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    President Pushes Back against Iraq Progress Report

    President Bush delivered to Congress today his latest assessment of US progress in Iraq. At a combative press conference, the President said he would stick with the military surge in spite of polls showing that Americans have lost faith in the war effort.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Jim Sterngold • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    President Bush delivered to Congress today his latest assessment of US progress in Iraq. At a combative press conference, the President said he would stick with the military surge in spite of polls showing that Americans have lost faith in the war effort. Bush insisted that, while improvements have been slow, leaving Iraq would make the US more vulnerable. David Wood is national security correspondent for the Baltimore Sun.

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      Jim Sterngold

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      LA School Report

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      Producer, To the Point

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      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      National Security Correspondent, PoliticsDaily.com

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    The Surgeon General and the Role of Science in National Policy
    1. 1:46President Pushes Back against Iraq Progress ReportYou’re reading this
    2. 7:24Is Ideology Trumping Science in the Bush White House?
    3. 41:01Bogus Firm Gets Nuclear License in Sting Operation
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