Bush Thanks Troops, Political Supporters
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President Bush launched his inaugural celebrations on Tuesday by thanking two groups that played major roles in his election to a second term &#151; the military that prosecuted the war in Iraq and his most ardent and generous political supporters.
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President Bush paused on Veterans Day to honor the "hidden heroes" in America's military who have fought in Iraq and Afghanistan during his presidency and in wars past. He also paid tribute to soldiers he said are waging a winning battle against insurgents west of Baghdad.
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Bush thanks Marines for their service and says he is confident Iraqis will learn to defend themselves. CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- In a somber address on the 63rd anniversary of Pearl Harbor, President Bush
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President Bush issued a holiday-season call on Americans to volunteer and give to charity &#151; "to share our blessings with the least among us." He singled out for special praise those who have given time and energy to U.S. troops stationed around the world.
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President Bush paid tribute to America&#039;s armed forces Saturday, calling Independence Day a time to thank the men and women who defend freedom.
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President Bush praised John Kerry's military service as honorable on Thursday but declined to condemn ads from Vietnam veterans who questioned the Massachusetts senator's military record.
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President Bush on Monday applauded what he called a promising sign of political progress by Iraqi leaders who said they had found common ground on some issues standing in the way of reconciliation.
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In a morale-boosting visit, President Bush crossed the country today to thank the Marines for their service in the war on terrorism, and he urged every American during the holiday
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President Bush, a self-proclaimed  war president, on Tuesday opened three days of celebrations  marking his inauguration with a flag-waving tribute to  America's war veterans and those who have fallen in combat in  Iraq and Afghanistan.
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US President George W. Bush was to welcome Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi to the White House to help spread his election-year message that the war to oust Saddam Hussein was worth it.
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President Bush paid tribute Tuesday to defense workers who help equip U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and also put in a plug for his administration's plans for an anti-missile system as he toured a helicopter factory involved in both missions.
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President Bush said on Thursday that US troop concerns about inadequate equipment for Iraq combat are being addressed and he did not blame soldiers for raising the issue with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
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President Bush was celebrating Thanksgiving at the Camp David presidential retreat with a small gathering of family and friends.
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Some of President Bushâs aides acknowledge that the surge of American forces that Mr. Bush defended so ardently today is already on borrowed time.
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WASHINGTON - President Bush's plan to call tens of thousands of U.S. troops home from Europe and Asia could gain him election-year applause from military families, but won't ease the strain on soldiers still battling violent factions in Iraq and Afghanistan...
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CAMP PENDLETON ---- Cheered by about 7,000 Camp Pendleton troops, President Bush thanked local Marines and sailors and their families Tuesday for their sacrifice during the war in Iraq.
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U.S. soldiers in Iraq are largely supportive of President Bush, but they also expressed widespread pessimism about the war.