Pope meets Allawi, backs Iraqi democracy
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Vatican, Nov. 04  - Pope John Paul II (bio - news) backed the establishment of democracy in Iraq, as he met on November 4 with that country&#39;s interim leader, Prime Minister Iyad Allawi.
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Iyad Allawi said on Monday that he had held meetings with supporters of Saddam Hussein&#39;s former regime now backing a violent insurgency against his interim government.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said here Friday that success of democracy in his country requires timely assistance from the outside.
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US President George W. Bush sought Saturday to reassure Pope Benedict XVI over the plight of Iraq&#39;s minority Christians and also to mend fences with Italy&#39;s premier Romano Prodi after months of bilateral tensions.
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Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi sought to calm anger on Friday over his description of states that opposed the U.S.-led war to oust Saddam Hussein as "spectators."
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Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi is to address a joint session of the US Congress as well as meeting President Bush.
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Iraq&#39;s interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi joined the race for Iraq&#39;s Jan. 30 elections at a Wednesday news conference meant to highlight his appeal to Iraq&#39;s diverse and sometimes fractious ethnic and religious groups.
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Pope John Paul II today said he was praying for the Iraqi people after militants bombed two churches in Mosul, the latest anti-Christian violence in the country.
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Meeting with visiting here Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia is ready to support all Iraqi steps aimed at restoring order
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki invited neighboring countries and world powers on Wednesday to a March 10 meeting in Baghdad, saying he hoped it would help bring reconciliation and support for his government.
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President George W. Bush said on  Saturday he felt &quot;awe&quot; in the presence of Pope Benedict, a  fellow religious conservative who urged him to seek &quot;regional  and negotiated&quot; solutions to Middle East conflicts like Iraq.
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European Union leaders were to lunch with interim Iraqi leader Iyad Allawi on Friday at the conclusion of a two-day summit aimed at taking a further step towards overcoming their divisions over the Iraq war.
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Iraq's interim prime minister made a quick but productive stop in Rome Thursday, receiving Italy's commitment to keep its troops in the U.S.-led coalition as long as needed and Pope John Paul II's pledge that the church will do its part to help build democracy in the country.
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CASTELGANDOLFO, Italy  - Pope Benedict assured   Muslims on Monday that he respected them and was committed to   dialogue as he met envoys to defuse anger at his use of quotes   saying their faith was spread by violence.
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CASTELGANDOLOFO, Italy  - Pope Benedict said on Sunday he hoped Iraq's Christian minority could continue to live in peace with the Muslim majority in a country where people of both religions faced tragedy on a daily basis.
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Leaders meeting on Iraq&#39;s future plan to give strong backing to the interim government&#39;s war against insurgents, but won&#39;t set
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair made  a surprise first visit to Baghdad on Tuesday to meet Iraqi  Prime Minister Iyad Allawi and show support for Iraq's  elections scheduled for January.