Bush, candidates, lawmakers to meet on rescue plan - Yahoo! News

"President Bush summoned Barack Obama, John McCain and legislative leaders to an extraordinary White House summit, warning Americans and Congress on Wednesday night that failing to act on a $700 billion financial industry bailout could lead to "a long and painful...

Proposed Iraq pullout lacking specifics

"The White House yesterday rejected Democrats' proposals for a phased withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq as lacking specifics or "meat on the bones," as President Bush met with the Iraq Study Group, which is seeking to advise the administration on ways to realign Iraq...

Democrats say will push for Iraq withdrawal

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats, who won control of the U.S. Congress, said on Sunday they will push for a phased withdrawal of American troops from Iraq to begin in four to six months, but the White House...

Rumsfeld compares war critics to appeasers

"SALT LAKE CITY, Utah Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said that critics of the war in Iraq and the campaign against terrorist groups "seem not to have learned history's lessons" and compared them to those in...

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