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The U.S. State Department spokesman Richard Boucher is in the Twin Cities speaking about Iraq, terrorism, and foreign policy. Boucher led a town hall meeting in St. Paul Thursday, where he told the audience that the failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq does not mean they won't be found eventually -- or that the original invasion decision was wrong. Several of Boucher's comments provoked some heckling from the audience.  

 host David Molpus had a followup conversation with Boucher Friday. He said the Bush administration is accelerating the process of turning authority over to a new Iraqi government.

The U.S. State Department spokesman Richard Boucher is in the Twin Cities speaking about Iraq, terrorism, and foreign policy. Boucher led a town hall meeting in St. Paul Thursday, where he told the audience that the failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq does not mean they won't be found eventually -- or that the original invasion decision was wrong. Several of Boucher's comments provoked some heckling from the audience.  All Things Considered host David Molpus had a followup conversation with Boucher Friday. He said the Bush administration is accelerating the process of turning authority over to a new Iraqi government.


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