Senior Correspondent for the Chicago Tribune
Senior correspondent for the Chicago Tribune
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Michael Tackett
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FROM Michael Tackett
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President Bush Reinforces His Theme of Progress in Iraq President Bush had lunch today at the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia. Then he made brief remarks about last night's speech , which he said was based on the conclusions of General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker. Michael Tackett is senior correspondent for the Chicago Tribune .
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