Debate on Iraq healthy, Bush tells Democrats
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WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia  - President George W. Bush, speaking to House of Representatives Democrats he has battled for six years, said on Saturday said he welcomed a vigorous debate on his plans to increase U.S. combat troops in Iraq and he did not question the patriotism of critics.
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President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney tried to build on momentum from the speech, while Democrats prepared to renew their attacks on Mr. Bushâs Iraq policy.
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AMMAN, Jordan -- A day before his meeting here with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki , President Bush said yesterday that despite the lively debate in Congress and among the US American public about the way forward in Iraq, he will not withdraw US troops until Iraq is stable enough to protect itself.
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President Bush on Thursday brushed off mixed reviews of his performance at the third and final debate against Democrat John Kerry, saying that what the voters think is more important.
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Democrat John Kerry delivered a clear message on Iraq and terrorism during his debate with President Bush, Kerry's running mate said Friday.
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Several Republicans and Democrats took President Bush to task on Sunday&#39;s talk shows over his repeated assertions that all is well in Iraq.
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President Bush defended the Iraq  war before skeptical world leaders on Tuesday, called on them  to help post-Saddam Iraq develop into a democracy and vowed not  to retreat against an insurgency that threatens more violence  in the country.
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On the deadliest day of the Iraq war this year, President Bush told newly empowered House Democrats there are limits to how long the United States will stay committed to the bloody conflict.
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The Democratic  presidential front-runners came under attack from a rival on  Sunday for showing insufficient leadership on ending the war in  Iraq in a debate in which the main target was President George  W. Bush.
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President George W. Bush said the invasion of Iraq made the world safer when a voter asked about now-discredited intelligence leading up to the war during a town- hall debate with four-term Massachusetts Senator John Kerry.
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CORAL GABLES, Fla.  - President Bush and Democrat  John Kerry clashed over Bush's Iraq policy on Thursday in a  high-stakes presidential debate seen as critical to Kerry  closing the gap with his opponent.
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US President George W. Bush sharpened attacks on Senator John Kerry's Iraq war strategy, as the rivals campaigned in key states a day after the Democrat's strong showing in their first debate.
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President Bush and Sen. John Kerry clashed yesterday about whether conditions are improving in Iraq as the president continued to question his opponent&#39;s ability to lead.
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CORAL GABLES, Fla.  - President Bush and  Democratic rival John Kerry battled over Iraq in a fierce  debate on Thursday, with an aggressive Kerry accusing the  president of "a colossal error of judgment" and Bush doubting  Kerry's ability to lead America in dangerous times.
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President Bush touted his approach for cutting gasoline consumption Thursday, highlighting differences with Democrats as the Senate debated their proposals.
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President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry paused their debate preparations on Monday to question each other's credibility and renew a running battle on Iraq, with Bush saying Kerry changed positions so often he could debate himself.
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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama  - Battered by Democrats over   a new intelligence report, President George W. Bush fought back   on Thursday in an election-year speech, saying Democrats   represented the party of "cut and run" from Iraq.