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White House says Ecuador trade talks stall
May 16 2006 10:58PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration said Tuesday it had broken off negotiations on a free trade agreement with Ecuador following the South American government's decision to annul an operating contract with Occidental Petroleum Corp.
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Bush entertains leader of Australia
May 16 2006 9:37PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - In toasting Australia's prime minister at a White House dinner Tuesday night, President Bush quoted former President Reagan, who used to say it was "morning in America."
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Military plan for border has some worried
May 16 2006 8:23PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Bush administration plans to deploy thousands of National Guard troops to shore up the U.S.-Mexico border were getting mixed reviews Tuesday, with members of Congress questioning whether it would strain a force stretched thin by wars and natural disasters.
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Bush administration: Time to face traffic
May 16 2006 8:22PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Moving people or freight around America just can't be done anymore without encountering one bottleneck or another, and the Bush administration said Tuesday that it's time to do something about the congestion.
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Tony Snow has 1st on-camera press session
May 16 2006 8:00PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - White House press briefings rarely veer into the deeply personal. But that's what happened Tuesday during Tony Snow's first on-camera tangle with the White House press corps.
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Hatch: Court briefed on Bush surveillance
May 16 2006 7:12PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two judges on the secretive court that approves warrants for intelligence surveillance were told of the broad monitoring programs that have raised recent controversy, a Republican senator said Tuesday, connecting a court to knowledge of the collecting of millions of phone records for the first time.
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Bush: U.S. not listening to domestic calls
May 16 2006 3:35PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush insisted Tuesday that the United States does not listen in on domestic telephone conversations among ordinary Americans. But he declined to specifically discuss the government's alleged compiling of phone records, or whether it would amount to an invasion of privacy.
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Bush teases Australian prime minister
May 16 2006 1:55PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush and Australian Prime Minister John Howard met Tuesday for serious war discussions, but the president quickly turned to poking fun at his colleague from down under.
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Bush, Howard united in war on terrorism
May 16 2006 11:09AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Australian Prime Minister John Howard pledged to President Bush Tuesday that his country remains committed to supporting a lengthy war on terror.
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Rove: People like Bush, but not Iraq war
May 16 2006 9:49AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Presidential adviser Karl Rove blamed the war in Iraq on Monday for dragging down President Bush's job approval ratings in public opinion polls. "People like this president," Rove said. "They're just sour right now on the war."
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Bush's immigration plan draws GOP fire
May 16 2006 9:46AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush drew fresh criticism from House Republicans Tuesday for endorsing eventual citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants.
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Analysis: Bush courts two sides at once
May 16 2006 6:14AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush stepped to the right and left at the same time on immigration: courting conservatives with tough talk of sending the National Guard to the border and seeking to reassure moderates that a guest-worker program will be part of the mix.
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Bush, his critics overreach on immigration
May 16 2006 3:18AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush took credit for a boost in border security that was largely the work of Congress, and boasted about illegal aliens caught on his watch even though those numbers have fallen for much of his presidency.
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