U.S., Iraq see handover agreement by next week
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The United States and Iraq hope to sign   an agreement by next week to hand operational command of Iraq's   new army to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, an aide said on   Monday, after wrangles on wording had held up the accord.
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The Bush administration's choice to run the World Bank could be revealed as soon as this week, the White House said Tuesday.
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Â· Petraeus and UK officials upbeat on Iraq's futureÂ· Announcement could come next month
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The United States is confident  Iraq's elections will take place as planned on Jan. 30 despite  pressure to delay the poll, Secretary of State Colin Powell  said on Monday.
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U.S. President George W. Bush will hold talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Jordan next week focusing on improving Iraq's fragile security, the White House said on Tuesday.
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Iraq's prime minister said Monday he expects the U.S. ambassador and military commander to give his government favorable marks when they report to Congress next week and predicted passage of a law soon that could return more Sunnis to government jobs.
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President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki both told an anxious world Thursday that they want to speed the handover of security responsibility to Iraqi forces as a way to calm the country. But neither gave a clue as to how they might accomplish that difficult task.
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President Bush will tell the nation this week he plans to reduce the American troop presence in Iraq by about 30,000 by next summer
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Details of UK and US troops' handover of security to Iraqi forces could be unveiled soon, says Tony Blair.
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WASHINGTON -- The United States agreed yesterday to join high-level talks with Iran and Syria on the future of Iraq, an abrupt shift in policy that opens the door to diplomatic dealings the White House had shunned in recent months despite mounting criticism.
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The US president welcomes a deal between Iraq's Shia, Sunni and Kurdish leaders aimed at forging unity.
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The United States would be willing to attend a regional conference in Iraq next month that would include Iran and Syria, the White House said on Tuesday.
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President Bush plans to meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki next week in the Jordanian capital of Amman.
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WASHINGTON, Sep 21 (IPS) - After a tense week with several U.S. allies  breaking ranks with the George W. Bush administration on Iran, an  agreement has been reached to give diplomacy a bit more time.
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The violence occurred on a day when Iraqi officials announced a plan to take over operational command of IraqÂs army from the U.S. next week.
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President Bush plans to fly to the Middle East next week to meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, as the two leaders try to overcome recent tensions and revitalize the war effort, the White House announced last night.
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The U.S. military expects all of Iraq to be under the control of Iraqi forces by mid-2007, the top American military spokesman in the country said Tuesday.