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Kurds swear in former rebel as president

IRAQ Massoud Barzani assumed the presidency in the autonomous northern region, while in Baghdad an Australian hostage held for six weeks was freed

AFP , KIRKUK, IRAQ AND SYDNEY

Australia has about 900 troops stationed in Iraq.

Timetable rejected

The White House meanwhile spurned calls for a timetable for pulling out the 130,000 US troops in Iraq.

Opposition Democratic Senator Russ Feingold introduced a resolution on Tuesday calling for a timetable by which the US administration reaches its military objectives in Iraq and withdraws US troops.

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