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Published 1/14/2009 at msnbc.com: Politics
Retired Gen. Eric K. Shinseki, who clashed with the Bush administration on Iraq war policy, was expected to have a smooth Senate confirmation hearing in his bid to lead the Veterans Affairs Department.
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VA nominee to make case before Senate committee
(AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 1/14/2009
AP - Retired Gen. Eric K. Shinseki, who clashed with the Bush administration on Iraq war policy, was expected to have a smooth Senate confirmation hearing in his bid to lead the Veterans Affairs Department.
AP - Retired Gen. Eric K. Shinseki, who clashed with the Bush administration on Iraq war policy, was expected to have a smooth Senate confirmation hearing in his bid to lead the Veterans Affairs Department.
Iraq joins nations banning chemical weapons
(AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 1/14/2009
AP - Iraq deposited its ratification of a chemical weapons ban treaty at the U.N. Tuesday, a move welcomed by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as a demonstration of the country's commitment to disarmament.
AP - Iraq deposited its ratification of a chemical weapons ban treaty at the U.N. Tuesday, a move welcomed by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as a demonstration of the country's commitment to disarmament.
Iraq ratifies treaty banning chemical weapons
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AP - Iraq has given the United Nations its ratification of the treaty banning chemical weapons, a move welcomed by the U.N. chief as a demonstration of the country's commitment to disarmament and nonproliferation.
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