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A note from United States National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice to President George W. Bush confirming the formal handover of power in Iraq on June 28, 2004 as seen in this White House Photo.The note was passed to President Bush during a NATO summit in Istanbul and reads, 'Mr. President, Iraq is sovereign. Letter was passed from US Administrator Paul Bremer at 10:26 AM Iraqi time-Condi.' Prompting Bush to scribble back: 'Let Freedom Reign.'

<p>The U.S. economy added more than twice the number of jobs expected in October and the jobless rate fell, the government said on Friday in a report offering many signs of broad job market recovery.</p> <p>The Labor Department (search) also made substantial upward revisions to non-farm payrolls (search) for August and September, a sign sizzling economic growth in the third quarter translated into more jobs.</p>