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From Reuters:

WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush called on Tuesday for a responsible election-year debate on Iraq and said Americans should demand a discussion “that brings credit to our democracy, not comfort to our adversaries.”
…Bush made clear he was girding for battle with Democrats in the run-up to the mid-term congressional election in November, […]

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From Reuters:

WASHINGTON - Lobbyist Jack Abramoff’s guilty plea in a U.S. corruption probe sent shock waves across Washington on Wednesday as top Republicans sought to avoid being tainted by the scandal and Democrats pressed the issue.
President George W. Bush, House of Representatives Speaker Dennis Hastert of Illinois and House Majority Leader Roy Blunt were among […]

From Reuters:
WASHINGTON - The United States on Tuesday warned Iran against following through on plans to resume atomic fuel research and development which it said would further Tehran’s quest to build nuclear bombs.
[We join a phone call, in progress, between Undersecretary of State Robert Joseph and Iranian Vice President Mohammed Reza Aref-Yazdi]
JOSEPH: …and […]