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U.N. to Send Team to Iraq U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan announces plans to send a delegation to Iraq in hopes of mediating talks over the transfer of power from the U.S.-led occupation to an Iraqi government. Annan did not name a date for the delegation's trip to Baghdad. He said the plan relies on adequate security guarantees from the U.S. occupying authority. Hear NPR's Nick Spicer.

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U.N. to Send Mediating Team to Iraq

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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan announces plans to send a delegation to Iraq in hopes of mediating talks over the transfer of power from the U.S.-led occupation to an Iraqi government. Annan did not name a date for the delegation's trip to Baghdad. He said the plan relies on adequate security guarantees from the U.S. occupying authority. Hear NPR's Nick Spicer.

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