Debate on Iraq healthy, Bush tells Democrats
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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 George W. Bush and Republicans have taken a battering over Iraq, but it's not because voters believe Democrats have a clear strategy for ending the conflict and bringing American soldiers home.
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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama  - Battered by Democrats over   a new intelligence report, President George W. Bush fought back   on Thursday in an election-year speech, saying Democrats   represented the party of "cut and run" from Iraq.
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MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - The Democratic presidential front-runners came under attack from a rival on Sunday for showing insufficient leadership on ending the war in Iraq in a debate in which the main target was President George W. Bush.
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AMMAN, Jordan -- A day before his meeting here with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki , President Bush said yesterday that despite the lively debate in Congress and among the US American public about the way forward in Iraq, he will not withdraw US troops until Iraq is stable enough to protect itself.
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President Bush took a sharp jab at his Democratic opponent on Thursday, saying John Kerry and not the White House was misleading the country about the war in Iraq.
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The debate over US policy in Iraq between President Bush and Democratic nominee John F. Kerry took center stage in the presidential campaign last week as Kerry laid out his most specific plans to date.
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Democrat John Kerry delivered a clear message on Iraq and terrorism during his debate with President Bush, Kerry's running mate said Friday.
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President Bush seeks to rebound from his poor showing last week when he faces Sen. John Kerry on Friday night in a second debate that is sure to focus on the Iraq war and a lackluster U.S. economy.
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President Bush and visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi on Thursday repudiated critics of their plans for Iraq and insisted that progress is being made toward establishing democratic rule in the embattled country.
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The Democratic  presidential front-runners came under attack from a rival on  Sunday for showing insufficient leadership on ending the war in  Iraq in a debate in which the main target was President George  W. Bush.
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President Bush said on Thursday that US troop concerns about inadequate equipment for Iraq combat are being addressed and he did not blame soldiers for raising the issue with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
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You almost have to laugh at the debate over whether President Bush is getting too Ã¢ÂÂpolitical,Ã¢ÂÂ as in the gnashing of teeth from Democrats after the president used the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attack to address the nation on television with a re-hashed stump speech defending the war in Iraq.
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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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CHANHASSEN, Minn.  - President Bush sought  momentum on Saturday from his second debate with Democratic  Sen. John Kerry by attacking Kerry for saying he has a  consistent position on Iraq and would not raise middle-class  taxes.
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President George W. Bush,   seeking to fend off growing election-year discontent with the   Iraq war, said on Thursday his wars in Iraq and against   terrorism were keeping Americans safe.
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US President George W. Bush sharpened attacks on Senator John Kerry's Iraq war strategy, as the rivals campaigned in key states a day after the Democrat's strong showing in their first debate.