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A Big Moment for a Troubled White House
President Bush will address the State of the Union tonight increasingly isolated from his own party in Congress. We hear the latest on the troop buildup from the new general in charge and reaction on Capitol Hill. Also, an update from Lebanon on violent protests an calls for a general strike in Beirut. On Reporter's Notebook, with Republicans driven away by the war, can the State of the Union address find support from Democrats on a domestic agenda?
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenPresident Bush will address the State of the Union tonight increasingly isolated from his own party in Congress. We hear the latest on the troop buildup from the new general in charge and reaction on Capitol Hill. Also, an update from Lebanon on violent protests an calls for a general strike in Beirut. On Reporter's Notebook, with Republicans driven away by the war, can the State of the Union address find support from Democrats on a domestic agenda?
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4 storiesProtests in Beirut Turn Violent
In Beirut, Lebanon, weeks of protest turned violent today and Hezbollah has called a general strike against the elected government. There have been deaths and hundreds of injuries. Annia Ciezadlo reports from Beirut for The New Republic .
Read the story6 minBush Names General Petraeus to Lead Troop Surge in Iraq
Five Republican Senators, including the influential John Warner , are now publicly opposed to President Bush's increase of troops in Iraq .
Read the story16 minIraq's Oil Reserves
Since the Iraq war began, there have been claims from some quarters that the real US objective was oil. Iraq's reserves reportedly are the world’s fourth largest, after Saudi Arabia, Canada and Iran. But Iraq's oil is located only in the Shiite South and the Kurdish North, leaving Sunnis out of the picture.
Read the story17 minState of the Union Strategy?
With his own polls at historic lows because of Iraq, the White House says George W. Bush will act "boldly" for the remaining two years of his presidency. Tonight, as required by the Constitution, he'll deliver his annual message on the State of the Union . Can he change the subject to a domestic agenda?
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