Iraqi leader shrugs off US doubts
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BAGHDAD -- Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki yesterday shrugged off US doubts about his government's military and political progress, saying Iraqi forces are capable and American troops can leave "any time they want."
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Iraq's prime minister Monday touted his government's efforts in thwarting "sectarian war" and acknowledged that Iraqi troops are not yet ready to fully take over security duties from the U.S.-led coalition.
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US President George W. Bush today brushed aside criticism of Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld over his handling of the Iraq war. Mr Bush described him as a &quot;caring fellow&quot; who would win over doubters on Capitol Hill.
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BAGHDAD -- Iraq's president, Jalal Talabani, yesterday rejected suggestions that an international conference be held to address the violence wracking his country, echoing sentiments expressed by other leading politicians in the war-torn country.
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US president ignores demands for a new Iraq strategy that would bring US troops home.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki walked a fine line Sunday: confronting his American backers over what he sees as violations of Iraq's sovereignty while stressing that his relations are rock solid with the country on whose support he still relies.
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Prime minister denies shift in US-UK relations.
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The U.S. military said on Thursday the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq was still very much alive, denying reports by some Iraqi politicians that he had been tracked down and killed.
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WASHINGTONâUS President George W. Bush used a timely and symbolic visit by Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi yesterday to reaffirm his determination to stay the course in Iraq and turn chaos into stability in time for elections early next year.
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The presidentÂs national security adviser sidestepped questions about how the administration would react to the release of the Iraq Study GroupÂs report.
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Seeking to shore up the U.S. military commitment in Iraq, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki must charm an increasingly skeptical Congress that is wary of his criticism of Israel and concerned about rising violence in Baghdad.
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IRAQI Prime Minister Iyad Allawi is adamant January elections remain on track despite US warnings that violence could exclude some provinces.
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Offering a simple, "Thank you America," Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi declared Thursday that his country is succeeding in its effort to move past the war that ousted Saddam Hussein.
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WASHINGTON - Iraq's visiting prime minister, Ayad Allawi, says he shares a hopeful view with President Bush that things are getting better in Allawi's tumultuous nation, a conviction the president is putting on full display to persuade doubting U.S. voters...
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Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, Iraq's most powerful Shiite politician, defended Iran on Tuesday against American allegations that it trained and equipped Shiite militias, and said the U.S. has not provided any proof.
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The United States on Wednesday reiterated American support for the Iraqi interim government headed by Prime Minister Iyad Allawi. The US supports Allawi and his government&#39;s
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AMMAN, Jordan -- A day before his meeting here with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki , President Bush said yesterday that despite the lively debate in Congress and among the US American public about the way forward in Iraq, he will not withdraw US troops until Iraq is stable enough to protect itself.