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Bush to Outline Plans for Transfer of Power in Iraq

NPR | By Scott Simon

Published May 22, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

On Monday, President Bush will outline the steps involved in the Iraqi transition of power. William Cohen and Lord George Robertson join NPR's Scott Simon to discuss what measures the president might take, and how they would affect life in Iraq. Cohen was President Clinton's Secretary of Defense. Lord George Robertson is the former Secretary General of NATO and formerly Britain's Defense Minister.

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Scott Simon

Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.

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