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Petraeus says he's unlikely to call for another troop buildup in Iraq - (World, 47 articles)
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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 debate about troop withdrawals from Iraq will intensify next month, when Petraeus is due to report on how the "surge" of troops and new counterinsurgency tactics have affected conditions in Iraq's violent sectarian conflict. 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. The White House has left little doubt that President George W Bush will back the top US military leader's call to suspend troop withdrawals from Iraq. As the top military commander of the Iraq War called Tuesday for a " troop pause Sen. Hillary Clinton said earlier that the troop surge in Iraq has not worked. Several officials who talked to CNN said they expect Petraeus to avoid any prediction about additional troop withdrawals beyond the 20,000 U.S. troops returning home as the troop "surge" ends in July.
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Sports, Baltimore Orioles, Hillary Clinton - (U.S., 30 articles)
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Mrs. Clinton won a close race in New Jersey, where voters said that the economy was the most important issue in deciding how to cast their vote, according to exit polls. Mr. Obama won a tight race in Connecticut with the help of younger voters and voters who identified themselves as independents, exit polls showed. Mentioning Obama's speech this week on race relations, Richardson praised Obama, who is seeking to become the first African-American elected to the White House, for " rejecting the politics of race against race.
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China doctors the news of Olympic torch relay (World, 39 articles)
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The head of the International Olympic Committee has said the Beijing Games will rebound from "crisis" after days of protests along the torch route. The Olympic torch arrived in San Francisco on Tuesday for the latest stage of its worldwide relay amid contradictory reports about whether the International Olympic Committee was for the first time considering cutting the relay short or changing the route. SAN FRANCISCO, California (CNN) Heavy security surrounded runners taking part in the controversial Olympic torch relay in San Francisco Wednesday, as the threat of violent protests prompted officials to make dramatic last-minute changes
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American Airlines cancels as many as 500 flights to recheck wiring (U.S., 28 articles)
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April 9, 2008 American Airlines canceled about 500 flights yesterday to check the bundling of wires in some planes, the same issue that caused the airline to scrap more than 400 flights last month. American Airlines passengers, who dealt with a massive schedule disruption on Wednesday, can expect at least two more days of flight cancellations, as the airline scrambles to reinspect wiring on its MD-80 jets to comply with federal regulations. American Airlines Inc. canceled as many as 500 flights Tuesday after regulators found the airline had failed to make repairs required two weeks earlier, when the carrier grounded the same fleet.
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Overview: IMF forecast of slower growth damps mood (Finance, 16 articles)
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Total industrial output grew 0.3per cent, after falling 0.1per cent in January, as companies take advantage of the weakness of the pound. The pan-European FTSE Eurofirst 300 index closed 0.8 per cent lower at 1,308.48, France's CAC 40 shed 0.8 per cent to 4,874.97 and Germany's Xetra Dax fell 0.8 per cent to 6,721.36. UK manufacturing registered a surprising 0.4 per cent rise in February well above what economists expected, and helped boost the overall Index of Production by 0.3 per cent, the Office of National Statistics said on Wednesday.
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