Bush to defend Iraq policy amid clamor for change
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PARMA, Ohio  - President George W. Bush will emphasize on Tuesday that his strategy in Iraq is aimed at eventually bringing U.S. troops home, as he seeks to stem growing Republican defections from his war policy.
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President George W. Bush put off changing course in Iraq for at least two months on Thursday but the U.S. House of Representatives signaled its frustration by calling for combat troops to leave by April.
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The US House of Representatives was set to condemn President George W. Bush's new strategy on Iraq, in a rare rebuke for the country's commander-in-chief ahead of a bitter debate on whether to continue funding the unpopular war.
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The chairmen of the Iraq Study Group on Sunday defended their report against critics as a "responsible way" forward, while President George W. Bush prepares to unveil his new strategy later this month.
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US President George W. Bush is set to host British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the White House for talks likely to focus on a hard-hitting report that urged a strategic change in Iraq.
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President George W.  Bush, speaking to House of Representatives Democrats he has  battled for six years, said on Saturday said he welcomed a  vigorous debate on his plans to increase U.S. combat troops in  Iraq and he did not question the patriotism of critics.
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WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia  - President George W. Bush, speaking to House of Representatives Democrats he has battled for six years, said on Saturday said he welcomed a vigorous debate on his plans to increase U.S. combat troops in Iraq and he did not question the patriotism of critics.
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WASHINGTON - The White House staunchly defended its Iraq policy Tuesday as new questions emerged about President Bush's prewar decisions and postwar planning. An impending weapons report undercut the administration's main rationale for the war, and the former head of the American occupation said the United States had too few troops in Iraq after the invasion...
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George W. Bush faces a crucial test for his re-election bid, reeling from new criticism of his Iraq policy as he takes on a resurgent Democratic rival John Kerry in their second televised debate.
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Many are wondering what President Bush will say in his prime-time speech to the nation about the Iraq war, but it's worth noting one phrase they surely will not hear: "Stay the course."
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Senators from both parties urged the Bush administration on Sunday to make a realistic assessment of the situation in Iraq and adjust its policies aimed at pacifying the country. But Bush readied a firm defense of his Iraq policy &#151; and a sharp new attack on rival John Kerry's stance &#151; for a speech Monday.
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For the first time, the Bush administration is publicly discussing basing American troops in Iraq for years.
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President Bush pledged on Saturday to seek bipartisan consensus on the way forward in Iraq, as he awaited a panel's recommendations on how to shift course in the unpopular war.
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While "formidable challenges" remain in Iraq, President Bush said Saturday, the United States will start shifting more troops into support roles &#151; in addition to the troop withdrawals announced earlier in the week.
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Two weeks before receiving a major assessment of the war in Iraq, President Bush gave a ringing defense of the war effort Tuesday in a speech that sounded like he'd already made up his mind to stay and fight.
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President Bush began his post-Christmas vacation Sunday contemplating a hefty second-term agenda on both global and domestic fronts, including expectations of continued violence against U.S. troops in Iraq.
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WASHINGTON -- President Bush pledged yesterday to seek bipartisan consensus on the way forward in Iraq, as he awaited a panel's recommendations on how to shift course in the unpopular war.