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September 2003
30 Sep • First Lady Bush ushers US return to UNESCO
29 Sep • Iraqi official drafting constitution escapes assassination bid that kills bodyguard • Investigations underway if White House officials leak identity of CIA agent • Rice defends CIA intelligence on Iraq's banned weapons • New York anti-war protest calls for end to military occupation everywhere
28 Sep • Bush, Putin urge Iran to drop nuke efforts
27 Sep • Nineteen suspected al-Qaeda members held in Iraq: Bremer
26 Sep • US intends to set 6-month deadline for Iraqi constitution and elections next year • White House still convinced of Iraqi WMDs despite potentially-damaging report • Iraq war still in the spotlight at UN General Assembly
25 Sep • Bush administration comes under fire over aims, rising costs for Iraq • Bush empty-handed as report of no Iraqi WMDs looms
24 Sep • Series of blasts in Baghdad undermine Bush's appeal for help to rebuild Iraq • Bush, Schroeder on the mend after 16-month long rift
23 Sep • Bush asks UN for help on Iraqi reconstruction • UN Sec-Gen Annan blasts US policy • Overseer Bremer urges Senators to approve US#dollar;87b fund for Iraq • Bush to seek international help for Iraq at UN General Assembly • UN reassessing stance in Iraq: Annan
22 Sep • Car bomb near Iraq UN HQ kills 2, injures 11 • Bush to ask for more troops, money for Iraq at UN General Assembly • Senators call for Bush to cede more control in Iraq
21 Sep • US President Bush to issue 'call to action' to UN members on Iraq • Woman member of Iraqi Governing Council wounded in Baghdad ambush
19 Sep • Three US soldiers killed in ambush by Iraqi guerrillas near Tikrit
18 Sep • US Treasury Secretary hopes Afghanistan would receive US#dollar;2b in extra aid • Bush doubts US would secure new UN resolution on Iraq • Ex-UN chief weapons attacks US and UK's 'spin and hype' on banned Iraqi weapons • Former chief UN weapons inspector says Iraq war unjustified • Iraq's Governing Council presses US on sovereignty handover
17 Sep • Former NATO commander Clark to run for White House in 2004 • US accuses Syria of terrorism links, possessing banned arms
16 Sep • Powell pays tribute to gassed Kurds as violence continues in Iraq
15 Sep • Powell says quick US pullout from Iraq will fail
14 Sep • No UN consensus yet on when to restore Iraqi sovereignty
13 Sep • UN chief to meet FMs of 5 permanent members for concensus on Iraq • IAEA sets Oct 31 deadline on Iran over nuclear programmes
12 Sep • US gathers allies in setting Oct 31 for Iran to come clean with nuclear programmes • Massive firefight between US soldiers and Iraqi guerillas in Fallujah
11 Sep • World remembers victims of September 11 attacks • Many Americans accuse Bush of politicising Sept 11 • Republicans try to deflect criticism of US-led management of postwar Iraq • Bottom line in fight against terror is for US to remain on the offensive: Bush • Bush expresses optimism in pushing UN to pass new resolution on Iraq • Al-Qaeda chief and top aide appear in videotape to mark Sept 11
10 Sep • Senate questions Bush request for US#dollar;87b additional Iraq funding
9 Sep • Arab FMs agree to allow US-backed Iraqi govt. take part in upcoming meeting • Afghan aid package totals US#dollar;1.2b in fiscal 2004 • Ranking Democrat calls for resignations of Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz • US experts say Arafat is unavoidable figure despite being sidelined by the US, Israel • UK Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon announces additional 1,200 troops to Iraq • Approval for Bush's US#dollar;87b war request won't be as speedy as earlier request
8 Sep • Britain to send 1,000 more soldiers to Iraq amid persistent attacks • Bush to ask Congress for US#dollar;87b for Iraq, Afghanistan • Al Qaeda vows attacks on US more devastating than Sept 11: audiotape • Bush to brace worried US public for further sacrifices in Iraq in major speech
5 Sep • Eight democratic presidential candidates slam Bush on Iraq, economy
4 Sep • US post-war Iraq plan "rushed, flawed and deficient": secret review • US to submit resolution on giving UN bigger say in Iraq
3 Sep • Iraq's 25-member provisional cabinet sworn in as US gives Poles control of part of Iraq • US takes steps to improve airline security • US to seek new UN resolution on Iraq
2 Sep • US presidential candidates begin bid for White House
1 Sep • Bush faces growing calls to bring more foreign troops into Iraq

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