Slow and Steady Wins the Race!
It is 00:30 universal time and here is the news in Special English.
Vice President Joe Biden has arrived in Iraq as the United States prepares to mark an end to its fighting operations in the country. An American embassy official told reporters that Mr. Biden arrived in the capital, Baghdad Monday evening. The Vice President is set to hold talks with Iraqi leaders on Tuesday. The talks are expected to begin a move toward a greater American diplomatic position. President Obama will give a speech Tuesday from Washington to discuss the troop withdrawal. Nearly 50,000 American troops are in Iraq. That number is down from nearly 170,000 in 2007.
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