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Russia voiced skepticism Tuesday about Iran's announcement of a dramatic expansion of its uranium enrichment program, saying it had yet to receive confirmation of the claim from the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog

AFP - The Security Council is Saturday set to slap new UN sanctions on Iran in a bid to pressure it into suspending sensitive atomic fuel work seen as a covert grab for nuclear arms.

Reuters - Defying President George W. Bush's veto threat, the House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a bill providing new war funds while setting a timeline for the withdrawal of all U.S. combat troops from Iraq by March 31 next year.

AP - Senate Democrats won their first major vote against the Iraq war. Now they need to get some Republicans on board.