Bush to focus on economy and Iraq
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The economy and Iraq are expected to dominate the US president's final State of the Union address.
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President Bush speaks at the White House Conference on the Economy at the Ronald Reagan Center, Thursday, Dec. 16, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds).
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Gordon Brown will try to focus Labour's conference on the economy, after delegates forced a vote on Iraq.
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In his first news conference since winning a second term in office, President Bush touched on a variety of economic issues Thursday, from reducing the budget deficit to revamping Social Security and the tax code.
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After two weeks of focusing on Iraq, Democratic presidential challenger John Kerry turned his emphasis to the economy Saturday, delivering what he called a plan for &quot;middle-class families.
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President Bush will host Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi at the White House next week after two days of heavy diplomacy at the United Nations.
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President Bush chose Wall Street as the stage to bring his economic message out from the shadows of the Iraq war.
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President Bush is likely to respond to recession fears much as he did on entering office in 2001, but this time around Democrats are planning to push back.
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As George W. Bush heads into his second term Jan. 20, here are some issues and programs he&#39;s expected to address: IRAQ AND TERRORISM: Bush intends to keep a US presence in Iraq until the country is stable and run by a democratically elected government.
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President George W. Bush will address a war-weary American public next week to "lay out a vision" for the U.S. role in Iraq as he tries to sell his strategy in the wake of a crucial report to Congress.
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President George W Bush is set to announce a program of measure aimed at shoring up the fragile US economy.
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President George W. Bush will use his final State of the Union address on Monday to try to reassure nervous Americans about his economic rescue plan and chart a course to stay relevant in his last year in power.
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President George W. Bush, seeking a second term, and Democratic challenger John Kerry, have been sparring energetically over Iraq, but both men are keenly aware of the US economy looming large as a major campaign issue in the November 2 election.
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U.S. President George W. Bush's fiscal 2009 budget proposal released on Monday takes into account that the U.S. economy is facing a slowdown, the White House said.
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President Bush will be in Jordan later this week, where he plans to meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.
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President Bush vowed yesterday to pursue second-term goals of reforming the tax code, partially privatizing Social Security, and spreading democracy to Iraq and Afghanistan
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Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi is to address a joint session of the US Congress as well as meeting President Bush.