Iraq and the U.S. are near an agreement on all American combat troops leaving Iraq by October 2010, with the last soldiers out three years after that, two Iraqi officials told The Associated Press on Thursday. U.S. officials, however, insisted no dates had been agreed
The proposed agreement calls for Americans to hand over parts of [...]

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The United States said Thursday that a move by Pakistan’s ruling coalition to impeach President Pervez Musharraf, a close US ally, was an “internal” matter for the Pakistanis to decide.
“We have consistently said the internal politics of Pakistan is an issue for the Pakistani people to decide,” said State Department spokesman Gonzago Gallegos.
“Our expectation is [...]

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