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WASHINGTON – The Bush administration pushed Iraqis hard to make Monday’s deadline for achieving a draft constitution, and with the failure to meet that goal, officials are trying to keep their chins up for completion by next week. On Tuesday, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said Defense Department officials are confident …

SAN FRANCISCO – Network Appliance Inc. (NTAP) Wednesday posted a profit in line with its lowered forecast and issued current-quarter and full-year profit outlooks higher than Wall Street expectations, sending shares up more than 7 percent. The data storage equipment maker said net income for its first fiscal quarter rose …

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran (search) rejected Europe’s proposal for ending the standoff over Tehran’s nuclear program, saying Saturday it was “unacceptable” because it did not give the country the right to enrich uranium. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi (search) said the package of incentives offered fell short of Iran’s …