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Reports on the meeting between Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and U.S. President George W. Bush at the latter's ranch in Crawford, Texas to negotiate on oil price issue and the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Reports on the alteration of U.S. President George W. Bush's plans for Earth Day due to bad weather.

Reports on the effort of Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles E. Grassley to produce a Social Security bill.

Reports on the proposition of U.S. President George W. Bush to add investment accounts for Social Security following the decline of Dow Jones industrial market.

Reports on the request by President George W. Bush for the Congress to pass the energy legislation that he proposed before in the U.S.

Reports on the income tax return of President George W. Bush and Laura Bush in the U.S.

Reports on the bid of U.S. President George W. Bush on the State and Homeland Security Departments to look into the other means of tightening border security in the country.

Reports on the commendation by U.S. President George Bush of thousand of military troops for their work in moving Iraq from the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein to a freely elected government.

Reports on the plan of U.S. President George W. Bush to shift his focus in his campaign to overhaul Social Security to solutions.

Reports on the agenda of U.S. President George W. Bush in his planned meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.

Focuses on the impact of the increases in gasoline prices on the Bush administration.

Reports on the imposition of strict spending restraints on lawmakers in the U.S.

Reports on the message of U.S. President George Bush to the Irish Republican Army during the Saint Patrick's Day.

Focuses on the defense of President George W. Bush to his administration's practice of providing television stations with video news releases that resemble actual news reports in the U.S.

Reports on the visit of U.S. President George W. Bush to the Southern States in an effort to build nationwide support for his approach to revamp Social Security.

Reports that U.S. President George W. Bush has offered his support to undemocratic governments in the Middle East.

Reports on the disagreement of political parties with U.S. President George W. Bush's approach to overhauling Social Security.

Reports on the possibility for the United States President George W. Bush Administration to consider a different approach to private investment accounts for Social Security.

Suggests that President Bush's drive to overhaul Social Security is in trouble, and while it is too soon to declare it doomed, it faces obstacles on all sides. Claim by some Republicans that they may not meet the president's goal of passing legislation this year; Unity of Democrats against Mr. Bush's call for private investment accounts to be carved out of Social Security payroll taxes; Apparent lack of voter demand that the issue of Social Security be confronted now.

Traces U.S. President George W. Bush's support of Social Security reform. Bush's interest in the idea of allowing workers to put part of their Social Security taxes into stocks and bonds; How Bush's intent to change Social Security intersects with the promotion of private accounts by well-financed interest groups and conservative research organizations; Suggestion that the proposal may be one of the biggest gambles of Bush's political career; Issue of the relationship of individuals, the government and the market; Background on Bush, who comes from a family with deep roots in Wall Street; History of the idea; Influences on Bush's thinking about Social Security; How the concept became entrenched in the conservative agenda. INSET: Investing and Social Security: The History of an Idea.

Reports on the accusation of the Campaign for America's Future against Representative Jim McCrery, chairman of the U.S. House Social Security subcommittee, of conflict of interest in the social security plan of the Bush administration. Claim of the group of McCrery's acceptance of contributions from securities firms and commercial banks that could benefit from the plan of the administration; Move of the group to run newspaper advertisements against McCrery; Response of McCrery to the accusation.

Reports on the opposition of Republican legislators Tom DeLay and J. Dennis Hastert to U.S. President George W. Bush's proposal to increase or eliminate the cap on earnings subject to the Social Security payroll tax. Argument that subjecting more earnings to the payroll tax amounted to a tax increase and is unacceptable; Reaction of Bush.

Reports on the appointment of Karl Rove as deputy White House chief of staff for policy in the U.S. Job responsibility including political and intergovernmental affairs and strategy; Plan to build a Republican majority in American politics.

Examines U.S. President George W. Bush's budget proposal for the fiscal 2006 year. Plan to scale back or eliminate scores of agriculture, education, health, environmental and other domestic programs to meet Bush's goal of reducing the budget deficit while providing more money for national security; How Bush and his aides portrayed the plan; Bush's response to conservatives who called for a harder line against the expansion of government; Observation that some members of the Republican Party were wary of certain proposals, especially the call for substantial aid reductions to farmers; Reactions of Democrats; Overview of the plan which, if enacted, would slow the overall growth of government spending; How the budget reflects Bush's focus on fighting terrorism at home and abroad.

Analyzes U.S. President George W. Bush's State of the Union address last February 2, 2005. Messages and meanings beyond the literal words he spoke; Some passages intended to appeal to or reassure specific groups; Other passages designed to draw the fangs of critics or deliver subtle warnings to adversaries.

Follows President George W. Bush as he takes his campaign to overhaul Social Security to the citizens of America. His warning to youth in Montana that the system will not be able to offer them retirement benefits unless something is done; Gestures of bipartisanship during his travels in an effort to ease Democratic opposition to his plan; Response from the lawmakers to his proposal as he laid it out in the State of the Union address which has not been comforting from either side of the aisle; Details of the speeches and stops on the trip.

Reports that President George W. Bush challenged a wary Congress on February 2, 2005 in his State of the Union address to join him in reinventing Social Security for the 21st century. Statement that his generation has a duty to preserve the retirement system for those who follow; Presentation of the details of the individual investment accounts at the heart of his proposal; Excerpts from the speech; Highlights of the speech, including Social Security, the Iraqi elections, and peace in the Middle East; Focus on the importance of human freedom.

Reports that President George W. Bush said in a press conference on January 26, 2005 that the upcoming elections in Iraq would be a "grand moment in Iraqi history" that he described as part of a global march toward freedom. Acknowledgement that the Iraqis themselves have not yet taken the initiative in defending their country and might doubt Washington's will to prevail against the insurgency; Efforts to explain the arguments that he made in his inaugural address, which appeared to put the United States on an aggressive course of promoting liberty around the world.

Focuses on the effort of the administration of President George W. Bush to look for ways to ease opposition to planned changes in Social Security in the U.S. Search for ideas that would hit wealthy retirees harder than those in the middle or bottom ranks of wage-earners; Goal of Bush to have quick action to create personal investment accounts within the retirement system and deal with its long-term financing problems; Possible approach to the issue of future benefits wherein the administration suggested that benefits should be based on price increases rather than economy-wide growth in wages.

Reports on the concerns over several issues with the second term of U.S. President George W. Bush. Doubts about Bush's domestic agenda; Effort of Bush to put an imprint on politics and policy; Creation of a realignment in the nation's political balance of power.

Reports on the inauguration of U.S. President George W. Bush on January 20, 2005. Details of the inauguration ceremony, during which Bush was sworn in by Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist; Key quotations from Bush's inaugural speech; Focus of Bush's speech on the role of the U.S. in world politics; Security measures taken to protect the inaugural proceedings in Washington D.C.

Reports on the series of activities of U.S. President George W. Bush, a day before his inauguration. Visit to the National Archives to view George Washington's inaugural speech of 1789; Acknowledgement of the donors; Citation of pre-inauguration parties the president has attended.

Reports on the assurance of the Bush administration of its support to the constitutional amendment on marriage in the U.S. Aim of the amendment to ban same-sex marriage; Support of President George W. Bush for an amendment that would define marriage as a union between a man and a woman; Significance of the issue on marriage on contributing to the victory of Bush in the presidential elections.

Reports that Vice President Dick Cheney is playing a potentially pivotal role in shaping the Bush administration's ambitious domestic agenda, supporting larger personal investment accounts for Social Security than many other Republicans and helping gauge how the White House should proceed on Capitol Hill. Tendency to favor bold action even at the risk of short-term political backlash; Mixture of free market conservatism with a pragmatic knack for vote counting, drawing on his long experience as a member of Congress; Efforts behind the scenes to hold together an increasingly fractious Republican Party.

Reports on the appointment of Allan B. Hubbard as director of the National Economic Council by President George W. Bush in the U.S. Coordination of economic policymaking across the administration and serve as a senior economic adviser to President Bush; Contribution of Hubbard to the development of Bush's domestic policy agenda; Career history of Hubbard.

Reports that U.S. President George W. Bush nominated Michael Chertoff, a federal appeals judge and former prosecutor who helped oversee the Justice Department's antiterrorism efforts after the September 11 attacks, to succeed Tom Ridge as homeland security secretary. Reference to Bush's original choice of Bernard B. Kerik, former New York City police commissioner, who withdrew his nomination amid legal and ethical questions; Comments of Bush and Chertoff; Chertoff's record on issues related to fighting terrorism; Background on Chertoff; Outlook for challenges at the Homeland Security Department; Suggestion that Chertoff's nomination will draw scrutiny from the New York Congressional delegation.

Focuses on Social Security reform proposed by U.S. President George W. Bush. Controversy surrounding Bush's proposal to add personal investment accounts to Social Security; Argument of the Bush administration that personal investment accounts could stimulate the U.S. economy; Goal of Bush to unite Republicans in support of the proposal; Issues impacting the passage of the proposed reform.

Analyzes the implications of the attack on a U.S. military base in northern Iraq for the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush. Criticism on the Iraq policy of Bush; Concern of the public on the course of events in Iraq; Analysis of the security situation.

Reports on the decision of U.S. President George W. Bush to keep Donald H. Rumsfeld as secretary of the Department of Defense. Intention of the Bush administration to move ahead with his existing military strategy in Iraq and in the fight against terrorism; Request of Bush for Rumsfeld to stay in his post during their meeting; Observation of Bush of the capability of Rumsfeld as a leader.

Reports on the significance of the appointment of Bernard B. Kerik as the new secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Speculation for changes in the department; Description of President George W. Bush of the attitude of Kerik; Enthusiasm of some officials in the department regarding his appointment; Expectation for a different management style to be implemented by Kerik.

Reports that Bernard B. Kerik, the former New York police commissioner, has been selected by President Bush to replace Tom Ridge as secretary of homeland security. Other nominations for the president's second term team; Efforts by Mr. Bush to rejuvenate the ranks of his administration for policy and political battles in the next four years; Creation of the job of secretary of homeland security following the attacks of September 11, 2001; Criticism of current secretary Tom Ridge by many Democrats for not doing enough to fight for bigger budgets or secure chemical and nuclear plants and ports; Highlights from Mr. Kerik's life and career, including leading the New York police through the 9/11 attacks.

Reports on the resignation of Tom Ridge, the first man to become the secretary of homeland security in the United States. Ridge, who is the 7th member of the Bush cabinet to resign since election day; Reasons for his decision; Background on the formation of the agency and its leader.

Reports on the nomination of Carlos M. Gutierrez as commerce secretary by President George W. Bush in the U.S. Career background of Gutierrez; Reason given by Bush for appointing Gutierrez; Plan of Bush to remake Social Security and tax code.

Reports how Republicans in congress are planning on large-scale borrowing to create private Social Security investment accounts. Details of the Bush plan; Position by proponents of the plan; How the current plan works; Objections from the plan's opponents.

Reports on the announcement of the White House of a compromise to overhaul American intelligence. Support of U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld for President George W. Bush's position on the intelligence bill; Move of the administration to accommodate concerns of House Republicans; Questions on the effect of the bill the on the safety of U.S. troops.

Reports on the planned departure of Stephen Friedman, the director of the National Economic Council, from his post in Washington D.C.

Reports that U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld intends on keeping his job. Contributions made to the national government; Views of people regarding Rumsfeld; Description of his personality and character.

Reports that U.S. President George W. Bush has officially announced Condoleeza Rice as secretary of state. Basis for Rice's nomination; Career background/history; Job responsibilities.

Mentions how Secretary of State Colin Powell announced his resignation and that Condoleeza Rice will be his successor. Consideration of how Powell held misgivings regarding the Iraq war and how he disagreed with President George W. Bush on matters of foreign policy; Resignations of other Cabinet officials including Ann Veneman, Rod Paige, and Spencer Abraham; Suggestion that Rice will undergo a thorough examination regarding her record on the Iraq war before she will be confirmed into the new position; Plans for Powell to remain in position for at least 2 months while his successor goes through confirmation hearings; Reference to Powell's testimony in front of the United Nations on the legitimacy of U.S. military action in Iraq.

Focuses on U.S. President George W. Bush's approach to the Middle East peace process. Key quotations from a joint press conference in which Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair addressed the death of Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat; Vow made by Bush to make the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians a focus of U.S. foreign diplomacy; Discussion of issues related to the peace process, including the choice of a successor for Arafat, and the potential for establishing a Palestinian state.