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Bush To Announce U.S. Troop Levels In Iraq Next Week
Associated PressPresident Bush will announce his decision on future troops levels in Iraq next week and is expected to largely follow the recommendations of military leaders to reduce the number by up to 8,000 by mid-January. The closely held plan forwarded by top...Tags: The White House, Barack Obama, National Government, George Bush, Political Candidates
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Text Of Sen. John McCain's Speech
Thank you all very much. Tonight, I have a privilege given few Americans -- the privilege of accepting our party's nomination for President of the United States. And I accept it with gratitude, humility and confidence. In my life, no success has come...Tags: Mental Illness, History, Corruption, Medical Services, Employees
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Advisers: Delay reducing troops
The Associated PressPresident Bush's top defense advisers have recommended he maintain 15 combat brigades in Iraq until the end of the year, contrary to expectations that the improved security in Iraq would allow for quicker cuts, The Associated Press has learned....Tags: Political Candidates, Elections, Defense, Barack Obama, Wars and Interventions
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Iraq troop cuts may wait
Associated PressWASHINGTON — President George W. Bush's top defense advisers have recommended he maintain 15 combat brigades in Iraq until the end of the year, contrary to expectations that improved security in Iraq would allow for quicker cuts, The Associated...Tags: Robert Gates, Defense, Government, George Bush, National Government
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Text of John McCain's speech
Sen. John McCain delivered these remarks Thursday night at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. SEN. JOHN MCCAIN: Tonight, I have a privilege given few Americans: the privilege of accepting our party's nomination for president of the United States....Tags: Mental Illness, Corruption, Values, Employees, Laura Bush
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Anbar, at peace
For years after the fall of Saddam Hussein, Anbar Province was the heart of the Iraqi insurgency. More than 1,100 U.S. troops died there in some of the biggest battles of the war, including two sweeps of Fallujah in 2004. If Iraqis in any part of the...Tags: Civil Unrest, Armed Conflicts, Rebellions, Wars and Interventions, Terrorism
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Marines could thin presence in west
AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ The U.S. Marine commandant said Wednesday that his forces in Iraq's once-volatile western Al Anbar province can be reduced, as the military moves to hand over control of the region to the Iraqis next week. Gen. James Conway said... -
Petraeus said to be ready for more drawdown
WASHINGTON - The top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, has given his military superiors and Defense Secretary Robert Gates his initial recommendation on when to resume a U.S. troop withdrawal and at what pace, a senior military officer close to...Tags: Robert Gates, Defense, George Bush
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U.S., Pakistani Leaders Meet
Chicago TribuneIn a meeting cloaked in secrecy, an unusually high-level roster of U.S. military officials huddled with senior Pakistani military officers this week aboard an aircraft carrier in the Indian Ocean to discuss the increasing violence along the Afghanistan-...Tags: Pervez Musharraf, Civil Unrest, Benazir Bhutto, Defense, Abraham Lincoln
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Biden choice might be fatal
Barack Obama's beautifully choreographed campaign — from the stunning debut in Iowa to the cheering masses in Berlin — might have just made its fatal error, and its name is Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., a U.S. senator from Delaware. Even...Tags: Political Candidates, Upper House, Elections, Clarence Thomas, Barack Obama
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Milestone reached in Iraq, but Marine pullout to take time
The associated pressThe drawdown of Marines from the former Sunni insurgent stronghold of Al Anbar will take time because there is still much work to be done, a top U.S. commander said Sunday on the eve of the province's transfer to Iraqi security control. Today's hand-over...Tags: Political Candidates, Elections, John Kelly, Barack Obama, International Military Interventions
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Pullout from Anbar to take time
The Associated PressThe drawdown of Marines from the former Sunni insurgent stronghold of Anbar will take time because there is still much work to be done, a top U.S. commander said Sunday on the eve of the once violent province's transfer to Iraqi security control. Today's...Tags: John Kelly, International Military Interventions, Wars and Interventions
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