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AP - A U.N. fact-finding mission toured Kosovo Friday, meeting ethnic Albanians who pushed them to support their quest for independence and Serbs who swore they would never accept such an outcome.

AP - Several Republican senators Tuesday called for President Bush to implement a new war strategy based on recommendations by the Iraq Study Group, which called for winding down the U.S. combat mission.

Reuters - The U.S. House of Representatives denounced President George W. Bush's Iraq troop buildup on Friday in a symbolic challenge to his unpopular war strategy that is expected to lead to a mighty struggle over financing the extra troops.