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Don Gonyea Don Gonyea is a NPR National Political Correspondent based in Washington, D.C., and travels throughout the United States covering elections and the country's political climate. His reports can be heard on all NPR programs and at NPR.org.
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Bush Credits Gains to Tax Cuts

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

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Bush, Citing Progress, Defends Iraq Policy

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

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Bush's Trip to Asia: Analysis

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

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Bush White House Achieves Priorities

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

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White House Defends Iraq Plan

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

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CIA Leak Deadline Looms

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

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White House Faces Deadline in Probe of CIA Leak

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

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Bush Sees Justification for War in Iraqi Arms Report

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

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W. House Fields Leak Inquiries

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

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DOJ Probes CIA Leak

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

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White Houses Denies Involvement in CIA Leak

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

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Pentagon Calls Up More Reservists for Iraq

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

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