Archive - Jul 25, 2006

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AL-MALIKI IN DC
President George W. Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki today announced a new program aimed at curbing violence in Baghdad. Additional American troops will be brought into Baghdad from elsewhere in the country and will embed with Iraqi security force patrols. Al-Maliki is currently visiting Washington DC and is scheduled to address a joint meeting of Congress tomorrow. Some congressional democrats have threatened to boycott al-Maliki's speech unless he apologizes for statements made last week condemning the Israeli offensives against Lebanon and Gaza. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid on al-Maliki's comments.

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