Rice Says Iraqi Leaders Have Limited Time To Settle Differences
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The issues to be solved, she said, include division of oil wealth, possible changes to the national constitution and the desire for greater autonomy in various regions
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates hinted Tuesday at American impatience with the pace of Iraqi political reconciliation, more than four months into the U.S. troop buildup.
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KIRKUK, Iraq  - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Iraqi leaders on Tuesday to speed up national reconciliation on a trip overshadowed by an incursion by several hundred Turkish troops into northern Iraq.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday acknowledged negotiations to conclude a nuclear deal with India were moving slowly, but she foresaw a deal by the end of the year.
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Condoleezza Rice flew to the volatile city of Kirkuk to urge Iraqi leaders to speed up reconciliation, a U.S. official said.
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BAGHDAD, Oct 5 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise visit to Baghdad today to support embattled Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and urged the fragile Iraqi government to accelerate efforts on national reconciliation.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice praised Iraq on Tuesday for passing the first in a series of critical laws meant to reconcile warring Iraqis, saying progress was remarkable even though more was needed.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Tuesday and dropped in on the volatile northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, a U.S. Embassy spokesman in Baghdad confirmed.
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Days ahead of his meeting with President Bush, Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki said that IraqÂs leaders would work to resolve their political conflicts.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Saturday lauded early progress in a military operation against militants in Baghdad, but said Iraqis had to use this "breathing space" to push ahead with reconciliation.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates met Iraqi leaders for talks in Baghdad on Saturday to tell them Washington is disappointed with their efforts to reconcile Iraq's warring factions and to move ahead with renewed urgency.
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Having won a two-month reprieve from Congress to demonstrate progress in Iraq, the White House does not intend to give up on trying to forge a grand political bargain among Iraq's sectarian leaders, even though such a deal has proved elusive since the 2003 invasion, administration officials said.
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Iraq's leaders have just months to mend   their differences or see their country collapse, the speaker of   parliament told wrangling deputies on Wednesday after a car   bomb caused dozens of casualties in the morning rush hour.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, on an unannounced trip to Iraq, said Saturday the success of a new security crackdown in Baghdad will be measured largely by how well the U.S.-backed government capitalizes on any letup in sectarian violence.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice defended the Baghdad government's mixed report card against critics in Congress on Friday, saying the Bush administration needs two more months to find a "coherent way forward" in Iraq.
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U.S. President George W. Bush acknowledged on Thursday his Iraq strategy had made limited progress but said he would wait for a September security report before considering a change of course.
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Secretary of State Condeleezza Rice flew to Baghdad, hoping to build momentum behind reconciliation efforts.