Bush to meet lawmakers, open to options on economy
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President George W. Bush is open to options on the details and size of a package to boost the troubled U.S. economy, the White House said on Tuesday as Bush prepared to meet with lawmakers.
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President George W. Bush hopes a $150 billion economic stimulus package will avert a recession in his final year in office but he also faces another problem: worsening budget deficits.
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Top House leaders will continue talks with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on a plan to try to jolt the economy out of its slump.
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Description: NPR&#39;s Don Gonyea reports on the economic summit that President Bush will host in Washington, DC, on Wednesday and Thursday.
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President Bush's speech on Thursday  to the Republican convention offers him a chance to seize the  initiative in an economic debate that polls show is being won  by his Democratic rival, John Kerry.
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President George W. Bush on Friday will outline how large an economic stimulus package should be as he and lawmakers try to craft one aimed at warding off a recession, the White House said.
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With the elections over and Democrats poised to take control on Capitol Hill, the Bush administration is making a fresh push to persuade them to help rein in the rising costs of Social Security and government health-care programs by offering to open talks with "no preconditions."
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President George W. Bush on Friday will propose a series of steps to address the mortgage crisis after weeks of turmoil in financial markets, the White House said.
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High gasoline prices, a slowing economy and upcoming congressional elections were the backdrop Friday of President Bush's annual meeting with his top economic team, held this year in a cooler clime.
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In his first news conference since winning a second term in office, President Bush touched on a variety of economic issues Thursday, from reducing the budget deficit to revamping Social Security and the tax code.
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President George W. Bush on Friday  called on Congress to give the U.S. economy a "shot in the arm"  with an election-year package of temporary tax cuts and other  measures worth up to $150 billion.
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Bush wants to paint domestic differences as a choice in expanding government, while Kerry will focus on his plans and Bush&#39;s record.
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With the price of oil hovering near $100 a barrel and overall economic anxiety on the rise, President Bush said yesterday that he may use his upcoming State of the Union address to propose a stimulus package intended to promote growth and shore up weak parts of the economy.
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President Bush is giving Congress a fresh assessment of the troubled economy as he prepares to sign a $168 billion stimulus package into law.
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President Bush said in an interview on Monday that Congress could help hold off a recession by passing a stimulus package.
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President George W. Bush will address a war-weary American public next week to "lay out a vision" for the U.S. role in Iraq as he tries to sell his strategy in the wake of a crucial report to Congress.
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Signaling he is poised to take a tough line with Democrats over the budget, President George W. Bush met on Wednesday with congressional Republicans and renewed a threat to veto spending he considers excessive.