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Updated: July 11, 2007
Experts point to a number of postwar models, from Bosnia to Vietnam to South Korea, for Iraq to follow once U.S. forces leave.
See more in Iraq, Wars and Warfare
May 18, 2007
Public disapproval of the Iraq war is starting to create fissures among Republicans and posing challenges for Democrats seeking to balance national security and political gains .
Updated: March 11, 2008
The U.S. government has set a number of benchmarks on security, economic performance, and governance for the Iraqi government to determine progress.
See more in Iraq, Civil Reconstruction
February 13, 2007
Backgrounder: The new Congress shares President Bush's reform approach but new legislation is by no means assured.
See more in Border and Ports, Homeland Security, Minorities, Diversity and Foreign Policy, Labor, Immigration, Population, Congress
January 4, 2007
The Democrats now leading both houses of Congress will exercise strong influence on U.S. trade matters. Experts expect a slowdown in action on trade deals and a tough battle for renewal of the presidential trade promotion authority.
See more in United States, Trade, Congress
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