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Obama expected to meet with commanders of Iraq war

In this handout picture released by U.S. Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan, U.S Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, right, speaks with a U.S soldier of Combined Security Transition Command in Afghanistan as he has a breakfast during a visit to Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, July 20, 2008. Obama visited with U.S. troops and Afghan officials in this war-weary nation, which is the focal point of his proposed strategy for dealing with threats to the U.S. if elected as president. (AP Photo/US Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan, HO)
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BAGHDAD - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's visit to Iraq for talks with commanders of a war he long opposed follows the prime minister's apparent endorsement of his troop withdrawal plan and a shift by the White House away from refusing to discuss that option.

  • Dr. Anna Pou talks during an interview in Metairie, La., Monday, July 14, 2008. Dr. Pou says new legislation designed to protect medical personnel during a disaster is a case of something good growing out of something bad. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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    NEW ORLEANS - Trapped in a hospital with 2,000 people in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Dr. Anna Pou recalls her throat burning from the rancid smell.

  • Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson testifies before the Senate Banking Committee on the economy, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
    Paulson braces public for months of tough times AP - Sun Jul 20, 2:00 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson sought to reassure an anxious public Sunday that the banking system is sound, while also bracing people for more troubled times ahead.

  • It's the law: No sagging pants in Chicago suburb AP - Sun Jul 20, 2:06 PM ET

    LYNWOOD, Ill. - Be careful if you have saggy pants in the south Chicago suburb of Lynwood. Village leaders have passed an ordinance that would levy $25 fines against anyone showing three inches or more of their underwear in public.

  • In this image released by Warner Bros., Heath Ledger starring as The Joker, is shown in a scene with Christian Bale, starring as Batman in 'The Dark Knight.' (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures, Stephen Vaughan)
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  • Padraig Harrington of Ireland kisses the trophy after winning the British Open Golf championship, at the Royal Birkdale golf course, Southport, England, Sunday, July 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Paul Thomas)
    Harrington wins British Open, ends Norman's dream AP - 9 minutes ago

    SOUTHPORT, England - Turns out Padraig Harrington's wrist was strong enough to hit all the right shots in the British Open. Better yet, it was strong enough to lift the silver claret jug.

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    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy needs months to recover from its slowdown, but the banking system remains sound despite a home mortgage crisis that could cause more problems, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said.

  • Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama (R) and Afghan President Hamid Karzai walk at the presidential palace in Kabul July 20, 2008. REUTERS/Afghanistan Presidential Palace/Handout
    Obama says Afghanistan "precarious and urgent" Reuters - Sun Jul 20, 12:13 PM ET

    KABUL (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Barack Obama called the situation in Afghanistan "precarious and urgent" on Sunday after meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai during an overseas trip meant to burnish his foreign policy credentials.

  • Bush adviser says Iraq timeline "very dangerous" Reuters - Sun Jul 20, 1:08 PM ET

    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.

  • In this courtroom sketch reviewed and cleared for release by U.S. military officials, Guantanamo detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan (L) sits flanked by his legal team as army prosecutor Lieutenant-Colonel William Britt speaks at a podium inside a courtroom during a U.S. Military Tribunal arraignment at Guantanamo U.S. Naval Base in Cuba June 4, 2007. REUTERS/Janet Hamlin/Pool
    Bin Laden driver faces first Guantanamo trial Reuters - Sun Jul 20, 10:28 AM ET

    GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden's driver will face a controversial form of American justice on Monday in the first Guantanamo war crimes trial, 6-1/2 years after the United States opened its prison camp in Cuba to jail fighters in the "war on terror."

  • Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili (L) smiles before a meeting on nuclear issues with E.U. foreign policy chief Javier Solana (R) at the Town Hall in Geneva July 19, 2008. World powers will sound out Iran's readiness to negotiate an end to the long dispute over its nuclear programme on Saturday, and Tehran said more such meetings might be needed. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
    Iran says nuclear talks a step forward Reuters - Sun Jul 20, 7:17 AM ET

    TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's president described talks with world powers on its disputed nuclear program as a step forward on Sunday, official media said, even though the meeting in Geneva failed to produce any breakthrough in the standoff.

  • Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe attends the launch of basic commodities in Harare, July 16, 2008. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo
    Zimbabwe's MDC holds out on signing memorandum Reuters - Sun Jul 20, 2:18 PM ET

    JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's main opposition party said it would not sign an accord paving the way for talks to end a political crisis until mediator South Africa addressed its concerns, but regional officials on Sunday appeared optimistic a breakthrough was possible.

  • This picture released by U.S. Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan shows Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, left, greeting Sgt. Anthony R. Lewis of Combined Security Transition Command in Afghanistan during a visit to Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, July 20, 2008. Obama visited with U.S. troops and Afghan officials in this war-weary nation, which is the focal point of his proposed strategy for dealing with threats to the U.S. if elected president (AP Photo/ U.S. Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan)
    U.S. troops kill son of Iraqi governor Reuters - Sun Jul 20, 9:25 AM ET

    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. forces shot dead the 17-year-old son and another relative of the governor of northern Iraq's Salahuddin province in a raid on Sunday, local officials said.

  • Policemen stand guard at a checkpoint in Kabul July 19, 2008. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani
    Foreign airstrike kills 9 Afghan police: official Reuters - Sun Jul 20, 3:27 AM ET

    KABUL (Reuters) - A foreign airstrike killed nine Afghan policemen in western Afghanistan overnight after a clash in which both sides mistook the other for Taliban militants, Afghan officials said on Sunday.

  • File photo shows a US attack aircraft Afghanistan. Nine policemen were killed in Afghanistan Sunday in international military air strikes called in when police and troops clashed after mistaking each other for Taliban.(AFP/File/Nicolas Asfouri)
    International strikes kill nine Afghan police AFP - Sun Jul 20, 11:01 AM ET

    HERAT, Afghanistan (AFP) - Nine policemen were killed in Afghanistan Sunday in international military air strikes called in when police and troops clashed after mistaking each other for Taliban, authorities said.

  • Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe addresses his supporters at Harare airport on July 4. Parties in Zimbabwe have reached consensus on a draft agreement towards holding substantive crisis talks, a UN special representative to the country has said.(AFP/File/Alexander Joe)
    Zimbabwe rivals agree draft for crisis talks: UN official AFP - Sun Jul 20, 1:25 PM ET

    JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - Parties in Zimbabwe have reached consensus on holding substantive crisis talks, a UN representative said Sunday, while sources said the agreement may be signed within 24 hours.

  • Colombian ex-hostage Ingrid Betancourt gestures on the stage in Paris before a concert as part of a worldwide day of rallies calling for the release of the captives still held by FARC rebels in the Colombian jungle. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets Sunday in Bogota and other world capitals seeking the release of captives still held by the leftist rebels.(AFP/Francois Guillot)
    Thousands rally worldwide for Colombian hostages' freedom AFP - 46 minutes ago

    BOGOTA (AFP) - Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets Sunday in Bogota and other world capitals seeking the release of captives still held by leftist rebels in the Colombian jungle.

  • A Sandhill Crane performs a ritual mating dance as tens of thousands cranes fly in at sunset to roost for the night in the wetlands of the Monte Vista Wildlife Refuge in March in Monte Vista, Colorado.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Doug Pensinger)
    Scientists to discuss climate risk posed by wetlands destruction AFP - Sun Jul 20, 3:10 AM ET

    SAO PAULO (AFP) - Moves around the world to drain marshes and other wetlands to make space for farming could be hastening climate change, scientists gathering in Brazil from Monday will be hearing.

  • A drought in New South Wales drops the water levels at Lake Eucumbene to record levels, 2007. A report on the state of Australia's largest river system revealed that up to a million people could face a shortage of drinking water if the country's drought continues.(AFP/File/Anoek de Groot)
    Drought threatens drinking water for a million Australians AFP - Sun Jul 20, 5:38 AM ET

    SYDNEY (AFP) - Up to a million people in Australia could face a shortage of drinking water if the country's drought continues, a report on the state of the nation's largest river system revealed Sunday.

  • A graphic on the World Trade Organisation. Tensions were rising Sunday a day ahead of a meeting of trade ministers from more than 30 countries to try to nail down a global trade accord before the arrival of a new US president early next year.(AFP/Graphic/Ct/Jw)
    Tensions rise ahead of WTO meeting to nail Doha deal AFP - 1 hour, 44 minutes ago

    GENEVA (AFP) - Tensions were rising Sunday a day ahead of a meeting of trade ministers from more than 30 countries to try to nail down a global trade accord before the arrival of a new US president early next year.

  • File photo shows a giant Euro symbol in front of Frankfurt's Eurotower, which houses the European Central Bank (ECB). The European Central Bank is trying to convince people in the eurozone that taking a tough stand on inflation will get them through lean economic times, arguing that long-term gains warrant short-term pain.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)
    ECB fight against inflation a tough sell as economy stumbles AFP - Sun Jul 20, 12:19 AM ET

    FRANKFURT (AFP) - The European Central Bank is trying to convince people in the eurozone that taking a tough stand on inflation will get them through lean economic times, arguing that long-term gains warrant short-term pain.

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