Senate majority leader Harry Reid told reporters that,at the moment, he is looking ahead only to Thursday's vote.

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But U.S.Coach Bob Bradley is looking ahead. "World Cup qualifying is not just about one game,"

VOA: standard.2009.06.07

With their first experience as a host country for a FIFA event nearly behind them, Egyptians are looking ahead to the World Cup in South Africa next year, and are anxious to share their experiences with their fellow Africans.

VOA: standard.2009.10.12

But I think Iran needs to do a much better job of respecting Iraq's sovereignty and they should start by ceasing to provide weaponry to various extremist groups in Iraq" Looking ahead to parliamentary elections in Iraq in January, Georgia Democrat David Scott and Ambassador Hill had this exchange about the question of a possible referendum on the U.S.military presence in Iraq.

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