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■ President Bush, on NBC: “The Bush Doctrine is actually being defined by action, as opposed to by words.”… Bush on the Dixie Chicks: “They can say what they want to say…. They shouldn’t have their feelings hurt just because some people don’t want to buy their records when they speak out. You know, freedom is a two-way street.” . . . Bush on French president Jacques Chirac: “I doubt he’ll be coming to the ranch anytime soon.” . . . Defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld: “A vocal minority clamoring to transform Iraq in Iran’s image will not be permitted to do so.” . . . Retired Gen. Wesley Clark on Bush, on CNN: “He’s been decisive, he’s taken control, he’s not afraid to make tough decisions.”

■ Bush on lawmakers who support tax cuts smaller than his own proposal: “If they agree that tax relief creates jobs, then why are they for a little bitty tax-relief package?” . . . Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R., R.I.), on CNN: “None of us like to raise taxes. We don’t like taxes. But we have to do the responsible thing.” . . . GOP pollster Matthew Dowd: “President Bush’s approval numbers will again fall back to more realistic levels fairly quickly, and in head-to-head polls in the months ahead President Bush will at times likely be behind potential Democrats.”

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■ President Bush, on NBC: “The Bush Doctrine is actually being defined by action, as opposed to by words.”… Bush on the Dixie Chicks: “They can say what they want to say…. They shouldn’t have their feelings hurt just because some people don’t want to buy their records when they speak out. You know, freedom is a two-way street.” . . . Bush on French president Jacques Chirac: “I doubt he’ll be coming to the ranch anytime soon.” . . . Defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld: “A vocal minority clamoring to transform Iraq in Iran’s image will not be permitted to do so.” . . . Retired Gen. Wesley Clark on Bush, on CNN: “He’s been decisive, he’s taken control, he’s not afraid to make tough decisions.”

■ Bush on lawmakers who support tax cuts smaller than his own proposal: “If they agree that tax relief creates jobs, then why are they for a little bitty tax-relief package?” . . . Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R., R.I.), on CNN: “None of us like to raise taxes. We don’t like taxes. But we have to do the responsible thing.” . . . GOP pollster Matthew Dowd: “President Bush’s approval numbers will again fall back to more realistic levels fairly quickly, and in head-to-head polls in the months ahead President Bush will at times likely be behind potential Democrats.”