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James Baker Named Envoy to Iraq

President Bush names former Secretary of State James A. Baker III as his personal envoy to Iraq to help restructure and reduce that country's debt. Bush says Iraq's huge debt threatens its ability to improve its faltering economy. Hear NPR's Don Gonyea.

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