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Iraq urges Iran on regional stability (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Mon, 30 Apr 2007 01:49:15 GMT

Iran agreed Sunday to join the U.S. and other countries at a conference on Iraq this week, raising hopes the government in Tehran would help stabilize its violent neighbor and stem the flow of guns and bombs over the border.


Claim Bush came to office plotting Iraq war "flat wrong": Rice (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Mon, 30 Apr 2007 03:35:21 GMT

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice rejected as "flat wrong" on Sunday assertions by former CIA director George Tenet that George W. Bush came into office already plotting to invade Iraq and overthrow Saddam Hussein.


Rice: Bush would oppose Iraq benchmarks (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Mon, 30 Apr 2007 02:00:32 GMT

President Bush will not sign any war spending bill that penalizes Iraq's government for failing to make progress, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday, a fresh warning to Congress about challenging him.


Army officer accuses generals of failure to prepare in Iraq (USA Today)
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Mon, 30 Apr 2007 01:36:04 GMT

An active duty U.S. Army officer has taken the unusual step of openly criticizing the way generals have handled the Iraq war, accusing them of failing to prepare their forces for an insurgency and misleading Congress about the situation here.


Iraq welcomes Iran's participation in conference (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:35:59 GMT

Iraq welcomes Iran's participation in a conference this week on regional security, Iraqi national security adviser Mowaffak al Rubaie said on Sunday


Iran confirms it will attend summit on Iraq (CNN.com)
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Mon, 30 Apr 2007 01:23:22 GMT

Tehran, Iran (AP) -- Iran on Sunday confirmed it will attend this week's conference on Iraq in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheik, saying its delegation will be headed by its foreign minister.


Quiet Bush Aide Seeks Iraq Czar, Creating a Stir (New York Times)
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Mon, 30 Apr 2007 01:38:05 GMT

Stephen J. Hadley?s search for an ?implementation and execution manager? on Iraq and Afghanistan has provoked criticism.


U.N. chief urges global support for Iraq (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:40:42 GMT

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the world's major powers to support an economic and political reform package for Iraq at a conference in Egypt this week, saying this would encourage Iraqis to promote national reconciliation.


Iraq's Al-Maliki warns Iran on attacks (USA Today)
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Sun, 29 Apr 2007 21:16:28 GMT

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told an Iranian envoy Sunday that the persistent attacks in Iraq are also a threat abroad, a pointed warning amid U.S. accusations that the Tehran government is stoking the violence in Iraq. The move came as Iran agreed to attend a major U.S.-backed regional conference on Iraq this week in Egypt.


GOP's Base Helps Keep Unity on Iraq (Washington Post)
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Sun, 29 Apr 2007 22:15:54 GMT

With public opinion tilting firmly toward ending U.S. involvement in the war in Iraq, Rep. Wayne T. Gilchrest (R-Md.) might have expected praise for his votes that would start to bring the troops home. Instead, at town hall meetings on the Eastern Shore, the former Marine and Vietnam combat veteran...