Bush, Iraq dominate EU summit
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European Union leaders launched a two-day summit Thursday with how to react to the return of US President George W. Bush for a second term dominating thinking.
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The Bush administration and interim  Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi are pushing several Western  and Middle Eastern countries, including Iran, to join in  holding a conference in October to boost Iraq's electoral  process, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
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European Union leaders will present a reconstruction aid package to Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi on Friday, as the bloc seeks a fresh start with U.S. President George W. Bush after bitter internal divisions ...
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U.S. President George W. Bush flew to Europe on Monday with his popularity at home at a low point over the Iraq war and tensions abroad over global warming and missile defense.
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President Bush and British Prime  Minister Tony Blair on Thursday were due to discuss Iraq, a day  after its prime minister said Iraqi forces could take over  security by the end of 2007.
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The United States and the European  Union took steps on Friday to bury bitter differences over the  war in Iraq and rebuild their relationship ahead of a visit to  Brussels next month by President Bush.
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President Bush hailed the controversial move, as the EU and UN met to form their responses.
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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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U.S. President George W. Bush left for Europe on Monday with his popularity at home at a low point over the Iraq war and tensions abroad over global warming and missile defense.
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Escalating bloodshed and political tension in Iraq will shadow President Bush at a NATO summit this week where he hopes to persuade Europeans to do more to quell violence in Afghanistan.
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President Bush, under pressure to find a new blueprint for Iraq, meets Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki Wednesday in a high-stakes summit designed to find out how they can jointly chart a stable, peaceful future for the fragile government.
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President Bush's first postelection meeting with a foreign leader comes this week when British Prime Minister Tony Blair, a staunch ally on Iraq, is due for two days of discussions at the White House, officials said Saturday.
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WASHINGTON (CP) - President George W. Bush and his staunch Iraq ally, Britain&#39;s Tony Blair, presented a united front Friday on enlisting Europe&#39;s help for a new push to establish a peaceful Palestinian state.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium  - European Union leaders gave Iraq assurances of "strong support" in a draft statement Friday and said they would offer Iraq's interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi the prospect of aid and a special trade deal.
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BRUSSELS - European leaders were to open a two-day summit Thursday in theory focussed on economic reform but set against the backdrop of US President George W. Bushâs triumphant re-election.
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He sent troops to Iraq against stiff opposition in Paris and Berlin, rejected the Euro as fellow leaders embraced economic harmony and angered neighbors by playing hardball over the European Union budget.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi (L) shakes hands with British Prime Minister Tony Blair (R) after talks in Brussels November 5, 2004 ahead of the second day of a EU summit.