Bush and Blair Lay Out Final Iraqi Plan; Appeal to Un for Backing

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AMERICA and Britain last night called on the United Nations to back their plans for a sovereign interim Iraqi government but gave no clear date for the withdrawal of coalition troops.

As Security Council members were digesting the contents of the US- UK draft resolution, George W Bush was preparing to address America on primetime television with a speech he hoped would begin wresting back the initiative on Iraq after the prisoner abuse scandal.

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Bush and Blair Lay Out Final Iraqi Plan; Appeal to Un for Backing

The US president was expected to set out a "clear strategy" on Iraq, placing the emphasis on the arrangements for handing over power and stressing the coalition's work on re...

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