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Sara Fritz
Bush's safe agenda has his stamp all over it
WASHINGTON -- President Bush's personality and governing style sometimes seem to be at odds.

A shift in policy on marijuana research
The modest change is reflected in government support for studies into whether the drug could have a medical effect.

Bush urges next step in war on poverty
In a strong defense of his faith-based initiative, the president invokes the words and works of two former Democratic presidents.

Ford recalls Explorers with cut tires
WASHINGTON -- Ford Motor Co. is recalling 50,000 brand new Explorers because an assembly line conveyor belt that was too narrow for the wider 2002 model may have cut the tire tread.

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