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    The BBC board of governors rejected claims by the UK government that the BBC was biased in its coverage of the Iraq war. The governors endorsed the BBC's coverage after briefings from its director general and head of news. The governors called on the government's communications director to withdraw accusations that the BBC had "set up" the government for war. The government maintained there was no evidence to support the BBC's claims, while the BBC said the government was threatening its independence. An upcoming report on the intelligence behind the Iraq war is unlikely to settle the dispute between the BBC and the government.

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    The BBC board of governors rejected claims by the UK government that the BBC was biased in its coverage of the Iraq war. The governors endorsed the BBC's coverage after briefings from its director general and head of news. The governors called on the government's communications director to withdraw accusations that the BBC had "set up" the government for war. The government maintained there was no evidence to support the BBC's claims, while the BBC said the government was threatening its independence. An upcoming report on the intelligence behind the Iraq war is unlikely to settle the dispute between the BBC and the government.

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    The BBC board of governors rejected claims by the UK government that the BBC was biased in its coverage of the Iraq war. The governors endorsed the BBC's coverage after briefings from its director general and head of news. The governors called on the government's communications director to withdraw accusations that the BBC had "set up" the government for war. The government maintained there was no evidence to support the BBC's claims, while the BBC said the government was threatening its independence. An upcoming report on the intelligence behind the Iraq war is unlikely to settle the dispute between the BBC and the government.

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