ADMIRABLE GOAL - TRY FOR SEPTEMBER

Iraq continued to inch Thursday toward a future without Saddam Hussein, his government or his family.

In Baghdad, the U.S. administrator said a new constitution could be written and accepted by the Iraqi people in a referendum, followed by general elections by the middle of next year.

Officials also said they want a cell phone system in operation by November; the landline system is still a shambles after coalition bombing.