For politicians who aspire to higher office, climbing the political ladder involves spouting carefully planned rhetoric. The hopefuls strive to stay "on message" by coming up with a narrow play list of themes and repeating them.

As candidates look toward 2008, frequent questions about Iraq are unavoidable. So far, the answers seem to be much more about the campaigns in the United States than the realities in Iraq.

During her recent visits to Iowa and New Hampshire, the ...

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