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Iraq deal may subvert Obama, McCain plans - (U.S., 29 articles)
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In a radio address on Saturday, he said Mr. Obama had been wrong about the increase in troops in Iraq, a strategy Mr. McCain said should be the basis for addressing deteriorating conditions in Afghanistan as well. Senator Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday, on a high-profile foreign trip in a country that is increasingly the focus of his clash with Senator John McCain over whether the war in Iraq has been a distraction in hunting down terrorists. Mr. Obama met privately with American troops, military leaders and Afghan officials in the eastern part of the country, making no public statements in his first day here. In an interview with Der Spiegel released on Saturday, Maliki said he wanted U.S. troops to withdraw from Iraq as soon as possible. Sen. Barack Obama's campaign today released details of the candidate's upcoming trip to the Middle East and Europe, while dismissing criticism from the McCain camp that the trip is all show. From CBS News' Maria Gavrilovic: (CHICAGO) Barack Obama's senior foreign policy advisers spoke to reporters for the first time this afternoon about his upcoming trip to Europe and the Middle East.
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Iran talks stall over nuclear enrichment (World, 34 articles)
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The talks between Iran and the European Union's chief negotiators in Geneva failed to reach an agreement Sunday on Tehran's nuclear program, but the sides agreed to resume talks on suspending uranium enrichment in two weeks. For the first time, a senior United States diplomat also attended the talks, but Tehran remained steadfast on its insistence to continue its drive toward nuclear capability, ruling out freezing its uranium enrichment program. The United States said on Saturday after inconclusive international talks with Iran's nuclear envoy that Tehran must choose between cooperation or confrontation and give up sensitive nuclear work.
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Bush, al-Maliki agree to set 'time horizon' - (World, 7 articles)
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On a visit to Baghdad, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said plans are being made to scale back troops in Iraq, but refused to consider an "artificial timetable" for withdrawing Britain's remaining 4,000 soldiers. No specific troop withdrawal figures have been made public, but a senior British military officer has predicted substantial troop cuts in Iraq next year. The troops, mostly based outside the southern city of Basra, no longer have a combat role and are involved mostly with training Iraqi security units.
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Oil prices inch back up after 3-day decline (Finance, 10 articles)
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Prices at the pump pulled back from record highs yesterday as another slide in the price of oil capped crude's biggest one-week drop in more than three years. Drivers could see gasoline prices below $4 by Labor Day, and even a nickel decline within days, after oil prices fell again Friday. In the last four days, oil prices have dropped more than $16 a barrel, as the market looked optimistically at calm weather, U.S.-Iran negotiations, failing bank rescues and lower demand for gasoline.
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illegal immigration search results on washingtonpost.com (Entertainment, 12 articles)
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Editor, The Times: I don't demonstrate in front of schools and clinics with picket signs regarding my thoughts on abortion issues, and I don't know anyone who does. It isn't relevant this campaign cycle, it wasn't relevant last campaign cycle and it shouldn't be an issue in the governor's race. He knows it wouldn't go anywhere in a Democrat-controlled Legislature and in a state that has overwhelmingly voted to maintain this right.
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