Bush, Allawi Agree Iraq Making Progress; Defense Secretary Suggests Some Areas of Iraq Might Have to Be Excluded From Elections

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Denying he has painted too rosy a picture of Iraq, President Bush said Thursday he would consider sending more troops if asked, but Iraq's interim leader firmly said they weren't needed. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld suggested parts of Iraq might have to be excluded from elections in January.

Bush and Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, standing in the Rose Garden under a bright sun, agreed that Iraq is making steady progress despite bombings, beheadings and violence that has claimed the lives of more than 1,000 Americans.

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Bush, Allawi Agree Iraq Making Progress; Defense Secretary Suggests Some Areas of Iraq Might Have to Be Excluded From Elections

"On television sets around the world we see acts of violence, yet in most of Iraq, children are about to go back to school, parents are going back to work and new businesses are being opened,...

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