Obama Holds Talks With Maliki

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama met Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Baghdad An Iraqi official said Obama did not raise with Maliki his plan to remove combat troops within 16 months if he wins the election. Obama, who is visiting Iraq as part of a U.S. congressional delegation, is also expected to hold talks with General David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in the country.