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Bush pardons seven people for crimes
Jun 8 2005 11:16PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush granted pardons to seven people Wednesday, including a man court-martialed by the Air Force in 1978. Bush has issued 46 pardons and sentence commutations during 52 months in office.
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Bush urges China to push N. Korea on nukes
Jun 8 2005 11:14PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush suggested Wednesday that he'd like to see China move more aggressively to push North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons programs and said he has a good enough relationship with Chinese leaders to talk about any differences.
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White House: U.S. economic growth steady
Jun 8 2005 10:56PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration on Wednesday issued a slightly less optimistic forecast for the country's economic growth and inflation for the rest of the year but predicted a solid increase in new jobs.
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Bush open to possibly closing Gitmo camp
Jun 8 2005 10:23PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush on Wednesday left open the possibility that the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, could be shut down.
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Porn star to attend President's Dinner
Jun 8 2005 8:18PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The annual President's Dinner, a Republican Party fundraising event featuring President Bush, could get an extra dash of spice this year with porn actress and former California gubernatorial candidate Mary Carey planning to attend.
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White House downplays climate report edits
Jun 8 2005 6:07PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House said Wednesday that changes in government reports on global warming by a former oil industry lobbyist were part of a normal review and did not violate a pledge to rely on sound science.
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Bush plans talks with leaders of Africa
Jun 8 2005 3:56PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush is meeting with the leaders of several Western and Southern African nations later this month to celebrate elections held last year in each and hold them up as models of democratic progress on the troubled continent.
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Tony Blair wins few promises from Bush
Jun 8 2005 3:26PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - With warm words but few solid promises from President Bush, British Prime Minister Tony Blair has tough negotiating ahead to work out deals on boosting Africa's poor and tackling climate change in time for next month's summit of rich countries in Scotland.
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Bush holds up Turkey democracy as example
Jun 8 2005 1:09PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush held up Turkey's democracy as an important example for other Mideast nations Wednesday during an Oval Office meeting with the country's prime minister in which both leaders declared a strong relationship after differences over Iraq.
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Restart of nuke talks is only first step
Jun 8 2005 10:35AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House reacted cautiously Wednesday toward North Korea's declaration that it is willing to return to negotiations on its nuclear weapons program, saying it was too early to tell if the announcement is a diplomatic breakthrough.
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Lobbyist helped Indian leaders meet Bush
Jun 8 2005 1:08AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - An arrangement involving two Indian tribes, the head of an anti-tax organization and a lobbyist now under criminal investigation _ plus $50,000 _ secured Indian leaders a private audience with President Bush.
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