Rice arrives in Baghdad
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has arrived in Baghdad for discussions with Iraqi leaders.
Rice on Thursday will press Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and other top Iraqi officials to iron out remaining differences in a U.S.-Iraq security deal that envisions the withdrawal of American troops
She said negotiators had made significant progress but an agreement is not imminent. She flew into Baghdad amid indications that a draft deal had been concluded, but she said that was premature.
U.S. officials say more work is needed to reach agreements on a timeline for withdrawals, immunity for U.S. troops and the handling of Iraqi prisoners.
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