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Posted Friday, August 8, 2008

The Mehdi Army Militia of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr [[ MOHK-tah-dah al-SAH-dur ]] would lay down their weapons if the U.S. begins removing troops from Iraq. A spokesman for al-Sadr made the comment before Friday prayers claiming the Mehdi Army would largely transform itself into a cultural organization. Last month, President Bush mentioned possibility of a general "time horizon" for leaving Iraq.

What was Senator Hillary Clinton really saying when she told an audience recently her supporters should have a voice at the upcoming Democratic National Convention? Both the Obama and Clinton camps are equivocating today over reports that Clinton wants her name placed in nomination at the convention. Asked about the idea Clinton simply says "no decisions have been made."

 
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