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WASHINGTON – Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern (search) is expected to be at the White House to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day (search) with President Bush, but Northern Ireland politicians aren’t invited. Setbacks in the peace process are a factor in the decision, Bush administration officials suggested Thursday. The White House …

WASHINGTON – The State Department on Friday praised U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan (search) amid a widening scandal over corruption and flawed management in the $60 billion U.N. Oil-for-Food (search) program. Annan holds himself responsible and accountable for management of the program, and has reiterated a commitment to take “appropriate action” …

TBILISI, Georgia – The FBI is sending a team of experts to look into last week’s death of Georgia’s premier and a car bombing that killed three policemen days earlier, the U.S. ambassador said Monday. The death Thursday of Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania (search), which officials say appears to have …