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Lead negotiator in NKorea to be next envoy to Iraq (AP)

 
AP - Christopher Hill, the Bush administration's lead negotiator with North Korea, is the leading candidate to become the next U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, officials said Monday. (link)

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