Delayed elections in Iraq and a bloody attack this week will not derail U.S. troop withdrawal plans, U.S. officials said as Defense Secretary Robert Gates flew into Baghdad to meet Iraqi leaders. Gates did not see one of his main Iraqi counterparts as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki canceled their meeting in order to defend his government's record before parliament, two days after the bombings killed dozens of people in Baghdad.

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