Bush speech will seek to calm fears over economy
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President George W. Bush will use his final State of the Union address on Monday to try to reassure nervous Americans about his plan to stave off a recession and chart a course to stay relevant in his last year in power.
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WASHINGTON -- President Bush on Thursday cited "some unsettling times" in the U.S. housing and credit markets as he sought to assure jittery Americans that the economy is holding up well despite worries about a recession.
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Amid new worries about a possible recession, the housing slump and rising oil prices, President Bush is exploring an economic stimulus package to reinforce the U.S. economy.
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President Bush speaks at the White House Conference on the Economy at the Ronald Reagan Center, Thursday, Dec. 16, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds).
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President Bush on Thursday will  promote his proposals for boosting the U.S. economy and  criticize Democrat John Kerry's economic prescriptions, the  Bush campaign said.
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President Bush used his final State of the Union speech to call for a quick shot in the arm for the economy in "a period of uncertainty" and to tout last year's progress in the Iraq war.
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President George W. Bush will acknowledge on Monday that a slowing U.S. economy will lead to a higher budget deficit this year and next, as he unveils a $3 trillion fiscal 2009 spending plan that would boost military funding but nearly freeze many domestic programs.
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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W., Virginia  - President George W. Bush said on Friday he was confident in the long-term strength of the U.S. economy, but urged lawmakers to act swiftly on a stimulus plan he and others hope will help stave off a possible recession.
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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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Business & money: Upbeat White House tries to talk up economy as oil price falls back  from record highs
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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W., Virginia  - President George W. Bush said on Friday he was confident in the long-term strength of the economy, but urged lawmakers to act swiftly on a stimulus plan he and others hope will help stave off a possible recession.
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U.S. President George W. Bush will outline reforms on Friday to help struggling subprime mortgage borrowers and his central bank chief will deliver a speech which will be pored over for hints of a looming rate cut.
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With fear of an impending recession, President Bush on Monday night will use his State of the Union address to revisit unfinished business and press for action to keep the economy afloat, administration officials say.
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President George W. Bush on Thursday  said he would consider "all options" to help the U.S. economy  weather a deep housing slump but said the economy was  fundamentally strong.
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The Treasury secretary said the Bush administration was considering how to give the economy a boost as it weathers a housing correction, but does not want to rush.
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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W., Virginia  - U.S. President George W. Bush said on Friday he was confident in the long-term strength of the U.S. economy, but urged lawmakers to act swiftly on a stimulus plan he and others hope will help stave off a possible recession.
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KANSAS CITY, Missouri  - President George W. Bush on Friday said there were troubling signs that the economy is weakening and urged Congress to move on a stimulus package to help prop up the economy, which has been hit hard by a housing slump and credit crisis.