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New wave of troops set for Iraq
Jan 9 2007 11:41PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The first of up to 20,000 additional U.S. troops will move into Iraq by month's end under President Bush's new war plan, a senior defense official said Tuesday. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pledged to hold a vote on the increase, which many Democrats oppose.
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Bush lifts Alaska oil, gas drilling ban
Jan 9 2007 10:43PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush lifted a ban Tuesday on oil and gas drilling in Alaska's Bristol Bay, an area known for its endangered whales and the world's largest run of sockeye salmon.
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Analysis: Bush's new plan not all new
Jan 9 2007 10:41PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush's new plan for Iraq sounds a lot like his old one. Send in more troops, set goals for the Iraqi government and assure Americans it's better to wage war there than here.
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Bush judicial nominees ask to withdraw
Jan 9 2007 10:05PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a concession to the Senate's new Democratic majority, President Bush won't rename four controversial federal appeals court nominees whose confirmations were blocked last year, Republican officials said Tuesday.
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Veteran Washington lawyer named counsel
Jan 9 2007 2:24PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Fred Fielding, a veteran Washington lawyer who served presidents Nixon and Reagan, is returning to the White House to be President Bush's counsel.
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Government moves against Iranian bank
Jan 9 2007 11:06AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration, tightening the financial vise on Tehran, moved Tuesday to block the financial assets of a major Iranian bank.
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Bush looks to cooperate with Nicaragua
Jan 9 2007 8:19AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush called Nicaraguan President-elect Daniel Ortega, a one-time leftist firebrand, and said the two countries should be able to cooperate in such areas as reconciliation, democracy, and job creation.
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Campaign photo shows Bush with Abramoff
Jan 9 2007 7:40AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A liberal watchdog group published on its Web site Monday a picture of President Bush and imprisoned lobbyist Jack Abramoff, the kind of photo the White House has refused to release.
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