Howard backs Bush on Iraq as APEC begins
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard vowed to keep Australian troops in Iraq despite mounting pressure at home to withdraw, as annual Asia-Pacific meetings began in Sydney.
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NEW YORK - US President George W. Bush yesterday exhorted world leaders to support Iraq as it attempts the transition to democracy.
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Prime Minister John Howard has arrived in the Chilean capital Santiago for the APEC leaders summit. Mr Howard says he will be pushing trade and security issues when the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting gets under way this weekend.
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Australia's conservative Prime Minister  John Howard, a key U.S. ally and supporter of the Iraq war,  celebrated his election win Sunday after voters enjoying the  fruits of a strong economy gave him a fourth term.
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US President George W. Bush was to welcome Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi to the White House to help spread his election-year message that the war to oust Saddam Hussein was worth it.
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America's Asian allies on Friday warmly welcomed President Bush's second term, though some in the region expressed concern that his inauguration speech pointed to a more aggressive foreign policy that could worsen global tensions.
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Australia will not reduce its troop commitment in Iraq simply because the United States has moved to scale down its military presence there, Prime Minister John Howard said Friday.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard&#39;s governing Liberal Party took a slight lead in nationwide elections Saturday, according to initial results, an early sign that one of President Bush&#39;s most ardent allies in the Iraq war may
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard was defiant about his support for the war in Iraq despite a new report's finding that Saddam Hussein did not possess weapons of mass destruction, the basis for the invasion.
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President George W. Bush hopes to spur momentum for a world trade pact and a global target on climate change at this week's Asia-Pacific summit but the Iraq debate at home looms as a distraction.
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Australia's conservative Prime Minister  John Howard, a key U.S. ally and supporter of the Iraq war,  celebrated on Sunday his election win after voters enjoying the  fruits of a strong economy gave him another term.
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THE Bush administration will push to rebuild relations with the ALP and has defended the Howard Government's refusal to provide extra troops to protect UN officials in Iraq ahead of elections due in January.
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Prime Minister John Howard hasdefended the size of Australia's troop deployment in Iraq after a stinging rebuke from White House hopeful Barack Obama, calling Canberra's contribution &quot;appropriate&quot;.
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Prime Minister John Howard will become the first of three allied leaders who launched the US-led invasion of Iraq to face voters, having announced Sunday that Australians will go to the polls on Oct. 9. The
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U.S. President George W. Bush hopes  to spur momentum for a world trade pact and a global target on  climate change at this week&#39;s Asia-Pacific summit but the Iraq  debate at home looms as a distraction.
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Australia's conservative Prime Minister  John Howard, a key U.S. ally and supporter of the Iraq war,  celebrated his election win on Sunday after voters enjoying the  fruits of a strong economy gave him another term.
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President Bush plans to seek support  from China and other key allies at the Asia-Pacific summit to  help resurrect talks with North Korea over its nuclear weapons  program, White House officials said on Friday.