The pact would replace a U.N. resolution, which is set to expire at the end of the year, that authorizes the presence of U.S. and allied troops in Iraq.

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If an agreement is reached, Nantongo said, it "will set the legal framework for the continued drawdown of U.S. troops" and replace the parameters set by the U.N.

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Pronk had been the chief champion of U.N. peacekeeping troops for Darfur, to replace the overstretched and woefully under-resourced African Union force.

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In the 76th minute, with PSG having to fight hard to hold a lead given to them by an early own goal from Marseille defender Nicolas N'Koulou, coach Carlo Ancelotti finally threw him into the fray to replace Argentina's Javier Pastore.

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