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IN THE HEADLINES In this photo released by the U.S. army, U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama, left, and top U.S. military commander in Iraq, David Petraeus, talk as they take a helicopter ride over Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 21, 2008. Iraq's government welcomed Obama on Monday with a message of apparent common ground on American troop withdrawal goals: expressing hopes that combat forces could leave by 2010. In this photo released by the U.S. army, U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama, right, and top U.S. military commander in Iraq, David Petraeus, left, walk down a runway at Baghdad International Airport, Iraq, Monday, July 21, 2008. Iraq's government welcomed Obama on Monday with a message of apparent common ground on American troop withdrawal goals: expressing hopes that combat forces could leave by 2010. Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., greets a supporter as he makes a campaign stop at the Maine Military Museum in South Portland, Maine, Monday, July 21, 2008. Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., touches the face of veteran Steve Dunwoody as he stops to talk with him during a campaign stop at the Maine Military Museum in South Portland, Maine, Monday, July 21, 2008. Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and former President George H.W. Bush, left, hold a joint news conference at the Bush family home in Kennebunkport, Maine, Monday, July 21, 2008. Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and former President George H.W. Bush, left, speak at a joint news conference at the Bush family home in Kennebunkport, Maine, Monday, July 21, 2008. In this Sept. 13, 2005 file photo, is the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., where the Republican National Convention will be held in September 2008. U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama, center, leaves after having talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, unseen, in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 21, 2008. Obama began Monday his first on-the-ground inspection of Iraq since launching his bid for the White House, with U.S. commanders ready to brief him on progress in a war he long opposed and Iraqi leaders wanting more details of his proposals for troop withdrawals. U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama, left, talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 21, 2008. Obama began Monday his first on-the-ground inspection of Iraq since launching his bid for the White House, with U.S. commanders ready to brief him on progress in a war he long opposed and Iraqi leaders wanting more details of his proposals for troop withdrawals. Man at center is an unidentified aide. U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama, 2nd right, arrives at the office o Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, unseen, in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 21, 2008. Obama began Monday his first on-the-ground inspection of Iraq since launching his bid for the White House, with U.S. commanders ready to brief him on progress in a war he long opposed and Iraqi leaders wanting more details of his proposals for troop withdrawals. Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, left, attends the New York Yankees vs. Oakland Athletics baseball game at Yankee Stadium with former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani in New York on Sunday July 20, 2008. U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama, right, U.S. ambassador to Iraq, Ryan Crocker, left, and U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel, R-Neb, 2nd left, leave after having talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 21, 2008. Obama began Monday his first on-the-ground inspection of Iraq since launching his bid for the White House, with U.S. commanders ready to brief him on progress in a war he long opposed and Iraqi leaders wanting more details of his proposals for troop withdrawals. Workers on the floor prepare the stage and lighting for a Neil Diamond concert Wednesday, July 16, 2008 as GOP convention president, Maria Cino, talks with a reporter at the Xcel Energy Center, site of the upcoming Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn.