National Bush Credits Gains to Tax Cuts October 30, 2003 • The economy surged in the third quarter, expanding at a 7.2 percent annual rate. The growth reflects the strongest quarterly increase in the nation's gross domestic product since 1984. President Bush, welcoming news that could help his re-election effort, credited his tax cuts for the rise in GDP. Hear NPR's Jim Zarroli and NPR's Don Gonyea.
Bush Credits Gains to Tax Cuts October 30, 2003 • NPR's Don Gonyea reports on Thursday's news that the U.S. gross domestic product grew in the year's third quarter at a 7.2 percent annual rate, the strongest growth since 1984. President Bush, basking in news that could help his re-election effort, credited his tax cut for the rise in GDP. Bush Credits Gains to Tax Cuts Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1485223/1485224" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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National Bush, Citing Progress, Defends Iraq Policy October 28, 2003 • President George Bush addresses recent bombings in Iraq during a formal news conference in the Rose Garden, saying he believes foreign terrorists are likely responsible for the attacks. The White House event is the president's tenth full-scale news conference, and the first in recent months. NPR's Don Gonyea reports. Bush, Citing Progress, Defends Iraq Policy Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1482363/1482364" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Bush's Trip to Asia: Analysis October 24, 2003 • President Bush returns from a trip to an Asian Pacific economic summit, but spent much of his time talking about the war against terrorism. NPR's White House Correspondent Don Gonyea joins host Bob Edwards to review the president's trip. Bush's Trip to Asia: Analysis Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1477459/1477460" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Bush White House Achieves Priorities October 17, 2003 • President Bush wins new support from the United Nations for the U.S. mission in Iraq, which will soon have a fresh supply of funds from congressional action as well. In winning these battles, the White House has shown relentless insistence on its policy priorities, and a go-for-broke style that carries considerable political risk. NPR's Don Gonyea reports. Bush White House Achieves Priorities Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1469676/1469677" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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National White House Defends Iraq Plan October 10, 2003 • The White House goes on the offensive to sell its plan to rebuild Iraq. In speeches given within days of one another, President Bush, Vice President Cheney and National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice all emphasized the necessity of deposing Saddam Hussein and the progress being made in postwar Iraq. NPR's Don Gonyea reports. White House Steps Up Defense of Iraq Plan Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1462174/1462175" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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National CIA Leak Deadline Looms October 7, 2003 • Tuesday is the deadline for White House officials to hand over documents related to the CIA leak investigation. Officials are searching for evidence that would identify a White House staffer who could have leaked the identity of a CIA agent to the news media. NPR's Don Gonyea reports. White House Faces CIA Leak Inquiry Deadline Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1457225/1457226" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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National White House Faces Deadline in Probe of CIA Leak October 4, 2003 • The Bush administration faces a Tuesday deadline to produce 20 months of White House telephone logs and computer diary records. The Justice Department is probing a leak that revealed the identity of an undercover CIA operative. Hear NPR's Scott Simon and NPR's Don Gonyea. White House Faces Deadline in Probe of CIA Leak Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1454923/1454924" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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National Two Reads on Iraqi Arms Data October 3, 2003 • Former U.N. weapons inspector David Kay's report on the search for banned Iraqi arms is receiving varying interpretations. Pointing to Kay's findings that Iraq intended to build chemical and biological weapons, President Bush finds support for claims that Saddam Hussein was a danger to the world. But congressional Democrats stress that no weapons have been found so far. Hear NPR's Andrea Seabrook and NPR's Don Gonyea.
Bush Sees Justification for War in Iraqi Arms Report October 3, 2003 • President Bush travels to Milwaukee to give an upbeat assessment of the economy, noting that the latest employment report shows more jobs created than lost in September. The President also greeted with enthusiasm the report of U.S. weapons inspectors in Iraq, even though they have yet to find the weapons of mass destruction the administration has said they will find. NPR's Don Gonyea reports. Bush Sees Justification for War in Iraqi Arms Report Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1454349/1454350" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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National W. House Fields Leak Inquiries October 1, 2003 • The White House fields an avalanche of questions about when President Bush first learned that administration officials had allegedly exposed a CIA operative married to a vocal critic of Bush's Iraq policy. Meanwhile, congressional Republicans dismiss Democratic calls for a special counsel to investigate the leak, now the subject of a Justice Department probe. Hear NPR's Don Gonyea. White House Barraged by Questions on CIA Leak Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1452195/1452196" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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National DOJ Probes CIA Leak September 30, 2003 • The Department of Justice begins a formal investigation into an alleged leak from the Bush administration that exposed a CIA operative married to an outspoken critic of the White House's Iraq policy. President Bush orders his staff to cooperate fully. Questioning the DOJ's impartiality, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) calls for a special counsel to investigate. Hear NPR's Don Gonyea. Justice Department Probes CIA Leak Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1451098/1451099" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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National White House on CIA Leak September 29, 2003 • The White House rejects as "ridiculous" suggestions that top adviser Karl Rove was involved in a leak that exposed a CIA operative, the wife of former ambassador to Gabon Joseph Wilson. Earlier this year, Wilson cast doubt on claims that Iraq tried to obtain nuclear bomb material from Niger. The Bush administration says it will cooperate with any investigation into the leak. Hear Wilson and NPR's Don Gonyea.
White Houses Denies Involvement in CIA Leak September 29, 2003 • At the White House Monday, questions persist about news leaks that identified a former ambassador's wife as a CIA operative. White House spokesman Scott McClellan said there was no evidence the White House was involved in the leaks. The woman in question is the wife of former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, who had cast doubt earlier this year on the Bush administration's claim that Iraq tried to obtain nuclear bomb material from Niger. NPR's Don Gonyea reports from the White House. White Houses Denies Involvement in CIA Leak Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1450194/1450195" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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World Pentagon Calls Up More Reservists for Iraq September 28, 2003 • As President Bush's attempt to lure other nations into the allied coalition in Iraq produces no immediate results, the Pentagon calls some 10,000 Army National Guard troops to active duty. The North Carolina and Arkansas units head out for a year's tour of duty just after Christmas. Hear NPR's Don Gonyea report on the president's week. Pentagon Calls Up More Reservists for Iraq Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1449103/1449104" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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