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    President Bush Meets Key Shiite Leader

    Unable to get enough votes for Senate confirmation, John Bolton today announced his resignation as US Ambassador to the UN. Secretary General Kofi Annan, meantime, said that Iraqis are worse off than they were under Saddam Hussein.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Unable to get enough votes for Senate confirmation, John Bolton today announced his resignation as US Ambassador to the UN. Secretary General Kofi Annan, meantime, said that Iraqis are worse off than they were under Saddam Hussein. At the White House, the President met with a powerful Shiite leader who told reporters he wants US troops to stay in his country.

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    A 'Lack'-of-Progress Report on New Orleans
    1. 0:00Public Housing and FEMA Vouchers in the 'New' New Orleans
    2. 0:00President Bush Meets Key Shiite LeaderYou’re reading this
    3. 0:00Will Supreme Court Shoot Down School Integration?
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