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General Petraeus takes fight over Iraq to the next US president (World, 36 articles)
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The man who forced the remaining US presidential candidates to make this sacrifice was General David Petraeus who was giving his long-awaited progress report on the war to two legislative committees. Although the candidates repeated their main arguments - Mr. McCain said there was significant progress in Iraq; Mrs. Clinton said there was not; Mr. Obama called the war a "massive strategic blunder" - none used the occasion to grandstand. To avoid that, nearly everyone also agrees that some combat forces should remain in Iraq to fight foreign insurgents, to train the Iraqi army and police, and to protect remaining American troops, diplomats and contractors. The Pentagon will pause troop reductions in Iraq this summer to assess the impact that unwinding the surge will have on security, General David Petraeus said on Tuesday. Obama, who has emphasized his long held opposition to the war and says he would withdraw troops immediately after entering office, said a timetable for withdrawal was necessary to pressure Iraqi leaders to bring about peace. Biden said Congress wants to know what policy the United States will undertake to " leave behind a self-sustaining government.
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Protests of China Make Olympic Torch Relay an Obstacle Course (World, 47 articles)
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Is it acceptable for protesters to disrupt the progress of the Olympic torch? Marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe, who carried the torch during the protest-hit London relay, says "no". International Olympic Committee (IOC) officials also criticized the protests and a spokeswoman said the torch relay was expected to continue as scheduled. San Francisco officials are bracing for protests Wednesday, when the Olympic torch is scheduled to pass through as part of the international leg of the relay leading up to this summer's Beijing Olympics.
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Obama and Clinton on trade (U.S., 18 articles)
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Hillary Rodham Clinton has just been stung by the same bug that zapped her Democratic opponent last month: While the candidates were sending one message about free trade, their campaign strategists were sending another. April 8, 2008 As far as finger-in-the-air political con sultants go, pollster Mark Penn - tossed under the Clinton campaign bus over the weekend - doesn't exactly exude idealism. Penn was bounced from his role as Clinton's chief strategist Sunday after news broke that he 'd met with Colombian officials as part of his public-relations firm's efforts to secure congressional passage of a US-Colombia free-trade agreement.
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Mugabe supporters rearming amid 'massive violence': Zimbabwe opposition (World, 30 articles)
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While official results from the March 29 presidential election still had not been released, independent observers earlier projected a runoff, saying Tsvangirai won the most votes but not the 50 percent-plus-one majority needed for an outright victory. April 6, 2008 HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe's opposition leader yesterday accused President Robert Mugabe of preparing a "war against the people" and said the party was reluctant to take part in a presidential runoff election. The opposition reported widespread attacks on its supporters, black youths drove white farmers off their, and elections officials were arrested on charges of vote tampering.
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Sharp fall in mortgage approvals as more borrowers opt for tracker deals (U.S., 14 articles)
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Thanks to Ranieri and his successors, almost anyone can originate a mortgage loan not just banks and big mortgage lenders, but any mortgage broker with a Web site and a phone. Here is the issue with mortgage brokers in a nutshell: A new study finds that among borrowers with good credit, those who go to mortgage brokers get better interest rates than those who go directly to a lender such as a bank. Britain's biggest bank, HSBC, is offering mortgages to homeowners whose fixed rate deals with other lenders are coming to an end.
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