Iraq chief expects favorable US report
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BAGHDAD - Iraq's prime minister said yesterday he expects the US ambassador and military commander to give his government favorable marks when they report to Congress next week, and predicted passage of a law soon that could return more Sunnis to government jobs.
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Iraq's government welcomes a positive report on the US troop surge by its top commander in the country.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi is to address a joint session of the US Congress as well as meeting President Bush.
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While a new intelligence estimate offers a gloomy assessment of Iraq&#39;s future, President Bush talks instead about brighter days ahead under
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The new head of US forces in Iraq, Lt Gen David Petraeus, is set to take charge ahead of a big security push.
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Â· Petraeus and UK officials upbeat on Iraq's futureÂ· Announcement could come next month
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The Bush administration will seek a range of views beyond the report by the American commander in Iraq.
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The United States is likely to latch  on to any sign of success in Sunday's Iraqi national election  amid increasing momentum for the earliest possible withdrawal  of American troops.
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A senior Iraqi official cautioned Thursday against expecting "magical solutions" from the upcoming reports to Congress on military and political progress in Iraq and acknowledged the Iraqis are still not ready to defend the country on their own.
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WASHINGTON -- Last month, Congress set a deadline for the American commander in Iraq, declaring that by Sept. 15 he would have to assess progress there before billions more dollars are approved to finance the military effort to stabilize the country. The commander, General David H. Petraeus, said in recent days that his report would only be a snapshot of ...
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The White House is expected to give Congress an interim report on progress in Iraq showing mixed progress.
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The White House said today that Iraq has made "satisfactory progress" toward meeting nine of 18 political, economic and security benchmarks and cited "encouraging signs" of conditions that would allow the United States to reduce its forces there.
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The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday will hear a much-anticipated report on whether Iraq is making progress on meeting political and security benchmarks set by Congress in May.
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U.S. officials have raised their  estimates of the size and financial support of Iraq's  insurgency, The New York Times reported on Friday, citing  unnamed sources.
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The U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, has told President George W. Bush he wants to maintain heightened troop levels in Iraq well into next year but could accept the pullback of about 4,000 troops beginning in January, The New York Times reported on Thursday.
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A government minister yesterday gave the clearest signal yet that there will be an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding Britain's participation in the US-led invasion of Iraq
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US President George W. Bush said he looked forward to welcoming Prime Minister Iyad Allawi of Iraq next week, amid election-year worries in the United States about deadly chaos in that war-torn country.