committee of the US Congress has criticised the Bush administration for the slow progress of reconstruction in Iraq.
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It has not been a pretty sight on Capitol Hill in the waning hours of Republican control. Once-powerful lawmakers have been shown the door at their own offices, forced to crowd in a basement or other nooks to finish their work, if not their careers. The usual backslapping has given way to back pats as colleagues try to comfort losers who will soon be going home.
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The measure does not set the timetable for a troop withdrawal sought by Democrats but requires the Iraqi government to meet a series of benchmarks.
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Many lawmakers are uneasy about creating a powerful intelligence director.
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Iraqi lawmakers reconvened on Tuesday after a month-long summer recess, under mounting pressure to get legislation passed that Washington believes will help heal deep sectarian rifts in the country.
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"Slow as a turtle" was how one Iraqi lawmaker on Tuesday described Iraq's faltering progress in meeting political benchmarks set by Washington to encourage national reconciliation and end sectarian violence.
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Iraq's fragmented leadership is struggling to meet the major benchmarks that it has pledged to the United States to achieve soon, with political wrangling and a chaotic legislature standing in the way.
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Some opponents of the Iraq war are taking their protests straight to Congress &#151; staging "occupations" in lawmakers' offices on Capitol Hill and in their home communities.
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Iraq's leaders have just months to mend   their differences or see their country collapse, the speaker of   parliament told wrangling deputies on Wednesday after a car   bomb caused dozens of casualties in the morning rush hour.
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More lawmakers urge Congress to forcefully steer US actions in Iraq. But a united front is hard to achieve in a campaign season.