Bush Team Casts  Foes as Defeatist
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President Bush and his surrogates are launching a new campaign intended to rebuild support for the war in Iraq by accusing the opposition of aiming to appease terrorists and cut off funding for troops on the battlefield, charges that many Democrats say distort their stated positions.
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President Bush sought to stem a near- rebellion by members of his own party by forcefully endorsing the bill.
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White House loyalists struggled on Wednesday to save President Bush's wartime legislative plans from collapsing under Republican squabbles. In cliffhanger votes, a House committee rejected, then endorsed Bush's proposal to continue tough interrogations of suspected terrorists.
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The GOP base, eroded by scandals and an unpopular war, appear ready to take down some of their own
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If the left is to have any hope of undermining President Bushâs second term, it must continue its previous efforts to destroy the reputation of every worthwhile conservative in his cabinet.
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NASHUA, N.H. - President Bush ignited a Democratic inferno of criticism on Monday by suggesting the war on terrorism could not be won, forcing his aides to scramble to defend his remarks just as he had hoped to bask in convention accolades...
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Slapped even by GOP allies, the Bush administration is beating an abrupt retreat on eight federal prosecutors it fired and then publicly pilloried.
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US presidential challenger John Kerry went on the warpath seeking to shake perceptions that President George W. Bush can do a better job of keeping Americans safe.
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It&#39;s like that television ad, &quot;Another loan lost to Ditech.&quot; This was another week lost to the Republicans. George W. Bush&#39;s proven failure to fulfill his National Guard duties
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If Bush wins reelection, history shows he may have to overcome fleeing staff, declining support.
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WITH the 2004 presidential race still a tossup, US President George W. Bush and challenger Democrat John Kerry charged into the final two days of the contest trying to turn to their advantage an October surprise appearance by America&#39;s most hated enemy.
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Democrats' efforts to challenge President Bush's Iraq policies were dealt a demoralizing blow Wednesday in the Senate after they failed to scrape together enough support to guarantee troops more time at home.
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Unable to deliver on its lofty goal  of bringing democracy to Iraq through the Jan. 30 elections,  the Bush administration is pressing a damage-control campaign  to lower expectations for the vote.
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President Bush accused opponents of his proposed immigration measure of fear-mongering to defeat it.
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Bush finds a way to win, or at least a way not to lose, a crucial showdown on Iraq.
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The White House tries to shore up support for its Iraq strategy, under fire from two more Republican Senators.
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Texas Democrats Wednesday turned President Bush&#39;s service as a Texas Air National Guard fighter pilot into a political counterattack.