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nytimes.com - 2/25/2009
Decision Near on 2010 Withdrawal From Iraq
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The timetable would give the military three months more than the pullout President Obama described during the campaign. >
news.yahoo.com - 2/24/2009
Officials: US out of Iraq in 19 months (AP)
— news.yahoo.com — AP - The United States will withdraw most of its troops from Iraq by August 2010, 19... months after President Barack Obama's inauguration day, according to administration officials who expect Obama to make the announcement this week. (more) Officials: US out of Iraq in 19 months (AP)

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Obama’s Iraq Plan Has December Elections as Turning Point for Pullout
nytimes.com - 2/26/2009
Obama’s Iraq Plan Has December Elections as Turning Point for Pullout
— nytimes.com — The plan would maintain relatively high troop levels through Iraq’s parliamentary elections, to be held in December,... before beginning to meet the August 2010 target for removing combat forces. > (more) Obama’s Iraq Plan Has December Elections as Turning ...

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msnbc.msn.com - 2/26/2009
Officials: Obama to announce Iraq withdrawal
— msnbc.msn.com — Administration officials say President Barack Obama is planning to announce that most U.S. troops will be out... of Iraq in less than 19 months. (more) Officials: Obama to announce Iraq withdrawal

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The Caucus:  The Early Word: Up Next, Iraq

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The Early Word: Up Next, Iraq
The Caucus — ... plans to make an announcement about troop withdrawal from Iraq — possibly by Friday, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. said on NBC’s “Today” show this morning. He did not address the specific troop withdrawal scenario, saying that he would leave that up to the president. “I think the American public will understand exactly what we’re doing, and I think they’ll be pleased,” Mr. Biden said. He added: “We’re keeping a campaign commitment.” The Times’s Peter Baker and Elisabeth Bumiller have more details on the White House plans for bringing home American troops, ...

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