Bush Strongly Defends Plan on Prisoners
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President Bush strongly defended his ideas about questioning and trying terrorist suspects and signaled that his resolve has not softened despite opposition by key G.O.P. senators.
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President George W. Bush on Monday spared former White House aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby a prison term, enraging Democrats who accused Bush of abusing power in a case that has fueled debate over the Iraq war.
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President Bush launched an aggressive defense Wednesday of his administration&#39;s response to the southern Asian tsunami disaster, calling 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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President Bush said on Saturday that the hostage siege in which 322 people were killed at a Russian school seized by Chechen separatists showed why America has to remain resolute against terrorism.
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President George Bush defended Pakistanâs co-operation in the hunt for Osama bin Laden despite the inability of US and Pakistani troops to find the al-Qaida leader who, Bush once declared, was wanted dead or alive.
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RIDLEY PARK, Pa.  - President Bush defended his decision to pursue a missile defense system on Tuesday and said those who oppose the idea do not understand the dangers the country faces in the 21st century.
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President George W. Bush on Thursday criticized Myanmar's military junta for arresting dissidents who participated in recent protests and called for their immediate release.
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President Bush and the Czech Republic's leaders on Tuesday defended plans to base part of a U.S. missile shield here despite fierce opposition from Russia.
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President Bush defended embattled Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Monday, saying the Pentagon chief was doing &quot;a very fine job.
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President Bush on Saturday defended   his proposals to allow tough questioning of suspected   terrorists as necessary to keep Americans safe, despite a   revolt in his own Republican Party over the issue.
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WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia  - President Bush, speaking to House of Representatives Democrats he has battled for six years, said on Saturday he welcomed a vigorous debate on his plan to increase U.S. combat troops in Iraq and he did not question the patriotism of critics.
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President Bush on Saturday defended Pakistan&#39;s cooperation in the hunt for Osama bin Laden despite the inability of US and Pakistani troops to find the al-Qaida leader who, Bush once declared, was wanted dead or alive.
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President George W. Bush said on Monday he wants a breakthrough on U.S. immigration reform by August but defended raids against illegal immigrants, a policy that drew criticism during his tour of Latin America.
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President Bush on Thursday sought to put to rest the controversy over his decision to spare a top former White House official from going to jail, saying it was time to move on. He also called on the nation and skeptical lawmakers to stand with him on Iraq, despite a new report showing only mixed progress.
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US President George Bush insists on a permanent bill to permit warrantless wiretaps of foreign terror suspects.
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President Bush on Tuesday refused to rule out an eventual pardon for I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, leaving open the chance he may wipe away the former White House aide's criminal record