A recent security agreement between Iraq and the United States sets a plan for American troop withdrawal by 2012.

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Aside from the high jobless rate, Mr.Obama credits his $787 billion economic stimulus plan with the recent improvement in the nation's economy.

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The plan follows months of deadlock over Iran's nuclear program and the recent discovery of a previously unknown nuclear-enrichment plant near the Iranian city of Qom.

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Portugal's recent plan to devolve power to the regions has made many Portuguese even twitchier.

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The demonstrators said they belonged to Arts Against Cuts, a group of artists and students protesting a recent plan by the U.K. government to explore budget cuts for some arts programs in the wake of the recession.

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His airlines recent revival plan was essentially snubbed by its biggest lenders recently.

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