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WASHINGTON.(TO THE POINT)
Bush team mulls Mideast move;
gun battle threatens cease-fire
Top officials met at the White House to consider the next move in a drive tohalt Middle East violence and keep fading peace hopes alive. Secretary of State Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice, President Bush's national security adviser, directed the talks. Meanwhile, a Gaza Strip gun battle threatened to topple the fragile cease-fire. The fighting, in which 18 Palestinians, one Israeli officer and two soldiers were injured, followed a drop-off in violence over the weekend.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said the army had a free hand in defending Israelis and vowed that Israel wouldn't resume peace talks "until there is total quiet."
Democrats slow Bush energy plan
The shift to a Democratic Senate majority put the brakes on President Bush'shopes for quick action on his energy proposals. Energy remains a top priority on Capitol Hill, but Democrats are reworking the bill to cut the emphasis on production and boost conservation and efficiency. Democrats want more short-term ...
- Texas Democratic Senate Candidates Criticizes Tax Cut but Seek No Delay.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News January 30, 2002 700+ words
...of budget deficits, Texas Democratic Senate candidates have started to...guess the massive tax cut President Bush pushed through Congress last...Crandall schoolteacher and 1996 Democratic Senate nominee, said Congress should...
- President Bush to Visit Aberdeen, S.D., on Campaign Visit.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News October 31, 2002 700+ words
...Aberdeen, S.D. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 31--President Bush will make a campaign swing through Daschle Country today, and the Democratic Senate majority leader hopes he brings good news. Certainly Sen. Tom Daschle...
- Bush can look to predecessors in dealing with Democratic Senate.(Knight Ridder...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Polman, Dick May 25, 2001 700+ words
...had to do business with a Democratic Senate _ much to the dismay of GOP...After such a narrow victory, President Bush made the right choice for...administration, and work with the Democratic Senate majority in ways that yield...
- UPI's coverage of the Democratic Senate takeover.
- News wire article from: United Press International June 5, 2001 700+ words
...05, 2001 UPI's coverage of the Democratic Senate takeover Senate shift threatens faith...is expected to make it tougher for President Bush to get controversial legislation passed...affairs. Under an executive order from President Bush, the White House Office of Faith...
- `This war is lost'? Maybe the public agrees.(Democratic Senate leader Harry...
- Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA) Polman, Dick April 25, 2007 700+ words
...increasingly shrill attempts to rationalize the Iraq war, President Bush's defenders persist in thinking that if they choose to...Consider, for example, the latest episode involving Democratic Senate leader Harry Reid. On Thursday, he said: "I believe...
- President Bush's Approval Rating Rises Slightly From All-Time Low.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 9, 2006 700+ words
...low last month, President Bush's job approval...be beneficial to President Bush's approval numbers...positive view of the President Bush's job while this...t much better for Democratic Senate Minority Leader Harry...
- Democratic Senate Candidate's Ads Sounding GOP-ish in Texas.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News October 9, 2002 700+ words
...show just how agreeable he can be with a Republican icon: President Bush. Sounding more like a GOP admirer than a Democratic challenger...simply not credible." "Mr. Kirk has never supported President Bush in his previous runs for elective office," Cornyn said...
- Recent Developments on Partial-Birth Abortion Responding to President Bush's...
- Magazine article from: National Right to Life News March 1, 2003 700+ words
...support for the legislation by President Bush. The Partial-Birth Abortion...remarks to the March for Life, President Bush said, "My hope is that the...vote of 274-151. But the Democratic Senate leadership, at that time holding...
