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Friday

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Powell on Iraqi Self-Rule

Secretary of State Colin Powell says the Bush administration estimates it will take six months for Iraqis to draft a constitution, once an Iraqi commission is formed for that purpose. The announcement follows a day of intense meetings between U.S., Russian, EU and U.N. officials looking for ways to revive the Mideast peace process. Hear NPR's Vicky O'Hara and New York University law professor Noah Feldman.

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Thursday

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Bush Presses for U.N. Help with Iraq

After two days of intensive diplomacy at the United Nations, Bush administration officials acknowledge much needs to be done if the United States is going to obtain meaningful assistance from other countries in post-war Iraq. Many leaders used this week's U.N. general Assembly meeting to criticicize the U.S. decision to go to war in Iraq without explicit authorization from the U.N. Security Council. Hear NPR's Vicky O'Hara.

Bush Presses for U.N. Help with Iraq

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Wednesday

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Bush Requests U.N. Help to Rebuild Iraq

In an address to the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday, President Bush calls on other nations to assist Iraq as it moves toward democracy. The U.S. is seeking contributions of troops and money to the stabilization effort. But potential donors still feel bruised over the U.S. decision last spring to go to war without U.N. Security Council approval. NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports.

Bush Requests U.N. Help to Rebuild Iraq

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Bush, Schroeder Mend Ties

President Bush and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder publicly put aside their differences over the U.S.-led war in Iraq, announcing plans to cooperate in stabilization and reconstruction efforts there. Germany is not expected to contribute troops but could help train Iraqi security forces. Hear NPR's Vicky O'Hara.

Bush, Schroeder Mend Ties

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Tuesday

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Bush Seeks Iraq Aid

President Bush addresses the United Nations Tuesday. He's expected to use his annual address to the world body to appeal for assistance with the growing military and financial burdens on the United States in trying to stabilize Iraq. Bush's request will be complicated by tensions resulting from the U.S. decision to go to war in Iraq without the U.N. Security Council's approval. Hear NPR's Vicky O'Hara.

Bush Seeks Iraq Aid

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Bush Asks for U.N. Aid in Iraq

In an address to the U.N. General Assembly, President Bush defends the U.S. decision to go war in Iraq and warns that the move toward Iraqi self-government will take time. Bush asks for greater international assistance in stabilizing Iraq. U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and others criticize the U.S. decision to go war without the U.N. Security Council's approval. Hear NPR's Vicky O'Hara and Lionel Barber of the Financial Times.

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U.S./Korea

NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports that 11 nations, including the United States, are holding training exercises in the Coral Sea this weekend. They're going to perform mock aerial interceptions of weapons of mass destruction. The United States is hoping its efforts will slow commerce in illicit weapons materials, especially to North Korea.

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U.N. to Review Resolution on Postwar Iraq

Representatives of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council will meet in Geneva Saturday to discuss a U.S. resolution seeking military and financial assistance in postwar Iraq. But European nations that opposed the U.S.-led war are demanding that the United States hand over more authority in Iraq to the United Nations. Hear NPR's Vicky O'Hara.

U.N. to Review Resolution on Postwar Iraq

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Tuesday

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Congress on Iraq Funds Request

Lawmakers question the Bush administration's $87 billion request for Iraq and Afghanistan, but GOP leaders say they expect congressional approval. U.S. officials say the funds will boost the estimated federal deficit to more than $525 billion. And Secretary of State Powell prepares for a Saturday meeting with the permanent U.N. Security Council members. Hear NPR's David Welna, NPR's John Ydstie and NPR's Vicky O'Hara.

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Friday

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U.S. Foreign Policy Shift

The U.N. Security Council begins informal consultations on a U.S. resolution aimed at convincing more countries to contribute troops and funds for postwar Iraq. In a major foreign policy address geared toward gaining cooperation, Secretary of State Colin Powell strikes a multilateral tone on U.S. policy for Iraq, Afghanistan and North Korea. NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports.

U.S. Foreign Policy Shift

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Thursday

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Allies Cool to U.S. Iraq Plan

A draft resolution by the United States asking for a greater U.N. role in Iraq is called "insufficient" by France and Germany. At a news conference, French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder say the resolution needs to cede more authority in Iraq to the United Nations. NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports.

Allies Cool to U.S. Iraq Plan

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