Timetable for Iraq withdrawalIn Print EditionBY THE end of this year United States troops will have been occupying Iraq for over five and a half years, fighting their enemies there for longer than in each of the two world wars. For much of this time they have had legal cover in a United Nations Security Council resolution which ends in December.
CAO second roundIn Print EditionTHE SECOND round of CAO offers, published this morning, will disappoint many students who had hoped that points for their preferred course at higher degree level would fall. In fact, with some exceptions, there is very little movement in the overall picture. To date, 29 ,000 applicants have accepted a higher degree offer from the CAO, a record level of acceptances at this stage in the CAO process.

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