Bush Defends His Economic Record

CBS News | May. 3, 2008 (News Report)
Says Admin. Has Been "Clear And Candid" About Nation's Economy; Dems Fault President's Iraq Strategy

Despite four months of job losses and barely positive economic growth, President Bush said today that Americans should have confidence in the long-term outlook of the economy.

He's pinning his hopes to an economic "surge" being delivered starting this week in the form of tax rebate checks...

Indiana Rep. Andre Carson said more is needed.

"While these recovery rebate checks are a significant first step, we know we must do more ... Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Business
Topics: Bush Administration, U.S. Economy, Democratic Party, War in Iraq
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Posted by: Posted by Dale Penn - May 3, 2008 - 9:09 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Dale Penn (review), Fabrice Florin (review), Francis Scalzi (review), Douglas Hord (review)
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 by Dale Penn - May. 3, 2008

A generally well balanced report on the President's Saturday radio address and the Democratic response.

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 by Douglas Hord - May. 3, 2008

Although a tad longer than what one would find on the AOL homepage, it's just about as deep. Surface material only, for people who want to feel informed but don't want to work at all.

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 by Francis Scalzi - May. 3, 2008

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I read it, but the NewsTrust title for the piece is inaccurate. It should read "BUSH ATTEMPTS TO DEFEND THE FACT THAT HE HAS NO ECONOMIC RECORD, BUT ONLY A BROKEN RECORD. No plan, no "record", just repetetion and pale assertons that happier times are just ahead. Pathetic, what a moron dreams about !

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