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05.02.2008 12:12 pm

Slow pitching, pontificating

President Bush answered a softball question about what happens after the White House. He says his time there has been fun — he takes a jab at the furniture “like a museum” — but says he’s ready to return to…

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05.02.2008 12:04 pm

I’m hungry. What about food prices?

A questioner says he’s pretty hungry and then asks about the recent issue of rising food prices.

The president says at home we need to expand WIC programs to feed children. And Congress needs to up global aid. But he…

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05.02.2008 11:58 am

Domestic issue? Global war.

A questioner wants to know what the president’s biggest domestic challenge is.

“The biggest domestic challenge is to protect america from attack. My job is to do everything i can to rally forces to protect you.”

“I never thought I’d be…

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05.02.2008 11:44 am

Healthcare how-to

We’re into the Q&A period.

The first one came from a World Wide Tech exec about health care.

President Bush says there are two paths — government paid and private. He immediately dismisses a single-payer or universal system as “government…

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05.02.2008 11:38 am

Trade ‘em if you got ‘em.

He’s turning to trade, which he doesn’t have as much support on. He talks about “missour-ah farmers” and World Wide Technology needing trade.

“Trade policy ought to make it easier for you to enter foreign markets.  Opening up markets is…

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05.02.2008 11:33 am

Help for housing

The president is moving pretty quickly here. He’s on to housing now.

He gave a bare-bones plan for what to do that included:

  • Let state housing authorities issue tax free bonds
  • Help people renegotiate
  • Adress resetting mortgages.

Not much more and now we’re on…

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05.02.2008 11:29 am

Pain at the pump

“An energy policy that prohibits America from finding oil in our own land, is an energy policy that has led to high gas prices.”

He says gas prices pretty much a tax that Congress can be blamed for.

He made…

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05.02.2008 11:23 am

Spend those rebates

President Bush is hitting hard on the “pro-growth economic package.” He says consumption and spending is the key. He says this isn’t another one of those “the check is in the mail deal.”

“You’re going to get some money. Turns…

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05.02.2008 10:54 am

Music for the president

The president is somewhere between Lambert International and the factory here. In the meantime, everyone here has been chatting a bit and listening to some music pumped over the stereo.

The play list seems a bit ecletic, ranging from some…

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05.02.2008 10:49 am

The eagle has landed

President George W. Bush and Air Force One touched down about twenty minutes ago.

Political Fix box Jo Mannies was on the scene. Jo reports that Bush stepped off the plane to be greeted by Gov. Matt Blunt, St. Louis Mayor…

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