On Monday, the British media quoted unnamed government officials as saying that the prime minister and the president were working to speed up the coalition forces' exit by stepping up the recruitment and training of re-formed Iraqi security forces.

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It was hard to control the bike on braking and in the exit of the corners, so I was defensive because I knew my corner speed was not so good.

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