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Australia's prime minister declined Saturday to commit to a timeline for withdrawing his country's forces from Iraq , but insisted that steady progress was being made.

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    March 17, 2007, 2:41 p.m.

    Howard, a staunch U.S. ally who was making his first trip to Iraq, has been under increasing political pressure to set an exit strategy for Australia's 1,400 troops from Iraq. Opinion polls show the Iraq conflict is deeply unpopular among Australians.

    "Great progress has been achieved, but there is still work to be done," Howard said during a news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. "As you know, I don't set speculative dates. There is nothing to be achieved by that."

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