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Tuesday, January 20, 2004
 
Annan Guardedly OKs U.N. Team in Iraq: "U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan cautiously supported an American and Iraqi request that a U.N team study whether Iraq could have quick, direct elections for a transitional government. (AP)"

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Dead UK Soldier's Flak Jacket Burned Over Bio Fears: "The flak jacket worn by a Britishsoldier shot dead in the chest during the first days of the warin Iraq was later burned because it represented a potentialhealth hazard, the Ministry of Defense said on Tuesday. (Reuters)"

In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq



Bush to defend Iraq policy, stress economic uplift in key speech: "US President George W. Bush is expected to defend his Iraq policy, stress the US economic turnaround and kick off his re-election campaign in his annual State of the Union address to Congress. (AFP)"

In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq



Annan mulls sending UN mission to Iraq: "UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said he would consider sending a UN team to Iraq in a move the United States hopes will quell opposition to its plans for the future Iraqi government. (AFP)"

In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq



Iraq's Interim Gov't to Combat Corruption: "Iraq's interim administration is establishing an office to combat corruption and abuse of power in a step toward ridding the country of one legacy of Saddam Hussein's rule. (AP)"

In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq



Iraq's Ex-U.N. envoy: U.S. sowing chaos: "Saddam Hussein's former U.N. envoy accused the United States of deliberately sowing chaos in Iraq to prevent democracy from taking hold."

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq

 
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