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Join T2A Chat Wednesday, 26 Dec 07, for a live online chat with VOA correspondent Jim Malone, who looks back at US politics in 2007 and ahead to the 2008 US elections. The first 10 visitors with a live question can receive a new T2A Sling Pack, and the next 10 a new T2A Water Bottle. Or email questions in advance to chat@voanews.com.

 

Gen. David Petraeus appears at a graduation ceremony for 700 Iraqi National Police cadets in Baghdad, Iraq, 18 Dec 2007 US Commander in Iraq Says 2008 Goal is to Build on Progress  Audio Clip Available
General David Petraeus noted that more than 110,000 new Iraqi soldiers and police have joined the ranks in 2007

Mahdi Army militiamen celebrate the withdrawal of British troops from Basra, southeast of Baghdad, Iraq (File) US Official Says Iran Restraining Shi'ite Militias in Iraq
United States has accused Iran's elite Quds force of supplying Shi'ite extremists in Iraq with weapons, including sophisticated bombs

President Bush, 17 Oct 2007 President Bush Praises US Troops, Their Families  Audio Clip Available
George W. Bush says US servicemen and women have stepped forward to defend freedom, protect country from enemies 

A Palestinian man inspects the damage to a house destroyed in an Israeli army raid the day before, in the Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, 21 Dec 2007 Israeli PM Says No Cease-Fire Talks With Hamas  Audio Clip Available
Ehud Olmert says Israel has no intention of halting anti-terror operations in Gaza

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Arrests 28 Al-Qaida Suspects for Attack Plot
Official news agency, quoting an official at the Interior Ministry, says the arrests began in mid-December

Pakistan former PM Benazir Bhutto waves to her supporters in Larkana, Pakistan, 23 Dec 2007 Opposition Candidates Campaign Days After Deadly Bombing in Pakistan
Former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto, Nawaz Sharif say the country's January 8 parliamentary elections will be rigged in favor of President Musharraf's party

Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi second from left along with Afghan President Hamid Karzai inspects guard of honor at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, 23 Dec 2007 Italian Prime Minister Visits Afghanistan
Italy has some 2,000 troops serving with NATO's International Security Assistance Force in the country

Bangkok, Thailand, election workers display marked ballots as they are counted, 23 Dec 2007 Pro-Thaksin PPP Headed Toward Victory in Thai Election  Audio Clip Available
Exit polls show deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra supporters are headed for a victory, something analysts say could plunge the country into a new political crisis

Bharatiya Janta Party supporter carries a stuffed toy tiger with Narendra Modi's photograph on it, 23 Dec 2007 Controversial Hindu Wins Resounding Re-election in Indian State  Audio Clip Available
Narendra Modi government was called 'merchants of death' by Congress Party leader Sonia Gandhi 

Cuban refugees wave from bus delivering them to new camps at US naval base at Guantanamo Bay (file photo) US Interception of Cuban Migrants Spiked in 2007  Audio Clip Available
Coast Guard statistics show Cuban interdictions in 2007 rose nearly 40 percent over 2006 levels to more than 3,100 people

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