Bush, in Shift, Taps Into Emergency Iraq Funds (Reuters)

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Bush Approves $25 Billion Emergency
Funds for Iraq (Reuters)

Bush Approves $25 Billion Emergency
Funds for Iraq (Reuters) 08/05/2004 01:44 PM
Reuters - President Bush approved another $25 billion in emergency funds for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan on Thursday, while appealing to key military constituents as he signed a new $417 billion Pentagon spending bill.

Bush to Shift Iraq Funds to Boost
Security (Reuters)

Bush to Shift Iraq Funds to Boost
Security (Reuters) 09/13/2004 04:53 PM
Reuters - Faced with mounting violence in Iraq, the Bush administration plans on Tuesday to propose shifting $3.46 billion from Iraqi water, power and other reconstruction projects to improve security, boost oil output and prepare for elections scheduled for January.

U.S. May Shift Iraq Reconstruction Funds
to Security (Reuters)

U.S. May Shift Iraq Reconstruction Funds
to Security (Reuters) 08/30/2004 03:19 PM
Reuters - The U.S. envoy to Iraq wants to shift $3.3 billion set aside for Iraqi water, sewer, power and other reconstruction projects to improve security, boost oil output and create jobs, a U.S. official said on Monday.

Bush Taps Negroponte as Ambassador to
Iraq (Reuters)

Bush Taps Negroponte as Ambassador to
Iraq (Reuters) 04/19/2004 01:40 PM
Reuters - President Bush on Monday tapped John Negroponte, the top American diplomat at the United Nations, to be his ambassador to Iraq after sovereignty is restored to the country on June 30.

Bush: Tapping Emergency Oil Would
Endanger U.S. (Reuters)

Bush: Tapping Emergency Oil Would
Endanger U.S. (Reuters) 05/19/2004 12:09 PM
Reuters - President Bush on Wednesday strongly rejected the idea of tapping emergency oil reserves to rein in surging gasoline prices as the election-year debate over energy strategy escalated.

Senators Ask Where $8.8 Bln in Iraq
Funds Went (Reuters)

Senators Ask Where $8.8 Bln in Iraq
Funds Went (Reuters) 08/19/2004 03:09 PM
Reuters - At least $8.8 billion in Iraqi funds that was given to Iraqi ministries by the former U.S.-led authority there cannot be accounted for, according to a draft U.S. audit set for release soon.

U.S. Set to Shift 3,600 Troops to Iraq
from S.Korea (Reuters)

U.S. Set to Shift 3,600 Troops to Iraq
from S.Korea (Reuters) 08/02/2004 06:22 AM
Reuters - A brigade of 3,600 U.S. troops prepared Monday to depart for Iraq from their base near South Korea's border with communist North Korea, officials said.

Bush Aides, in Shift, Say Oil a Drag on
Economy (Reuters)

Bush Aides, in Shift, Say Oil a Drag on
Economy (Reuters) 08/22/2004 03:44 PM
Reuters - President Bush's economic advisers warned on) Sunday that high energy prices have become a drag on the U.S. economy and not a threat to growth, chipping away at Bush's upbeat election-year projections and increasing pressure on him to act.

Key Democrats Question Bush on Sept. 11
Funds (Reuters)

Key Democrats Question Bush on Sept. 11
Funds (Reuters) 04/26/2004 04:03 PM
Reuters - Two congressional Democrats on Monday demanded a full accounting of how the Bush administration used emergency money intended to respond to the Sept. 11 attacks, after a book alleged some funds were diverted to prepare for the Iraq war.

Bush Mideast Policy Shift Causes
Palestinian Outrage (Reuters)

Bush Mideast Policy Shift Causes
Palestinian Outrage (Reuters) 04/14/2004 11:49 PM
Reuters - President Bush, breaking with decades of U.S. policy and outraging Palestinians, said Israel could keep part of the West Bank in a future peace deal that now appears more distant than ever.

Bush Plans to Shift U.S. Troops from
Europe, Asia (Reuters)

Bush Plans to Shift U.S. Troops from
Europe, Asia (Reuters) 08/16/2004 01:47 PM
Reuters - President Bush on Monday announced plans to bring home up to 70,000 troops from Europe and Asia within a decade in a major realignment that Democrats said was politically motivated in an election year.

Congress Moves to Put Limits on Iraq
Funds (Reuters)

Congress Moves to Put Limits on Iraq
Funds (Reuters) 06/02/2004 06:36 PM
Reuters - U.S. lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to put controls on the $25 billion reserve fund the Bush administration wants for the Iraq conflict after lawmakers from both parties criticized it for seeking a "blank check."

Bush to 'Unstick' Homeland Security
Funds for Cities (Reuters)

Bush to 'Unstick' Homeland Security
Funds for Cities (Reuters) 01/23/2004 02:31 PM
Reuters - President Bush on Friday promised mayors he would work to free billions of dollars promised to cash-strapped cities and towns for counter-terrorism measures but which they say has become "stuck" further up the food chain.

FEMA Emergency Funds Spent To Replace
Beach Sand 5/30

FEMA Emergency Funds Spent To Replace
Beach Sand 5/30 05/31/2004 08:39 AM
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Cash-Strapped Pentagon Taps Emergency
Fund (Los Angeles Times)

Cash-Strapped Pentagon Taps Emergency
Fund (Los Angeles Times) 09/22/2004 04:48 AM
Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — A relentless insurgency in Iraq has prompted the Pentagon to begin spending money from a $25-billion emergency fund that Bush administration officials had once said would not be needed this fiscal year, officials said Tuesday.

McCain seeks funds to speed digital-TV
shift

McCain seeks funds to speed digital-TV
shift 09/20/2004 10:38 AM
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House Rejects Effort to Shift
Anti-Terror Funds for Cities

House Rejects Effort to Shift
Anti-Terror Funds for Cities 06/18/2004 01:00 PM
The House rejected an effort by New York-area lawmakers early Friday to redirect security dollars to urban areas considered most at risk of terror attacks.

Bush Sees Iraq Friend Berlusconi, Iraq
Foe Chirac (Reuters)

Bush Sees Iraq Friend Berlusconi, Iraq
Foe Chirac (Reuters) 06/04/2004 06:57 PM
Reuters - President Bush will thank an Iraq war ally, Italy, and try to move beyond past differences with a war critic, French President Jacques Chirac, in a hectic day of diplomacy on Saturday.

Should Bush Ask Pope's Pardon for Iraq
War? (Reuters)

Should Bush Ask Pope's Pardon for Iraq
War? (Reuters) 05/17/2004 11:49 AM
Reuters - President Bush should kneel before Pope John Paul and ask for forgiveness for abuses committed by U.S. soldiers in Iraq, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says.

Bush Goes After Kerry on Iraq War
Admission (Reuters)

Bush Goes After Kerry on Iraq War
Admission (Reuters) 08/10/2004 12:26 PM
Reuters - President Bush charged Democrat John Kerry with shifting positions on the Iraq war on Tuesday as he opened a five-day campaign swing with a bus tour through Republican turf in Florida, the bitterly contested state from the 2000 election.

Bush Says Many Felt Iraq Was Threat, Not
Just Him (Reuters)

Bush Says Many Felt Iraq Was Threat, Not
Just Him (Reuters) 02/17/2004 03:42 PM
Reuters - President Bush on Tuesday sought to blunt criticism he exaggerated prewar intelligence on Iraq by saying his conclusion that Iraq possessed banned weapons was shared by Congress and the U.N. Security Council.

Bush Confident Will Get UN Iraq
Resolution Soon (Reuters)

Bush Confident Will Get UN Iraq
Resolution Soon (Reuters) 06/05/2004 05:51 AM
Reuters - President Bush said Saturday he expected the U.N. Security Council would approve a new resolution soon guaranteeing the transfer of "full sovereignty" to a new Iraqi interim government after June 30.

Bush, Kerry Want UN Help in Iraq But UN
Cautious (Reuters)

Bush, Kerry Want UN Help in Iraq But UN
Cautious (Reuters) 04/14/2004 11:49 PM
Reuters - President Bush said he was counting on a U.N. envoy to come up with plans for an interim Iraqi government and hopes a new U.N. resolution will persuade more countries to provide troops.

Bush Says Kerry Has Many, Many Positions
on Iraq (Reuters)

Bush Says Kerry Has Many, Many Positions
on Iraq (Reuters) 09/10/2004 12:54 PM
Reuters - President Bush accused Democrat John Kerry on Friday of having more positions on Iraq than all his 99 colleagues in the Senate combined and said if the Massachusetts senator had his way Saddam Hussein would still be in power.

Bush Backs Away from Iraq WMD Certainty
(Reuters)

Bush Backs Away from Iraq WMD Certainty
(Reuters) 01/27/2004 01:46 PM
Reuters - In the wake of a top expert's conclusions that Iraq had no large stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, President Bush on Tuesday dropped his previous certainty that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, the reason given for the U.S.-led invasion.

Bush to Seek $25 Bln More for Iraq,
Afghanistan (Reuters)

Bush to Seek $25 Bln More for Iraq,
Afghanistan (Reuters) 05/05/2004 03:32 PM
Reuters - President Bush will ask Congress for an additional $25 billion for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, breaking a pledge not to seek more money before the November election, congressional aides said on Wednesday.

Bush Vows to Stay the Course in Iraq
(Reuters)

Bush Vows to Stay the Course in Iraq
(Reuters) 04/13/2004 09:04 PM
Reuters - President Bush vowed on Tuesday to stay the course in Iraq despite a bloody upsurge in violence and said a June 30 deadline for the transfer of Iraqi sovereignty must be met.

Bush Awards First Medal of Honor in Iraq
War (Reuters)

Bush Awards First Medal of Honor in Iraq
War (Reuters) 04/04/2005 04:31 PM
Reuters - President Bush on Monday awarded the first Medal of Honor in the Iraq war to Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul Ray Smith, who saved dozens of soldiers before he died in a firefight days before Baghdad fell.

Bush Asked for Iraq War Plan in Nov.
2001 (Reuters)

Bush Asked for Iraq War Plan in Nov.
2001 (Reuters) 04/16/2004 07:39 PM
Reuters - President Bush asked his Pentagon chief in November 2001 to draw up a war plan against Iraq, the White House confirmed on Friday.

Republicans Criticize Bush 'Mistakes' on
Iraq (Reuters)

Republicans Criticize Bush 'Mistakes' on
Iraq (Reuters) 09/19/2004 01:14 PM
Reuters - Leading members of President Bush's Republican Party on Sunday criticized mistakes and "incompetence" in his Iraq policy and called for an urgent ground offensive to retake insurgent sanctuaries.

Bush Tries to Convince Americans of His
Iraq Plan (Reuters)

Bush Tries to Convince Americans of His
Iraq Plan (Reuters) 05/24/2004 08:15 PM
Reuters - President Bush outlined plans on Monday to hand over power to a friendly Iraqi government and promised with Iraqi approval to tear down the infamous prison where American soldiers abused inmates.

US Readies Iraq UN Resolution Before
Bush Speech (Reuters)

US Readies Iraq UN Resolution Before
Bush Speech (Reuters) 05/24/2004 01:20 AM
Reuters - The United States plans to disclose on Monday the text of a new U.N. resolution that would call for "full sovereignty" for Iraqis, despite the presence of 130,000 U.S. troops, U.S. and U.N officials said.

Bush Senses 'Spirit of Unity' on Iraq
(Reuters)

Bush Senses 'Spirit of Unity' on Iraq
(Reuters) 06/05/2004 05:51 AM
Reuters - President Bush said Saturday he sensed a "spirit of unity" in the international community to help Iraq's new government and expressed optimism that a U.N. Security Council resolution would be approved soon.

Bush Assures Americans Iraq Sovereignty
Near (Reuters)

Bush Assures Americans Iraq Sovereignty
Near (Reuters) 05/14/2004 03:15 PM
Reuters - President Bush assured Americans on Friday he will stick to a June 30 date for handing over power to Iraqis and encouraged allied nations to put past Iraq differences behind them.

Bush: U.S. Troops Face Serious
Challenges in Iraq (Reuters)

Bush: U.S. Troops Face Serious
Challenges in Iraq (Reuters) 05/01/2004 10:28 AM
Reuters - A year after declaring major combat over in Iraq, President Bush said on Saturday that U.S. forces still face serious challenges there but that daily life is improving for Iraqis in many ways.

At U.N., Bush Trying to Reassure World
Leaders on Iraq (Reuters)

At U.N., Bush Trying to Reassure World
Leaders on Iraq (Reuters) 09/21/2004 01:17 AM
Reuters - President Bush goes to the United Nations on Tuesday to try to reassure world leaders that Iraq is on the path to democracy, two years after he challenged them to take a tough stance against Saddam Hussein or risk being irrelevant.

Bush Vows Rebels in Iraq Will Be
Defeated (Reuters)

Bush Vows Rebels in Iraq Will Be
Defeated (Reuters) 04/10/2004 10:10 AM
Reuters - President Bush pledged on Saturday that the U.S.-led coalition would defeat guerrillas wreaking havoc in Iraq and he defended plans to hand sovereignty to an interim Iraqi government on June 30.

Bush to Step Up Campaigning on Economy,
Iraq (Reuters)

Bush to Step Up Campaigning on Economy,
Iraq (Reuters) 06/13/2004 09:23 PM
Reuters - President Bush's reelection campaign, in a tacit acknowledgment it is having trouble getting its message through, said on Sunday it would step up efforts to convince voters the economy and handover plans for Iraq are on track.

Bush Says U.S. Must Persevere in Iraq,
Evokes WWII (Reuters)

Bush Says U.S. Must Persevere in Iraq,
Evokes WWII (Reuters) 05/29/2004 09:41 AM
Reuters - President Bush on Saturday evoked the sacrifices of the Allied campaign against Adolf Hitler in a speech pledging to stay the course in the far more contentious war in Iraq.
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