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Bush Turns from NATO and Afghanistan to Iraq

NPR | By David Greene,
Renee Montagne
Published November 29, 2006 at 6:00 AM EST
President Bush at the Nato Summit in Riga, Latvia.
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President Bush at the Nato Summit in Riga, Latvia.

President Bush wraps up business at the NATO summit in Latvia, where the focus has been on NATO's military operations in Afghanistan.

The president's attention now turns to talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, scheduled for late Wednesday in Amman, Jordan.

The president is expected to press Maliki for answers on how the Iraqi leader plans to secure his country.

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