Iraq tops Bush&#39;s agenda, but economy also will need his focus
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President Bush, left, sit with family members as they watch election return in the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2004 in Washington.
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Iraq overshadowed the start of Tony Blair&#39;s Labour Party conference on Sunday despite the prime minister&#39;s efforts to turn attention to the domestic agenda ahead of a general election expected next year.
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The situation in Iraq is coming to a head with the approach of  elections, US President George W Bush says.
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For years, President Bush and his advisers expressed frustration that the White House received little credit for the nation's strong economic performance because of public discontent about the Iraq war. Today, the president is getting little credit for improved security in Iraq, as the public...
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An economy with blue skies, happy workers and prosperity for all, just around the corner. That's the sunny picture painted Wednesday at President Bush's economic conference, where nary a discouraging word was uttered and Bush's second-term priorities were resoundingly praised. In reality, Bush will have a hard time getting any of his major proposals through a skeptical Congress.
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As a White House economic conference gets underway, the administration forges ahead on the president&#39;s agenda - and on selling it to the public.
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George W. Bush likes to put up a show of administration unity for the world but his presidency has been marked by divisions on issues ranging from Iraq, to the US economy and the global environment.
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White House goals may be chastened by Iraq, but new challenges also loom in Iran and North Korea.
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The international problems facing President Bush look no less daunting in the rosy dawn of a new term. But if Iraq stabilizes enough to give the president breathing room, the
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Iraq, once thought to be a political albatross for President George W. Bush, is turning out to be more of a headache for his Democratic rival John Kerry despite the continuing turmoil and mounting US death toll.
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President Bush says that Iraq has had some success in meeting 18 U.S.-mandated benchmarks. But on the ground in Baghdad, the oil debate suggests that artificial milestones could make things worse.
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US President George W Bush's State of the Union address is expected to focus on welfare reform and Iraq.
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Halting violent sectarian strife in Iraq, especially in Baghdad, will dominate President Bush's summit with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki next week in the Middle East.
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On the eve of President Bush'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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SANTIAGO, Chile President Bush is welcoming word that Iraq will hold elections in January -- and that a big chunk of the country&#39;s debt is being forgiven.
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Stakes of Sunday's election look high for Iraq and world.
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Iraqi interim government leader Iyad Allawi took center stage in the US presidential campaign, with incumbent George W. Bush seeking a boost from his visit and Democratic challenger John Kerry charging the Bush administration was in &quot;disarray&quot; over Iraq.