Bush, Maliki to meet as Iraqi deaths hit new high
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U.S. President George W. Bush will meet Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Jordan next week with grim new statistics showing record numbers of Iraqis were killed last month and many more fled the country.
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U.S. President George W. Bush and Australia's Prime Minister John Howard met beside Sydney Harbour on Wednesday to discuss progress in Iraq and a new defense deal ahead of an Asia-Pacific leaders' summit.
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The American death toll in Iraq  topped 1,000 on Tuesday nearly 18 months after President Bush  launched the war that has become a central issue in the  November U.S. presidential elections.
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The U.S. and Iranian ambassadors to Iraq met in Baghdad on Tuesday to discuss the grim security issues in the country.
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The number of Iraqi civilians meeting violent deaths rose to a new high in October, according to the UN.
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President Bush retains confidence in Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki despite the failure of the Shiite politician's signature effort to improve security in Iraq's bloody capital, the White House said as Bush prepared to host the new leader.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met Saturday with Iraq's prime minister in their first face-to-face talks since a Baghdad shootout involving guards from a U.S. company protecting American diplomats.
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U.S. deaths in Iraq this month are approaching 100, making it the second-deadliest month since American forces invaded the country in March 2003, Pentagon records show.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki arrived in Jordan for crisis talks with President Bush on Wednesday with some in the White House questioning his ability to rescue Iraq from bloody turmoil.
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Nine US troops died in Iraq over the weekend, as President Bush prepares to meet a key Shia leader.
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President Bush's chaotic summit with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is a telling sign of U.S. worries that the raging conflict in Iraq could tip the balance of power in the Middle East well beyond embattled Baghdad.
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President Bush on Thursday will meet at the White House with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, who is on a nearly three-week trip to the United States that includes a stop for medical treatment.
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The U.S. military death toll in Iraq rose by at least three Monday and the November total is approaching the highest for any month since the American-led invasion was launched in March 2003.
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President Bush met with wounded soldiers and military commanders Saturday before heading for the White House and a renewed fight with the Democratic-run Congress over future U.S. involvement in Iraq.
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President George W. Bush met one of Iraq's most powerful Shi'ite faction leaders on Monday, while his military chief and envoy in Baghdad implored Iraqis to break a cycle of violence that will "destroy you and your country".
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President Bush's high-profile meeting with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Wednesday was canceled in a stunning turn of events after disclosure of U.S. doubts about the Iraqi leader's capabilities and a political boycott in Baghdad protesting his attendance.
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U.S. President George W. Bush met Italy&#39;s  president on Saturday, and was due to see Pope Benedict for the  first time for talks expected to centre on their differences on  Iraq and their common stand against abortion.