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“I’m worried about little Adam— his knuckles don’t reach the ground.”

USA Today/CNN poll: President Bush earns approval rating of 55 percent…. Bush says he opposes postponing Iraqi elections: “It’s one of those moments in history where a lot of people will be amazed that a society has been transformed so quickly from one of tyranny and torture and mass graves to one in which people actually are allowed to express themselves at the ballot.”… Bush in Canada: “The success of multilateralism is measured not merely by following a process, but by achieving results. The objective of the U.N. and other institutions must be collective security, not endless debate. For the sake of peace, when those bodies promise serious consequences, serious consequences must follow.”… John Cogan of Hoover Institution, in Washington Times’. “The odds of getting Social Security reform have never been better because you have a president who is firmly committed to getting it, who has just won a significant reelection, and who has a majority of both houses of Congress. Every expert who has looked at the issue knows that now is the time for reform.” … Council of Economic Advisers chairman N. Gregory Mankiw on Social Security: “The benefits now scheduled for future generations under current law are not sustainable given the projected path of payroll tax revenue. They are empty promises.” … Bush’s first choice to become new homeland-security chief was Rudy Giuliani, reports Washington Times, but he declined offer and recommended former New York City police commissioner Bernard Kerik, who accepted.

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“I’m worried about little Adam— his knuckles don’t reach the ground.”

USA Today/CNN poll: President Bush earns approval rating of 55 percent…. Bush says he opposes postponing Iraqi elections: “It’s one of those moments in history where a lot of people will be amazed that a society has been transformed so quickly from one of tyranny and torture and mass graves to one in which people actually are allowed to express themselves at the ballot.”… Bush in Canada: “The success of multilateralism is measured not merely by following a process, but by achieving results. The objective of the U.N. and other institutions must be collective security, not endless debate. For the sake of peace, when those bodies promise serious consequences, serious consequences must follow.”… John Cogan of Hoover Institution, in Washington Times’. “The odds of getting Social Security reform have never been better because you have a president who is firmly committed to getting it, who has just won a significant reelection, and who has a majority of both houses of Congress. Every expert who has looked at the issue knows that now is the time for reform.” … Council of Economic Advisers chairman N. Gregory Mankiw on Social Security: “The benefits now scheduled for future generations under current law are not sustainable given the projected path of payroll tax revenue. They are empty promises.” … Bush’s first choice to become new homeland-security chief was Rudy Giuliani, reports Washington Times, but he declined offer and recommended former New York City police commissioner Bernard Kerik, who accepted.