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/ 30 November 2005
The White House, in its most detailed public plan yet for success in Iraq, said on Wednesday it expects to reduce United States forces there in 2006, but warned the country is likely to face violence ”for many years to come”. The White House released the strategy to set the stage for a speech a few hours later by President George Bush.
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/ 21 November 2005
United States President George Bush on Monday became the first sitting US president to visit Mongolia, in a show of support for a fledgling democracy that has sent troops to Iraq and Afghanistan. Bush said in remarks released by the White House that US forces were proud to fight alongside the ”fearless warriors” of Mongolia, once home to fearsome 13th century conqueror Genghis Khan.
United States President George Bush nominated White House counsel and long-time loyalist Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court on Monday, a move that may shape legal battles on divisive issues such as abortion for decades. If confirmed by the US Senate, she would replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
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/ 14 September 2005
United States President George Bush called on Wednesday for the United Nations to be "free of corruption" and to step up the fight against terrorism four years after the September 11 attacks. Bush appealed to world leaders gathered in New York for greater cooperation on Iraq, freer trade and winning the war on terrorism.
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/ 5 September 2005
United States President George Bush on Monday nominated conservative Judge John Roberts, already his choice for a seat on the US Supreme Court, to replace the late chief justice William Rehnquist. ”I’m confident that the Senate can complete hearings and confirm him as chief justice within a month,” when the court resumes work, Bush said.
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/ 23 February 2005
United States President George Bush arrived in Germany on Wednesday to patch up relations after the deep rift over the Iraq war and chart a way forward on thorny issues such as the Iranian nuclear programme and Nato’s future.
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/ 22 February 2005
United States President George Bush on Tuesday thanked Nato leaders for helping to train Iraqi security forces, but made clear that plans to lift a European arms embargo on China still trouble transatlantic ties. Bush is in Belgium on a whirlwind campaign to repair US-Europe relations ripped apart by the Iraq war
Hosting his first state visit by an African leader, US President George Bush urged Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki on Monday to stick to the hard road of democratic and economic reform. ”Success will take time, and progress may sometimes seem uneven. Yet, the benefits of democracy and freedom and investment in people are certain and they are lasting.