That force is scheduled to be reduced from nearly with the bulk of the withdrawal planned for after the election and the formation of a new Iraqi government.

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On Thursday,the number two U.S.commander in Iraq, Lieutenant General Charles Jacoby, said the improved cooperation between Prime Minister Maliki and President Barzani has led to reduced tension between the Iraqi Army and the Kurdish Peshmerga force.

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That force is scheduled to be reduced from nearly by next October,and to zero by the end of 2011, although Secretary Gates said Friday there could be a follow-on agreement for some U.S.troops to stay, particularly elements of the Air Force.

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Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir David Richards, said ministers had not taken into account reduced force sizes.

BBC: Defence chief Sir David Richards warns over MoD cuts

Some public inquiry desks run by Cumbria Police are to be closed or will offer reduced hours the force has said.

BBC: Police cut inquiry desks in Cumbria

Wyman insists that the impact will be slight, because Motorola will have reduced its work force by more than a third by the second quarter of 2003.

FORBES: A Mess at Motorola