Bush, Howard cement alliance as APEC begins meeting
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U.S. President George W. Bush and Australian Prime Minister John Howard cemented a strong alliance on Wednesday as Asia-Pacific ministers began talks ranging from human security and climate change to trade and economic reform.
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By Jason Webb SANTIAGO, Chile  - Asia-Pacific leaders promisedon Sunday to try to revive world trade talks and fightterrorism after a summit marred at the end by spats over thesecurity of President Bush.
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President Bush wrapped up his participation at an Asia-Pacific summit Saturday and prepared for a renewed fight with the Democratic-run Congress over the future of the U.S. involvement in Iraq.
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A US-Australia push for stronger nuclear safeguards is likely to dominate the security debate at this year&#39;s APEC leaders meeting in Santiago, Chile.
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After a lightning visit to Iraq, U.S. President George W. Bush arrives in Australia on Tuesday where he can expect anti-Iraq war protests as he attends an Asia-Pacific leaders' summit in Sydney.
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President Bush plans to seek support  from China and other key allies at the Asia-Pacific summit to  help resurrect talks with North Korea over its nuclear weapons  program, White House officials said on Friday.
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President Bush arrived in Chile on Friday to press the 21 nations of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum to help with North Korea, terrorism and opening up regional trade.
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U.S. President George W. Bush will  not stop in Singapore on his way to Sydney for the APEC summit,  the White House said on Monday.
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SANTIAGO, Chile - President Bush demonstrated the meaning of his home state&#39;s unofficial slogan, &quot;Don&#39;t mess with Texas,&quot; at a summit of Pacific Rim leaders here over the weekend.
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President Bush leaves today for Australia, where he will spend the week at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Monday opened talks in Japan on sealing a landmark security pact and a free trade deal between the Pacific powers, officials said.
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Prime Minister John Howard says the APEC meeting in Chile was a great success and will increase momentum towards trade liberalisation across the globe.
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The first APEC protest was staged in Sydney on Tuesday, hours before U.S. President George W. Bush was due to arrive for a summit of 21 Asia-Pacific leaders, but police and media far outnumbered activists.
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The Japanese and Australian defence and foreign ministers will meet for their first four-way talks Wednesday as the two close US allies aim to boost their security relations.
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US President George W. Bush and Australia&#39;s John Howard vowed Wednesday to stand firm on Iraq in a strong defence of their strategy to contain violence in the war-torn country.
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US President George W. Bush and Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Wednesday said they saw progress in Iraq and rejected heavy pressure to set a timetable to bring home troops fighting there.
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SYDNEY, Sept. 6 -- One of the first agreements to emerge Wednesday from meetings between President Bush and Australian Prime Minister John Howard was a pledge to take joint action to combat climate change.