Bush criticizes Syria; U.S. senator meets Assad
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President George W. Bush on Wednesday sharply attacked Syria despite calls for him to engage with the country over Iraq, while a Democratic senator defied administration wishes and met Syria's president.
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DAMASCUS, Syria-- The dire security conditions in Iraq have overshadowed many of the Bush administration's diplomatic priorities in Syria, prompting US officials to focus their efforts here on enlisting the government's help in stabilizing the country's eastern border with Iraq.
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President George W. Bush on Friday banned entry to the United States by Syrian and Lebanese officials whom Washington accuses of undermining the Lebanese government, the White House said.
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WASHINGTON -- President Bush took his critics to task yesterday for using the poor marks the Iraqi government received on a progress report this week as reason to argue that the war is lost.
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CLEVELAND - President Bush offered a sharp if familiar critique of his rivals on Wednesday, picking up where Dick Cheney left off in the vice presidential debate while defending the war in Iraq and their economic policies. Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards responded by calling the president "completely out of touch with reality."   Bush assailed Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry as he usually does in campaign appearances, accusing the Massachusetts senator of wavering in his support of the war on terrorism, favoring scores of tax increases, and sending mixed signals to allies and enemies...
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A bipartisan panel recommended to President George W. Bush on Wednesday that the United States directly engage with Syria and Iran to help resolve the Iraq conflict, the White House said.
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President Bush drew sporadic, startling criticism Tuesday night from Republican White House hopefuls unhappy with his handling of the Iraq war, his diplomatic style and his approach to immigration.
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President Bush on Saturday hit back at critics who have cited an intelligence report as evidence that the Iraq war has worsened the terrorism threat.
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President Bush urged Syria and Iran not to meddle in Iraqi internal affairs on Wednesday after Iraq&#39;s defense minister complained the two were helping the Iraqi insurgency.
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US President George W Bush criticises Russia for "derailing" promised democratic reforms.
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President Bush&#39;s campaign intensified criticism of Sen. John Kerry&#39;s views of the war on terrorism Sunday and the Democratic challenger fought back forcefully as
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US President Bush says he has lost patience with Syria's President Assad, and rules out opening a dialogue with him.
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The White House expressed opposition on Friday to any attempt by the U.S. Senate to revise the 2002 resolution that President George W. Bush used to go to war in Iraq.
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WASHINGTON -- The White House escalated its criticism yesterday of Senator Bill Nelson's defiant diplomacy trip to Syria as a parade of other senators prepared to meet with the president of the country.
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SUNRISE, Fla. - President Bush on Saturday questioned Sen...
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US President Bush leads condemnation of the killing of an anti-Syrian member of Lebanon's parliament.
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President Bush blamed Syria and Iran for new Middle East violence Wednesday, faced further defiance from Iran and North Korea and got an acerbic retort from Russian President Vladimir Putin to U.S. criticism.