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Full Text (453 words)Bush aimed to reassure in his final State of the Union address.
The president highlighted the progress he sees in many of the trouble spots of his tenure, including Iraq, housing and immigration, and held out hope for easing Mideast tension. Bush emphasized the benefits of a bipartisan economic-stimulus bill, even as the Senate's top tax writer unveiled a plan that diverges from the deal negotiated last week between the House and White House.
Bush has viewed the address more broadly as an opportunity to begin rehabilitating his presidential legacy amid low approval ratings.
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McCain and Romney were tied for the lead in the run-up to today's Florida Republican primary, polls found. McCain's age could help him among older voters, who are likely to be critical for victory.
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Obama won the endorsement of Sen. Edward Kennedy and two other members of the Kennedy family. Sen. Kennedy plans to actively campaign for the Illinois senator.
Clinton is counting on Hispanic voters to play a decisive role in several states, including California, Arizona, New York and Colorado.
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Rival Kenyan ethnic groups battled before scheduled talks today between the president and opposition leader. The death toll from postelection violence has topped 800.
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Gunmen held students and teachers hostage at a school in northwest Pakistan but released them. The incident underscores the government's fragile grip on the region.
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Five U.S. soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in Mosul, as Iraqi troops moved into the northern city to challenge al Qaeda in Iraq.
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The FDA can't keep up with inspections of domestic medical-device makers and rarely examines foreign firms, according to the GAO.
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A plan to overhaul California's health-care system appears to be doomed after a state Senate panel rejected the $14.7 billion effort.
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The EU offered Serbia closer ties but rejected a move toward membership due to Belgrade's failure to hand over war-crimes suspects.
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A Colombian rebel leader was sentenced to 60 years in prison in connection with the 2003 kidnapping of three U.S. contractors.
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A Chinese official said six workers have been killed during construction for the Olympics, in Beijing's first apparent admission of fatalities.
Severe winter storms in China have disrupted delivery of a range of goods, including food and coal.
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Hamas joined Egypt in an effort to restore control at the Gaza border. Rice said the Palestinian Authority should help police the border.
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Cough and cold medicines send about 7,000 children a year to emergency rooms, the government said.
People who exercise are up to nine years biologically younger than those who don't, a U.K. study found.
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The Senate confirmed former North Dakota Governor Edward Schafer as secretary of agriculture.
