On the recordMay 31, 2004
The foremost tasks of this new interim government will be to prepare Iraq for a national election no later than January of next year.
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presidency.ucsb.eduGeorge W. Bush: “The foremost tasks of this new interim government will be to prepare Iraq for a national election no later than January…”
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