http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/news/news-iraq-un-future.htmlBy REUTERS
Published: April 15, 2004
Filed at 0:16 a.m. ET
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - President Bush said he was counting on a U.N. envoy to come up with plans for an interim Iraqi government and hopes a new U.N. resolution will persuade more countries to provide troops.
But U.N. officials are holding their breath, reluctant to promise more than they can deliver. And diplomats are cautious about inflated expectations from nations where most people opposed last year's U.S.-British invasion of Iraq.
Bush at a Tuesday night news conference said he was counting on U.N. diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi ``to figure out the nature of the entity'' that would assume sovereignty when the U.S. occupation is to end on June 30.
Brahimi, in Iraq since April 5, on Wednesday did propose that a caretaker Iraqi government led by a prime minister, a president and two vice presidents take over until elections can be held in January.
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Comment: Note that the headline id's both * and Kerry. Kerry should initiate a parallel cabinet (that's 'hyperbole' for those who can't tell).