Bush feels heat from Republican party over Iraq policy LONDON 1ST EDITION

Mr [George W. Bush] chose to make his remarks in Oak Ridge after touring a display of nuclear weapons parts and equipment, including assembled gas centrifuges for uranium enrichment from Libya. The event was meant to highlight a Bush administration success in the war on terror by focusing on the agr...

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Published inThe Financial times (London ed.)
Main Author McGregor, Deborah
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London (UK) The Financial Times Limited 13.07.2004
Subjects
Bush, George W
Congressional districts
Congressional elections
Conservatism
Duncan, John
Nuclear weapons
Political parties
Presidents
Prime ministers
State visits
Weapons of mass destruction
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Summary:Mr [George W. Bush] chose to make his remarks in Oak Ridge after touring a display of nuclear weapons parts and equipment, including assembled gas centrifuges for uranium enrichment from Libya. The event was meant to highlight a Bush administration success in the war on terror by focusing on the agreement with Muammer Gadaffi, the Libyan leader, to end his country's nuclear weapons programme. As one of just six House Republicans to vote against authorising Mr Bush to go to war in Iraq, Mr [John Duncan] has struck an independent path. Although he was part of Mr Bush's entourage yesterday and has tried to keep the difference of opinion with Mr Bush from becoming personal, Mr Duncan has become an emblem of the problem the president confronts within his own party in dealing with Iraq. Tennessee is regarded as a conservative, patriotic state - carried by Mr Bush in 2000 despite being home to Democrat Al Gore. This year, Democrats have all but written it off, given the expectation that Mr Bush will carry it again. But the backlash among conservative patriots - like Mr Duncan and his many constituents - lend an unpredictable quality to the campaign.
ISSN:0307-1766