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Blackwater Iraq contract to be renewed The State Department will renew its contract with Blackwater to provide security in Iraq. No provisions have been added to the contract | |
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Clintons' earnings exceed $100m Democratic presidential hopeful and her husband, ex-President, have revealed they earned more than $100m in 8 years
| Apr.8 |
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IMF may sell 400 tons of gold The International Monetary Fund's executive board has approved a broad financial overhaul
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Petraeus: US 'must suspend' withdrawal The top US military leader in Iraq Gen. Petraeus has recommended a suspension of troop withdrawals after July to protect gains in Iraq
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Iraqi envoy: Wrong time for U.S. to leave The ambassador to the U.S. said that his country still needs the U.S. military to survive
| Apr.10 |
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Bush backs Iraq withdrawal freeze  US President says he will put a freeze on the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, as requested by his top general in the country. President George W Bush has declared a 'major st... | |
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U.S. military trainers to head to Pakistan Defense Secretary Robert Gates has signed deployment orders that will send military trainers to Pakistan this summer
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Democrats: Bush is avoiding Iraq decisions Democratic opponents of US President have accused him of putting off tough decisions on Iraq until after the presidential elections
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Petraeus: Iraqi leaders turn wary of Iran Commander of U.S. troops in Iraq: Iranian influence on Iraq's ruling parties is a 'stark reality'
| Apr.15 |
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Warm US welcome for Pope Benedict Pope received an unprecedented presidential greeting from Bush as he arrived for his first official visit to the US | |
| Apr.16 |
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Pope in landmark White House trip Map of White House USA Bush has welcomed visiting Benedict XVI to the White House for a reception attended by thousands of well-wishers
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Pope attacks US sex abuse record Benedict XVI has criticised US bishops for their handling of child sex scandals, saying the response to the crisis had been very poor | |
| Apr.17 |
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Brown: Bush owed huge debt of gratitude Bush and British Prime Minister discussed a range of topics including terrorism, fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, Iran and economic issues
| Apr.19 |
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Bush, Lee hopeful of swaying North Korea President Bush and President Lee Myung-bak said that there still is a chance to make progress on eliminating N. Korea's nuclear weapons prog...
| Apr.23 |
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Petraeus set for Central Command US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has recommended the top military commander in Iraq be appointed head of US Central Command
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U.S. to cite N. Korea-Syria nuclear link U.S. intelligence officials will tell members of Congress that N. Korea was helping Syria build a nuclear facility
| Apr.26 |
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Bush pokes fun at his successors US President poked fun at his potential successors during his last White House Correspondents' Association dinner
| Apr.30 |
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CIA: China is not an 'inevitable enemy' Michael Hayden, the director of the CIA, told an audience at Kansas State University that China is 'not the inevitable enemy' of the U.S. | |
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Further cut in interest rates The Federal Reserve has cut its key rate from 2.25% to 2.0% as it aims to avoid a possible US recession
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Eisenhower nixed nuke attack in '58 President Eisenhower overruled his military commanders, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China
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