A Firm Bush Tells Congress Not to Dictate Policy on War
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Hours later, the House responded by voting almost totally along party lines to require that the United States withdraw most combat troops from Iraq by April 1.
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President Bush combined his reputation for strong leadership in a time of war with a campaign about traditional values to win re-election despite voters' doubts about his job performance and policies.
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Despite the unpopularity of the Iraq war, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama predicted Thursday that Congress won't directly challenge President Bush's plans and will focus instead on putting a ceiling on the number of troops deployed to that country.
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Leading Democrats today said that President Bushâs likely call for continued patience in the war would simply extend an âunconscionableâ policy.
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President George W. Bush said on Wednesday that the U.S. Congress must fund the additional troops he is sending to Iraq as part of a strategy that Democrats, who are in the majority, and some Republicans have opposed.
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As the Democratically controlled Congress is set to vote on a war spending bill without troop timetables, President Bush was to answer reporters' questions Thursday at the White House.
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President Bush on Monday brushed aside criticism of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld over his handling of the Iraq war and described him as a &quot;caring fellow&quot; who will win over doubters on Capitol Hill.
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President Bush forced Congress to back down from deadlines for troop withdrawals from Iraq. On Thursday, he scheduled a news conference to talk about the unpopular war and the relentless violence.
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As Congress cranked up resistance to his new Iraq war policy, President Bush said today the government in Baghdad has met three key benchmarks vital to his new but unpopular war strategy.
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The White House said it does not want Congress to micromanage U.S. commanders in Iraq by limiting the 2002 resolution that authorized President Bush to invade that country, as Democratic senators have proposed.
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HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii  - President George W. Bush said on Saturday his resolve to press ahead with the effort to stabilize Iraq was as strong as ever, the latest indication he is unlikely to call for a major change in strategy when he delivers a report to Congress next week.
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President Bush called on Congress today to pass new legislation to fund the war in Iraq and denounced lawmakers who say his strategy has failed.
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With 15 months to go in office, President George W. Bush wants the U.S. Congress to know he has no plans to fade quietly away.
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President Bush said today he has rejected "some ideas that would lead to defeat" as he considers a new Iraq strategy, and he vowed not to be "rushed" into a decision.
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President Bush said the finding that Iraq had no illicit arms at the time of the invasion in no way undermined his decision to go to war.
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LOUISVILLE, Kentucky  - President George W. Bush kept up the pressure on the Democratic-controlled U.S. Congress on Friday to set aside misgivings about his troop buildup and fully fund U.S. forces in Iraq.
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President Bush, who didn't veto a bill for nearly six years, is now embracing the power to constrain the Democratic-controlled Congress even as his popularity remains low.