Bush to defend Iraq policy amid clamor for change
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PARMA, Ohio  - President George W. Bush will emphasize on Tuesday that his strategy in Iraq is aimed at eventually bringing U.S. troops home, as he seeks to stem growing Republican defections from his war policy.
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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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Bush plans to emphasize building alliances, but without softening the policies that rankled many in his first term.
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Many are wondering what President Bush will say in his prime-time speech to the nation about the Iraq war, but it's worth noting one phrase they surely will not hear: "Stay the course."
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U.S. President George W. Bush plans to give a speech on his Iraq strategy at 9 p.m. EDT on Thursday, the White House said.
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Senators from both parties urged the Bush administration on Sunday to make a realistic assessment of the situation in Iraq and adjust its policies aimed at pacifying the country. But Bush readied a firm defense of his Iraq policy &#151; and a sharp new attack on rival John Kerry's stance &#151; for a speech Monday.
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President Bush is expected to speak about his desire for Iraq troops reductions, but offer no change in strategy yet.
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WASHINGTON -- Defending President Bush's foreign policies, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice counseled Americans to be &quot;less critical of every twist and turn&quot; in Iraq.
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President Bush defended the Iraq  war before skeptical world leaders on Tuesday, called on them  to help Iraq develop into a democracy and vowed not to retreat  against an insurgency that threatens more violence in the  country.
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President Bush is ready to challenge Congress to approve a stack of politically divisive measures he has proposed before without success, from major changes in Social Security to a loosening of the nation's immigration laws.
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President Bush is going on the offensive against growing Republican defections against his war strategy in Iraq. He scheduled a news conference Thursday to urge Congress to give his plan time to work.
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President Bush now has the outlines of a bipartisan exit strategy for Iraq and a new secretary of defense to help carry it out. And while he's under no obligation to heed the Iraq Study Group's recommendations, the pressure on him to change course is now politically enormous.
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President George W. Bush will emphasize on Tuesday that his strategy in Iraq is aimed at eventually bringing U.S. troops home, as he seeks to stem growing Republican defections from his war policy.
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President Bush got a preview Tuesday of the Iraq commission's ideas for changes in war policies, while the White House sought to dampen the report's impact in advance by emphasizing the president will be listening to other voices as well.
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President Bush will outline his  controversial plan to revamp the Social Security retirement  system in his State of the Union speech on Wednesday that will  also stress the need to stay the course in Iraq.
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President Bush's ability to stick to a scripted defense of his policies on Iraq and terrorism should give him an edge over Democratic rival Sen. John Kerry in Thursday's presidential debate, analysts say.
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President George W. Bush has no plans to withdraw troops from Iraq now, the White House said on Monday, despite increasing pressure from members of his own Republican party for a change in war strategy.