U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said dozens of internal audits into the problem-plagued Iraq oil-for-food program would be released early next year, when the U.N.-appointed inquiry panel releases its preliminary assessment of the scandal. A weary looking Mr. Annan also acknowledged that questions about the $64 billion aid program had overshadowed the United Nations` humanitarian work this year, but he insisted he will not resign, despite the urging of several U.S. lawmakers.
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