State of Union to focus on taxpayer, economy
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With fear of an impending recession, President Bush on Monday night will use his State of the Union address to revisit unfinished business and press for action to keep the economy afloat, administration officials say.
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President Bush makes remarks during a White House conference on the economy, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2004, in Washington. The administration is hoping to build momentum for Bush&#39;s ambitious second-term agenda
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COMPTON, California  - Economic worries dominated the U.S. presidential campaign on Thursday, with White House hopefuls on both coasts touting plans to ease the pain of a recession while President George W. Bush prepared to announce his own fiscal package.
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President Bush used his final State of the Union speech to call for a quick shot in the arm for the economy in "a period of uncertainty" and to tout last year's progress in the Iraq war.
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WASHINGTON, DC -- Everyone recognizes that this week&#39;s White House Economic Summit here in Washington is political theater. It&#39;s a chance for the White House to showcase its second term economic agenda, and get lots of mostly favorable press for it.
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A tax-cutting plan to balance the budget, add jobs and jump-start the economy.
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U.S. News & World Report - With a presidential election less than 300 days away and the economic expansion listing badly, the White House and Congress are cooking up a recipe for fiscal stimulus. President Bush this morning called for about $145 billion worth of tax relief and other incentives to stimulate a sagging economy and fend off a possible recession. He said a growth package must include tax incentives for business investment and "direct and rapid" tax relief for individuals. Here is the skinny:
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Pushing deficit concerns aside, Democratic and Republican leaders appeared close to agreement with the White House Wednesday night on emergency tax cuts and benefit increases to jolt the economy out of its slump.
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NAPLES, Fla., Jan. 23 -- After months of debate over illegal immigration, social issues and the Iraq war, the economy and taxes have emerged as the central focus of the Republican race in Florida.
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In his State of the Union, he is likely to build on Iraqi elections to boost domestic initiatives.
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President George W. Bush sought to put tax reform at the center of the US presidential election debate as the Democrats try to exploit weaknesses in the government's economic record.
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President George W. Bush would like to see a package of tax cuts and other measures totaling around $140 billion to shore up the fragile U.S. economy, a White House document showed on Friday.
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Americans have resolved to improve their fiscal lot.
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By Andrew Balls, James Harding and Christopher Swann in Washington. US business has little appetite for fundamental tax reform, seeing deficit reduction and government entitlement programmes as priorities for President George W Bush&#39;s second-term agenda.
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Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will  deliver remarks Tuesday morning on the economy, housing and  credit markets in a scheduled speech before a gathering  sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington.
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President Bush traded one refrain for another Friday, saying he is "getting the job done" on the economy and more. Not so, said Sen. John Kerry, criticizing administration tax cuts as insensitive to the middle class as he ended a 22-state tour.
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With focus on domestic issues, Bush and Kerry discussed the economy, healthcare - and their wives.