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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush heard appeals from Russia and Denmark on Friday to allow full sovereignty to the interim Iraqi government and the White House said Bush was open to changes in the draft of a U.N. resolution on Iraq. European governments want strict guidelines on the status of U.S. forces in Iraq in the text of a U.N. resolution that is to endorse the new Iraqi government due to take power from the U.S.-led coalition on June 30. The concern of many is that U.S. forces would be operating outside the control of the Iraqi interim government. Washington...

WASHINGTON - President Bush's first step toward creating a democratic Iraq may be the most problematic: "Transfer full sovereignty." Each part of the plan is marked by uncertainties that could undermine the entire process. A look at possible roadblocks in the run-up to the June 30 political handover: _transferring full sovereignty to a government of Iraqi citizens. U.N. envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is expected to recommend leaders of the new interim government within days. It is unclear if Brahimi will succeed in naming a government that satisfies Iraq's main factions. Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds have different views about who should serve...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Reuters) - President Bush (news - web sites) will outline what the White House called a "clear strategy" for Iraq on Monday night in a speech aiming to convince Americas he is in command of the situation. Bush's speech to the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, will be at 8 p.m. EDT. The White House typically asks the television networks to carry important evening addresses live, but spokesman Trent Duffy said on Friday the White House has not asked the networks to do so. "The president looks forward on Monday evening to discussing with the...