Governors bristle at Bush's Guard plan
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The nation's governors are closing ranks in opposition to a proposal in Congress that would let the president take control of the National Guard in emergencies without consent of governors.
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President Bush and Democrat John Kerry battled over who can best make the United States safer on Sunday, the Bush camp accusing Kerry of wanting to treat terrorists like gamblers and the Kerry side saying his Republican opponent was soft on homeland security.
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Democrats accused President Bush on  Saturday of trying to scare Americans into believing the Social  Security retirement system is in crisis to build support for  his private investment account plan.
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The problem with President Bush&#39;s National Guard years is not that he took shortcuts, but that he won&#39;t come clean about it.
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President Bush on Saturday ridiculed what he called the "Kerry doctrine" as a dangerous outsourcing of America's security, seeking to poke a hole in Sen. John Kerry's debate performance with what advisers see as his rival's biggest miscue.
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Governors worried about damage to the economy and complained about years of neglect on energy policy after an Alaska oil field shutdown, but offered far different solutions on Monday.
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Democrats criticized President Bush's record on national security and military matters Monday, seizing on the president's comment that he doesn't think the fight against terrorism can be won.
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WASHINGTON - September 14 - In the past week, a handful of stories have cast doubt on whether George W. Bush fulfilled his National Guard obligations 30 years ago.
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U.S. state governors on Friday urged congressional leaders to pass a law that would block cuts in federal Medicaid funding by the Bush administration.
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Fearful that President Bush plans to shift more Medicaid costs to the states, the nation&#39;s governors are mounting a bipartisan lobbying effort to stave off new federal limits on the program.
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President Bush drew startling criticism Tuesday night from Republican White House hopefuls unhappy with his handling of the Iraq war, his diplomatic style and his approach to immigration.
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The nation's governors urged President Bush on Wednesday to spare states the costs of Medicaid in an effort to reduce the federal deficit.
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President George W. Bush went to the   U.S. Capitol on Thursday to prod fellow Republicans to back his   plans to track and try terrorism suspects, but some pressed on   with a competing measure the White House rejects.
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Latest setback for the Bush administration's effort to build a system for defending the country against ballistic missile attack fuels doubts about the system.
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In one of the fastest-starting presidential campaigns in history, one group of politicians has not kept pace: the nation's governors.
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The nation's governors on Wednesday urged President Bush not to shift additional Medicaid costs to the states in his effort to reduce the federal deficit.
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President George W. Bush went to the   U.S. Capitol on Thursday to prod fellow Republicans to back his   plans to track and try terrorism suspects, but some pushed   ahead with a competing measure the White House opposes.