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But Bush is unlikely ever to escape the image of him cowering behind a lectern watched by an unruffled Iraqi prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki.

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has said Iraqi forces will be able to take control of security around the country within a year-and-a-half.

Prime Minister al-Maliki says seven of Zarqawi's associates died with him in a "safe house" near Baquba, northeast of the capital.

A television commentary called it "a victory" for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government.

The Council said it had written to Nuri Al-Maliki to remind him that it should be consulted on all major political decisions.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki responded by calling it a step in the right direction.

Reported that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's decision was anti-government protests broke out in Iraq, made a few weeks.

In the magazine interview, al-Maliki did not indicate that he was endorsing Obama over Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee.

A party loyal to a Shia cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr, said it would support the incumbent prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, in his bid to stay on.

Nuri al-Maliki had been building up the elected government's credibility by putting a careful distance between himself and the Americans.

Up to now, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and his moderate Shiites in government have simply sought UN approval on their own.

Those deadlines, said Iraq's prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, in a televised address, would not be extended.

The latest intelligence report predicts the Iraqi government of Nouri al-Maliki will become very unsteady over the next year.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Friday initial efforts to reach agreement with the United States on the future of the U.

In response to the unrest, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki cut his own pay and increased funding for food programs for the needy.

Rice arrived in Baghdad with no advance notice, and went quickly into talks with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and other officials.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki also ordered extended curfews and a ban on vehicle traffic during Friday prayer hours.

At the least, it underlines the growing confidence of the government of Nuri al-Maliki (pictured with Mr Obama) as the fighting dies down.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has insisted, repeatedly, that Iraq's security forces are capable of imposing law and order.

Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki's judgment was being questioned. He too needed Iran's help for a face saving way out.

The Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said their identities had been confirmed by medical tests on the bodies.

But al-Maliki and President Bush last week agreed to a "general time horizon for meeting aspirational goals" on troop cuts.

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah was described as saying he viewed Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki as an Iranian stooge.

"This commitment will end on the scheduled date, as agreed, " al-Maliki said Thursday at a meeting of Iraqi defense officials in Baghdad.

The non-binding Senate resolution adopted last month is opposed by the Bush administration and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

Al-Maliki will likely mount a major military offensive against them ahead of the election, hoping to score some political points.

Even so, the current government of Iraq, led by prime minister Nuri al-Maliki, is mostly made up of pro-Iranian Shiite Islamists.

The president's announcement came after a video conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

Rival alliances led by the prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, and by Iyad Allawi, a more secular predecessor, scored well.

As al-Maliki pours additional security resources into protecting his capital, al-Qaeda will strike other, less-protected cities.

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's Dawa Party made major gains, despite political assassinations and complaints of voter fraud. Here, U.

However, violence has intensified in Iraq since Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki ordered a crackdown on Shi'ite militias in Basra last month.

It is reported that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will be the main challenger to win - "Iraqi List" - to remain prime minister's support.

Cheney met with Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. The two discussed the situation in Iraq, regional security, and bilateral relations.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told reporters during a visit to Tokyo that he also saw no need to set a timetable.

Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told officials that cooperation and unity inside Iraq is leading to the nation's renewal.

The Iraqi parliament has unanimously approved a new government, with incumbent Nouri al-Maliki as prime minister.

During a news conference with the Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, an Iraqi journalist threw two shoes at Bush.

President Bush meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki following his General Assembly speech.

Al-Maliki's effort to portray himself as a new strongman was floundering even before the recent spate of bombings.

The move leaves Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki 30 seats short of a majority in parliament.

As to the results, first returns showed that allies of Nuri al-Maliki, the Shia prime minister, did well, particularly in the south.

A new alliance led by the authoritarian but canny prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, did well.

Iraq's prime minister, Nuri Al-Maliki, is certainly marking the occasion as one for celebrations.

Prime Ministry Nuri Al-Maliki called yesterday's terrorist attacks cowardly.

S. -led 2003 invasion, or at undermining confidence in Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki before a parliamentary election next year.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says negotiations are deadlocked.

His group secured two seats more than the bloc led by Nouri al-Maliki, the current Shiite Prime Minister.

The renewed violence is a blow for the prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki.

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's bloc won 38 percent of the vote in Baghdad, 37 percent in Basrah, and large margins in other provinces.

BARACK OBAMA is set to meet Nuri al-Maliki, Iraq's prime minister, in Washington on Wednesday July 22nd.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is scheduled to visit Washington on December 12.

Mahmoud Othman: Well I think the longer term this will weaken Al-Maliki.

He has demanded an apology from the Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

Of course, the reason is that [Nouri] al-Maliki [the Prime Minister of Iraq] is against it.

It indicates, I think, that Nouri al Maliki himself is more in control of the situation.