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...Obeid and Mohammed aren't the only ones who feel that way. Maliki also appears uncertain of just how warmly to welcome the Democratic candidate at this stage in the U.S. presidential campaign. Despite the Iraqi leader's recent call for a timetable for U.S. troop withdrawal - not a far cry from Obama's pledge to withdraw all combat troops within 16 months of being elected - it remains unclear whether Obama and Maliki will even meet this week...
...with the Iraqi government over the long-term Status of Forces Agreement, and Republican candidate John McCain have long stressed their opposition to a specific timetable, arguing that it gives insurgent groups an advantage. In recent days, though, as Maliki has become more candid about his desire for a withdrawal, both the Bush Administration and McCain have signaled an (albeit reluctant) acceptance that the U.S. departure will come years sooner rather than decades later. Many Iraqis, however, think they should stick with their original positions: "It's too early to withdraw because security is not fully established...
JUNE 27-JULY 7 Worried customers withdraw a total of $730 million...
JULY 14 After FDIC chair Sheila Bair announces the FDIC may cover a portion of uninsured deposits, IndyMac reopens under FDIC control, and customers flood its 33 California locations to withdraw funds. With hundreds of clients lining up at dawn, branches are overrun...
...troops - to tame the insurgency in Afghanistan. At a June conference in Paris, Western governments committed an additional $20 billion in aid, in the hope that this would finally bring success in counterinsurgency, counternarcotics, rule of law, governance and state-building - and eventually allow us to withdraw from Afghanistan with honor...