WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - The Washington Post included the following items on its front page on Sept 4. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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AL-ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- President Bush, making an unannounced visit to this isolated air base in Anbar province, said continued gains in security in Iraq could allow for a reduction in U.S. troops and called on Iraq to follow up with progress toward rebuilding and political reconciliation.

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Baghdad - Visits to key U.S. bases and neighborhoods in and around Baghdad show that recent security improvements are sometimes tenuous, temporary, even illusory.

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For all the candidates for the White House, Labor Day was an occasion for a growing sense of urgency.

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Scientists have for the first time determined the order of virtually every letter of DNA code in an individual, offering an unprecedented readout of the separate genetic contributions made by that person's mother and father.

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