Iraq says making progress ahead of key reports
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Iraq's foreign minister said on Thursday the government had made progress in responding to U.S. goals for improved security and political reconciliation ahead of key reports soon to be delivered to the U.S. Congress.
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WASHINGTON -- A widely anticipated White House report on Iraq, set for release today, contends that Iraq has made "satisfactory" progress toward nearly half of the political and military goals sought by Congress, while acknowledging that an equal number remain "unsatisfactory," an administration official said yesterday.
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The Iraqi government has made mixed progress in meeting political and security goals, a U.S. official said on Thursday, citing a report that may add to rising calls for a change of course in the unpopular war.
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President insists he has winning strategy in Iraq even as report says Iraqi government has failed to stem violence and bring about reconciliation.
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PARIS  -- Elections in Iraq will go ahead as scheduled in January, even if some Iraqis could not vote, Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said in an interview published Monday in the French daily Le Figaro.
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Tuesday that with the help of the United Nations, the technical preparations for Iraq&#39;s elections in January are on track, but continued violence would affect the process.
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Congress required President Bush to submit an initial report to lawmakers by Sunday assessing whether the Iraqi government has made satisfactory progress toward achieving the benchmarks set for it. The breakdown of progress described in the Bush administration's report:
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Iraq is &quot;working 24 hours a day to ... stop the terrorists,&quot; interim Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said Monday. Iraqis are pushing ahead with reforms and improvements, Allawi told
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The Bush administration is nearing the release of an interim report on 18 benchmarks for the Iraqi government, with fresh signs that some Republican senators are impatient with the White House plan for Iraq.
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Elections in Iraq will go ahead in January as planned, the leaders of Britain and Iraq said on Sunday, brushing aside fears that violence will scupper them.
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Thursday's developments in Iraq:
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Developments in Iraq on Saturday:
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President George W. Bush admitted on Thursday his troop buildup in Iraq had made limited progress but said he would wait for a September security report before considering a change of course.
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U.S. experts studying what to do next in Iraq said Tuesday that the next three months are critical and Baghdad's government must make more progress toward controlling the violence and rebuilding the nation.
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The security situation in Iraq is challenging and attacks could increase in coming months, a U.S. progress report said on Thursday as President George W. Bush faces rising pressure to shift course in the unpopular war.
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A White House update on progress in Iraq will show meager gains have been made on the 18 benchmarks Congress established for the Iraqi government, said two sources outside the White House. President Bush will report Friday that one benchmark has been upgraded since July to satisfactory, the sources said.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Thursday that U.N. plans to help with the upcoming election in Iraq appeared to be on track, despite months of pressure for the world body to increase its staff.