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Bush Urges Foreign Troop Role in Iraq: "President Bush said Wednesday it is in other nations' interests to contribute money and troops to postwar Iraq, but his defense chief cautioned against expecting offers of large numbers of troops even if the United Nations authorizes a multinational force. (AP)"

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Rumsfeld admits infrastructure woes underestimated: "US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld admitted the United States underestimated the devastation of Iraq's infrastructure but said ultimately it would be up to Iraqis to rebuild their country. (AFP)"

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Al-Jazeera airs new bin Laden videotape: "The Arabic satellite channel Al-Jazeera aired video and audio tapes of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and his deputy on Wednesday. The footage - the first video image of bin Laden in nearly two years - was aired on the eve of the second anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks."

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Bush lukewarm to new Palestinian PM: "President Bush withheld judgment Wednesday on the new Palestinian prime minister and kept a diplomatic distance from a power structure that inevitably leads back to Yasser Arafat."

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No deal yet in US-militia showdown in Iraqi holy city: "Mediators pressed talks to avert a showdown between US forces and armed Iraqi militia they have vowed to disarm after nearly a fortnight of turning a blind eye to their presence on the streets of this Shiite Muslim holy city. (AFP)"

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France, Germany Seek to Downgrade U.S. Role in Iraq: "France and Germany have offeredthe United States a deal that effectively recognizes an Iraqitransitional government but downgrades the U.S. political rolein the occupied state, according to documents circulated onWednesday. (Reuters)"

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West overrates terrorism (10 Sept 03) in Radio Free USA



France and Germany seek full UN control over Iraq (10 Sept o3) in Radio Free USA



Bush urges UN action on Iraq: "The US president calls on UN members to put aside 'past bickering' and commit troops and money to Iraq."

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Iraq council names central bank governor: "The U.S.-appointed Governing Council on Wednesday named economist Sinan Mohammed Rida al-Shibibi as the country's first central bank governor since the ouster of Saddam Hussein's government five months ago."

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New film of Osama bin Laden is shown: "The Arabic satellite channel Al-Jazeera aired a video of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and his deputy Ayman al-Zawahri on Wednesday, and an accompanying audiotape attributed to al-Zawahri called on Iraqi guerrillas to "bury" American troops in Iraq."

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Bush calls on nations to help with Iraq: "President Bush said Wednesday it is in other nations' interests to contribute money and troops to the postwar reconstruction of Iraq."

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U.S. says 3,000 Iraqi artifacts recovered: "Investigators have recovered more than 3,000 antiquities taken from Iraq's collection but still don't know exactly what else might have been pillaged during the war, the Pentagon said Wednesday."

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France, Germany Seek to Downgrade U.S. Role in Iraq: "France and Germany have offeredthe United States a deal that effectively recognizes an Iraqitransitional government but downgrades the U.S. political rolein the occupied state, according to documents circulated onWednesday. (Reuters)"

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IRAQI WORKERS, COALITION SOLDIERS RESTORE MOSUL?S ZOO in CENTCOM: News Release



WEAPONS CACHE DISCOVERED IN 3RD BRIGADE AREA in CENTCOM: News Release



3RD ACR PATROLS NET BIG WEAPONS HAUL in CENTCOM: News Release



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Iraqi Pleads Not Guilty to Bombing: "An Iraqi pleaded innocent Wednesday to a charge of detonating an explosion near a U.S. Navy base here during the Iraqi war, his defense lawyer said. (AP)"

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Suicide bomber kills at least one, wounds dozens in northern Iraq: "A suicide bomber killed at least one child and wounded dozens of people, including six US defence staff, in the Iraqi city of Arbil, shattering the calm US commanders had hailed in the Kurdish north. (AFP)"

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