03/02/2009
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"If confirmed, I will press for political reconciliation and improved Iraqi relations in the region and around the world."
"The U.S. has long supported a unified Iraq as being in the best interest of all of Iraq's communities, including the Kurds."
"Assad cannot unite or govern Syria."
"It is important for the region and Uganda's future that the elections are free, fair, transparent, and peaceful."