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Search for: Offline summarization (match summaries) Hybrid summarization Online summarization Offline summarization (match articles) U.S. World Finance Sci/Tech Entertainment Sports View Today's Images Back to Archive Index About Newsblaster About today's run Newsblaster in Press Academic Papers Article Sources: washingtonpost.com (125 articles) nytimes.com (97 articles) seattletimes. nwsource.com (88 articles) boston.com (75 articles) cbc.ca (75 articles) news.bbc.co.uk (72 articles) latimes.com (67 articles) baltimoresun.com (39 articles) abcnews.go.com (33 articles) foxnews.com (31 articles) msnbc.msn.com (27 articles) suntimes.com (26 articles) timesonline.co.uk (26 articles) haaretz.com (24 articles) nypost.com (19 articles) ft.com (16 articles) cnn.com (15 articles) sfgate.com (12 articles) technology. timesonline.co.uk (12 articles) topics.nytimes.com (10 articles) dallasnews.com (6 articles) cbsnews.com (5 articles)	Obama pledges aid, military support to Afghanistan Summary from multiple countries, from articles in English Obama has made the US-led military mission in Afghanistan a central plank in his campaign platform, calling for 7,000 additional troops to be sent to the country as part of an overall drawdown in the number in Iraq. (article 10) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush's top military adviser said on Sunday setting an unconditional two-year timetable for getting U.S. troops out of Iraq in two years would be dangerous. (article 1) The agreement, announced in coordinated statements released Friday by the White House and Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki s government, reflected a significant shift in the war in Iraq. (article 4) WASHINGTON President Bush has agreed to a "general time horizon" for withdrawals of U.S. combat troops from Iraq, the White House announced Friday in a marked softening of his long-standing opposition to deadlines for reducing the American presence. (article 7) Government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said the possibility of troop withdrawal was based on the continuance of security improvements, echoing statements that the White House made Friday after a meeting between al-Maliki and U.S. President Bush. (article 8) The two men " agreed that the goals would be based on continued improving conditions on the ground and not an arbitrary date for withdrawal the White House said in a statement. (article 5) Other summaries about this story: Summary from United States, from articles in English (10 articles) [compare] Summary from the United Kingdom, from articles in English (1 articles) [compare] Other stories about Iraq, Maliki and Iraqi: In Afghanistan, Obama visits troops and officials (9 articles) U.S. Forces Kill Relatives of Iraqi Governor (6 articles) Event tracking: Track this story's development in time Story keywords Iraq, Maliki, Iraqi, Obama, Afghanistan Source articles Bush adviser says Iraq timeline "very dangerous" (boston.com, 07/20/2008, 463 words) FOXNEWS.COM HOME > POLITICS (FOX News, 07/20/2008, 959 words) Bush agrees to set Iraq timeline (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 07/19/2008, 800 words) Bush, in a Shift, Accepts Concept of Iraq Timeline (nytimes.com, 07/19/2008, 835 words) U.S., Iraq see 'time horizon' for withdrawal (CNN, 07/18/2008, 722 words) US seeks 'time horizon' on Iraq (BBC News, 07/18/2008, 246 words) US, Iraq seek 'general time horizon' on troop cuts (L.A. Times, 07/19/2008, 693 words) Iraqi PM disputes report on withdrawal plan (CNN, 07/19/2008, 623 words) Comment Stings Maliki on Eve of Obama Visit (nytimes.com, 07/21/2008, 1162 words) Obama pledges aid, military support to Afghanistan (boston.com, 07/21/2008, 506 words) Barack Obama in Baghdad to meet with US commanders (Washington Post, 07/21/2008, 433 words) blaster@cs.columbia.edu