Obama Says Bush Address to Congress Lacked `Bold Initiatives'
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Bloomberg - Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said President George W. Bush's final State of the Union address was a ``disappointment'' and failed to include a long-term economic strategy.
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President Bush criticized Congress for dragging its feet on spending bills during a speech Monday before business leaders at the White House.
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Barack Obama learned campaign humility the hard way Â in a failed congressional effort during which his opponent portrayed him as an "educated fool," more at home on a college campus than a city street.
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President Bush accepted an invitation to speak Saturday to about 200 House Democrats &#151; the same bunch that in November wrestled control of the chamber away from Republicans for the first time in a dozen years.
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President Bush is building his legacy, adding another unfortunate line of hollow bravado to his rhetorical repertoire. To "Mission accomplished," "Bring it on," "Wanted: Dead or alive," and of course, "I earned ... political capital, and now I intend to spend it," he has added "I'll see you at the bill signing," referring to his own ill-considered push for so-called comprehensive immigration reform legislation.
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President Bush, clashing with Congress on several fronts, tried to pressure lawmakers Tuesday into taking up what's left of his shrinking domestic agenda.
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To honor black history, President Bush on Monday didn't spend much time looking back. He focused instead on people contributing today &#151; those who are seizing opportunities gained at great price, the president said. "Their stories," Bush said, "speak a lot louder and a lot clearer than I could."
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President George W. Bush believes a short-term boost is needed to deal with the softening in the U.S. economy, the White House said on Thursday amid what it described as "mixed" economic data.
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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Friday that his top rival's attempt to pressure the Bush administration to end the war in Iraq is "a convoluted approach to the problem."
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President Bush basked in the victory of his bid for a second stint in the White House on Wednesday, but struck a conciliatory tone by telling Americans that &quot;a new term is a new opportunity to reach out to the whole nation.
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U.S. President George W. Bush insisted on Wednesday that the economic stimulus package he is working on with Congress will be robust enough to help the U.S. economy.
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The entrepreneur who hosted President Bush last week for a round-table discussion on health care and small business said yesterday that he could barely get a word in as Bush opined on children's health insurance and other health topics.
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President BushÂs spokesman rejected DemocratsÂ charge that last nightÂs speech sought to capitalize on the attacks.
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President Bush scoffed on Saturday at Democrat John Kerry's claim he has had only one position on Iraq and would not raise taxes on middle-class Americans as Bush sought momentum after the second debate with his challenger.
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President Bush accused Democratic lawmakers on Saturday of being unable to live up to their duties, citing Congress' inability to pass legislation to fund the federal government.
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President George W. Bush said on Wednesday that Democratic Sen. Barack Obama was an impressive politician but had a "long way to go to be president," as he weighed in on the race for the White House in 2008.
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President Bushâs State of the Union address was eclipsed by the image of Caroline Kennedy and Senator Edward M. Kennedy anointing Senator Barack Obama as the true successor to John F. Kennedy.