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Key Iraqi leader questions cut and run Today, columnist Jackson Diehl of the Washington Post reports important leaders in the new  Iraqi democracy want assurances that the U.S.will not cut and run. Given the gravity of this request, of course the Post reported this on the front page above the fold. Oh, my mistake, it ran on the Op-Ed page A19. Despite this rather quixotic editorial placement this meeting will soon be recognized as an important development on the Iraqi front. Diehl's report came out of a meeting he and several other journalists held with Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdul...

For Immediate ReleaseMarch 18, 2006 President's Radio Address       Audio      THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. In recent weeks, Americans have seen horrific images from Iraq: the bombing of a great house of worship in Samarra, sectarian reprisals between Sunnis and Shias, and car bombings and kidnappings. Amid continued reports about the tense situation in parts of that country, it may seem difficult at times to understand how we can say that progress is being made. But the reaction to the recent violence by Iraq's leaders is a clear sign of Iraq's commitment to democracy.  Radio Address 200620052004200320022001  Radio Interviews 20052004...