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UAE company agrees to delay U.S. port deal
Feb 23 2006 11:39PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A United Arab Emirates company offered Thursday to delay part of its $6.8 billion takeover of most operations at six U.S. ports to give the Bush administration more time to convince skeptical lawmakers the deal poses no security risks.
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UAE gave $100 million for Katrina relief
Feb 23 2006 9:30PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Weeks before one of its companies sought U.S. approval for its ports deal, the United Arab Emirates contributed $100 million to help victims of Hurricane Katrina, officials confirmed Thursday.
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White House cites Katrina response failures
Feb 23 2006 9:29PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Flawed government planning for major disasters led to rampant confusion during the slow federal response to Hurricane Katrina, the White House concluded Thursday in a report focusing more on fixing shortfalls before the next storm season than on assigning blame.
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Bush: India is responsible nuclear nation
Feb 23 2006 8:10PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush is expressing hope that he'll have a civilian nuclear agreement with India in hand to take to Congress when he returns from his visit next week to South Asia.
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Bush campaigns for GOP in Indiana, Ohio
Feb 23 2006 6:35PM (CT)
MISHAWAKA, Ind. (AP) - President Bush tried to give a lift to two loyal Republicans in re-election fights Thursday, and the White House said GOP candidates elsewhere were clamoring for his help despite his low poll ratings.
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White House sits out Iran nuclear talks
Feb 23 2006 6:10PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration rejected on Thursday a suggestion by former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer that the United States join now-sidelined European negotiations designed to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
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Libby's lawyers seek dismissal of charges
Feb 23 2006 4:10PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawyers for Vice President Dick Cheney's former top aide asked a federal judge Thursday to dismiss his indictment on grounds that the special prosecutor in the CIA leak case lacked authority.
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Mosque bombing an 'evil act,' Bush says
Feb 23 2006 2:43PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush said Thursday the bombing of a revered Shiite shrine in Iraq was "an evil act" intended to create strife. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned against characterizing the rising turmoil as a harbinger of civil war.
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Bush's stance on ports deal fuels anger
Feb 23 2006 7:46AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush's marquee issue, the war on terror, is being turned against him by Democrats and rebelling members of his own party in an election-year dustup over a deal that allows an Arab company to manage major U.S. ports.
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