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NEWS ANALYSIS
Outline for Victory: Gaining Control in Iraq, and Regaining Support at Home
By ELISABETH BUMILLER
President Bush is adamantly committed to holding tough in Iraq, even if it means disregarding the domestic political repercussions, his advisers say.
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French, in First, Use a Transplant to Repair a Face
By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN
The nose, lips and chin from a donor who was brain dead were grafted onto a 38-year-old woman disfigured by a dog bite.

Merkel Makes First Major Speech as Germany's Chancellor
By RICHARD BERNSTEIN
Angela Merkel condemned the kidnapping of a German citizen in Iraq and vowed to make Germany "one of the three top countries in Europe in 10 years."
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Peres Voices Support for Sharon in Israeli Elections
By GREG MYRE
Elder statesman Shimon Peres announced today that he was leaving the Labor Party and would back Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's centrist movement.

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