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Iraq troop buildup idea worries generals
Dec 19 2006 11:21PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A White House laboring to find a new approach in Iraq said Tuesday it is considering sending more U.S. troops, an option that worries top generals because of its questionable payoff and potential backlash. President Bush said he is ready to boost the overall size of an American military overstretched by its efforts against worldwide terrorism.
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Cheney to be defense witness in CIA case
Dec 19 2006 11:19PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Dick Cheney will be called to testify on behalf of his former chief of staff in the CIA leak case, defense attorneys said Tuesday, ending months of speculation over what would be historic testimony.
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Bush plans to increase size of military
Dec 19 2006 11:15PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush said Tuesday he plans to increase the overall size of the U.S. military, which has been stretched by wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, so it can fight a long-term battle against terrorism.
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White House remodeling 'situation room'
Dec 19 2006 7:44PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Situation Room at the White House isn't one room at all but a sprawling 5,000-square-foot complex. And it's nothing like the state-of-the-art Counter-Terrorist Unit on TV's "24."
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Bush adviser: Housing slump may be over
Dec 19 2006 7:09PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The worst of the housing slump might be over, although some pain is likely to linger, an adviser to President Bush suggested Tuesday.
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Laura Bush: Skin cancer 'no big deal'
Dec 19 2006 5:55PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - First lady Laura Bush said Tuesday she did not disclose she had a skin cancer tumor removed five weeks ago because, "It's no big deal and we knew it was no big deal at the time."
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Report: China's currency not manipulated
Dec 19 2006 5:30PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration said Tuesday that China does not meet the technical requirements of a country that is manipulating its currency to gain unfair trade advantages.
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U.S. freezes accounts of British citizen
Dec 19 2006 4:29PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration took action Tuesday to freeze financial accounts and assets of a naturalized British citizen for allegedly providing "material and logistical" support to al-Qaida and other terror groups.
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Bush signs 3 health care-related bills
Dec 19 2006 4:19PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush on Tuesday signed bills to raise federal funding for autism, shift AIDS money to rural areas and the South and create a government unit to oversee response to a bird flu pandemic or bioterrorism attack.
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