Defense, foreign crises top Bush agenda
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President Bush will huddle with top diplomats and military advisers Monday on the inaugural day of a Mideast truce, with a list of challenges spreading far beyond the fighting between Hezbollah and Israel.
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The US president is expected to announce plans for a major reorganisation of forces stationed abroad.
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The Bush administration begins to lay out its second term foreign policy agenda this week when Condoleezza Rice undergoes two days of hearings before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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President George W. Bush on Monday will seek $245 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan while boosting other military spending and curbing domestic programs, setting the stage for a big battle with Democrats over funding priorities.
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On the eve of President Bush&#39;s address to the United Nations, domestic and foreign critics of his Iraq war policy focused on a radically different international agenda on Monday.
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President Bush said Tuesday that plans for a U.S.-led missile defense system in Europe are urgently needed to counter an emerging threat of attack by Iran
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The Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the war in Iraq and Iran&#39;s nuclear issue will be the toppriority of US President George W. Bush&#39;s foreign tasks during hissecond term as
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The foreign policy "revolution" launched by President Bush, including his commitment to use military force against those he sees as a threat to America, is at stake in the Nov. 2 election.
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Description: Although most of the second term plans articulated by President Bush have focused on domestic issues, a post-Arafat era could force President Bush to put Middle East peace back on the White House agenda.
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President Bush intensified diplomatic efforts on Monday to quell rising violence in Iraq and Afghanistan, turning to allies as his national security adviser said the conflict in Iraq had entered "a new phase" requiring changes.
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NEW YORK - Nervous Republicans are urging President Bush to unveil a robust second-term agenda at his convention next week to shift voters' focus from the unpopular war in Iraq and other issues that are a distraction to his re-election drive. Some contend the party should ditch the GOP-fueled controversy over rival John Kerry's combat record in Vietnam...
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President Bush's chaotic summit with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is a telling sign of U.S. worries that the raging conflict in Iraq could tip the balance of power in the Middle East well beyond embattled Baghdad.
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An internal debate described by senior officials is the first indication that political pressure is forcing the Bush administration to consider what happens after the current troop increase.
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President Bush said today the United States and its allies have an "urgent" need to build a missile defense system in Europe to protect against ballistic missile launches from such states as Iran, and he called on Congress to stop efforts to cut funding for key components of the program.
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President Bush travels to Europe and the Middle East on Monday to seek help with the two biggest problems dogging his presidency: the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.Comment
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The security situation in Iraq is challenging and attacks could increase in coming months, a U.S. progress report said on Thursday as President George W. Bush faces rising pressure to shift course in the unpopular war.
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The Bush administration begins to  lay out its second term foreign policy agenda this week when  Condoleezza Rice undergoes two days of hearings before the  Senate Foreign Relations Committee.