Bush vows Iraqi elections be held as planned
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US President George W. Bush on Tuesday visited the Camp Pendleton Marines base in southern California on the 63rd anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, vowing
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Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi vowed to stick to plans to hold an election in January 2005 even though the US and Britain are struggling to keep order in the nation.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said on Sunday elections would be held as planned in January despite a surge in violence across the country.
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Despite calls for a delay and the generally unstable situation, President Bush stands firm on the Jan. 30 date for elections. WASHINGTON - President Bush on Thursday flatly ruled out any delay in Iraqi elections scheduled for Jan.
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President Bush acknowledged on Friday the United States faced "tough" going in Iraq but he insisted elections will be held in January and that U.S. troops will come home when the country is on a path to democracy.
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Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has insisted that elections should be conducted in Iraq on schedule although violence could prevent the polls going ahead in the country&#39;s
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President Bush said Tuesday's deadly attack on a U.S. military base in Iraq should not derail elections scheduled for next month and he hoped relatives of those killed would find solace in the service their loved ones provided.
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President Bush said on Thursday that  Iraq's scheduled Jan. 30 elections should not be postponed  despite calls by some Iraqi politicians for a delay to improve  security against a deadly insurgency.
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More than a dozen Iraqi political parties want elections in Iraq postponed until security at the polls can be guaranteed, but President Bush said Thursday the Jan. 30 date for elections is firm and should not be changed.
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BAGHDAD  - The presidents of Iraq and the United States vowed to stick to the January 30 date for landmark elections, despite a flare-up of violence that left about 100 dead in three days.
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President Bush on Wednesday urged  Iraqis to defy insurgents by voting in Sunday's elections and  said Americans who see the violence as "very discouraging"  should focus on long-term U.S. goals in the region.
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President (George W.) Bush said on  Thursday that he and Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi would  "stay the course" in Iraq and insisted national elections will  be held in January despite a worsening insurgency.
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WASHINGTON - US President George W. Bush and Iraqi interim President Ghazi al-Yawar have restated their firm commitment to holding elections on Jan. 30 in spite of an upsurge in violence in Iraq.
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President Bush vowed yesterday to pursue second-term goals of reforming the tax code, partially privatizing Social Security, and spreading democracy to Iraq and Afghanistan
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CAMP PENDLETON, California, Dec 7  - President George W. Bush said Tuesday that Iraqi elections scheduled for late next month &quot;will proceed as planned,&quot; with some 150,000 US troops there to bolster security.
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President Bush spoke by telephone Tuesday with Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi to reaffirm the importance of holding the Jan. 30 elections in that country, the White House said.
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US President George W Bush says Iran and Syria should not interfere in Iraq in advance of January's elections.