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Bush Bids Good Riddance to Long, Hard Year

December 24, 2006 • President Bush started 2006 with high hopes, but by the midterm elections, voters had turned on the president and the Republican Party. Andrea Seabrook reviews Mr. Bush's tumultuous year with White House correspondents Don Gonyea and David Greene.

Bush Bids Good Riddance to Long, Hard Year

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Politics

President Bush Acknowledges Iraq Difficulties

December 21, 2006 • In a year-end press conference, President Bush said Wednesday that the U.S. needs a bigger military. And the president said he knows he'll need to work with Democrats in the new Congress to make progress with his domestic agenda.

President Bush Acknowledges Iraq Difficulties

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Politics

President Seeks to Increase the Size of the Military

December 20, 2006 • President Bush holds a wide-ranging news conference in Washington at which he says he wants to increase the size of the U.S. military. The president also emphasized a willingness to work with the Democratic Congress to pass legislation the public wants.

President Seeks to Increase the Size of the Military

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National

Opinion on Iraq War Drops; Bush Delays Speech

December 12, 2006 • New polls show plummeting public support for the war in Iraq. This comes as President Bush meets with advisers, military commanders and Iraq's vice president to talk about changing U.S. strategy in Iraq. On Wednesday, Mr. Bush will hold a final Pentagon meeting with departing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. Despite word from the White House that a major policy address would come before Christmas, the speech has now been delayed until January.

Opinion on Iraq War Drops; Bush Delays Speech

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Politics

Humbled, Bush, Blair Say Iraq Goals Still Relevant

December 7, 2006 • Thursday's meeting between President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair was starkly different from one they held in April 2003. Back then, both men were buoyant and confidant about invading Iraq. Today, Iraq is ravaged by sectarian violence, and U.K. and American citizens are running short on patience.

World

President Bush Meets with Vital Ally, Tony Blair

December 7, 2006 • President Bush meets with British Prime Minister Tony Blair today at the White House to discuss the Iraq Study Group report. Blair said that he welcomed the group's report, but he made no commitments to the recommendations.

President Bush Meets with Vital Ally, Tony Blair

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Opinion

Analysis

Iraq Report 'Recipe for Defeat,' Says Right Wing

December 6, 2006 • Now that the Iraq Study Group report is out, conservatives are no happier than they were with the leaked information about it. Many say it amounts to a call for surrender. Republican Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham have been among those calling for more U.S. troops to fight the insurgency.

Iraq Report 'Recipe for Defeat,' Says Right Wing

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Politics

Bolton Resignation Signals New Reality Facing Bush

December 4, 2006 • John Bolton, President Bush's choice to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has announced he won't stay in his job once his temporary appointment expires in early January. The decision symbolizes the new political reality facing President Bush.

Politics

Rumsfeld Memo Adds Fuel to Ongoing Iraq Debate

December 4, 2006 • From the leaked Rumsfeld memo to the forthcoming report by the Iraq Study Group, the debate over the war is dominating the news. It appears that member of the Bush administration are signaling that it's time for a major shift in strategy.

Rumsfeld Memo Adds Fuel to Ongoing Iraq Debate

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World

Maliki Assures Bush on Iraqi Force's Readiness

November 30, 2006 • Iraq's prime minister says he thinks his country's forces will be ready to take full control of Iraq's security by next June. Nouri al-Maliki and President Bush discussed the issue at their meeting earlier today in Jordan.

Maliki Assures Bush on Iraqi Force's Readiness

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Bush Pushes Transfer of Security Duties to Iraqis

November 30, 2006 • President Bush returns to Washington after meeting in Amman, Jordan, with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. The president says the United States will step up the pace of handing over security duties to Iraqi forces. But he also insisted that U.S. troops will stay until the job is done.

Bush Pushes Transfer of Security Duties to Iraqis

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Bush Turns from NATO and Afghanistan to Iraq

November 29, 2006 • President Bush wraps up the NATO summit in Latvia, where the focus has been on Afghanistan, and heads to Jordan for talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

Bush Turns from NATO and Afghanistan to Iraq

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Bush Arrives to a Warm Welcome in the Baltics

November 28, 2006 • President Bush was warmly welcomed Tuesday at the presidential palace in Estonia. He became the first sitting U.S. president to visit the small Baltic nation, before reaching his primary destination: the NATO summit in Latvia.

Bush Arrives to a Warm Welcome in the Baltics

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Politics

Looking for Clues to Bush's Future

November 27, 2006 • With two years left in his presidency, there is no way to know how history will judge George W. Bush. Perhaps it's worth a look back at other chief executives: Truman, Reagan and Clinton. They also faced a critical point six years into their presidencies.

Looking for Clues to Bush's Future

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Bush Preps for Summits on Iraq, Afghanistan

November 26, 2006 • President Bush travels this week to enlist the help of allies in Afghanistan and Iraq. He'll meet with NATO leaders in Latvia to press for increased defense spending in Afghanistan, then head to Jordan for a summit with Iraqi Premier Nouri al-Maliki.

Bush Preps for Summits on Iraq, Afghanistan

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