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Bush endorses intelligence changes

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — US President George W. Bush approved dozens of changes at US spy agencies on Wednesday to better combat weapons of mass destruction, including creating a new centre and moving FBI counterterrorism and intelligence operations into a new unit.

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US, Iraqi troops brandish ‘sword’ against rebels

BAGHDAD (AP) — Baghdad’s mayor decried the capital’s crumbling infrastructure and its inability to supply enough water to its residents, threatening Thursday to resign if the government fails to provide the funds he needs to improve utilities. Alaa Mahmoud Timimi’s threat came as the US military claimed some success over …

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Ahmadinejad vows to pursue nuclear programme

Arab countries welcome new leader; Jewish state brands him ‘global threat’ TEHRAN (AP) — Iran’s newly elected president vowed Sunday to pursue a peaceful nuclear programme and says his country does not need the United States in order to make progress. Hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad also downplayed Western and liberal concerns …

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