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Bush outlines agenda for second term
(Agencies)
Updated: 2004-11-05 01:01

A minority president no more, President Bush sketched a second-term agenda Thursday that includes tax overhaul and major changes in Social Security to allow workers to own their own retirement accounts.

President Bush makes a statement to reporters as he finishes meeting with his cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004, in Washington. Left to right Secretary of State Colin Powell, Bush, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld. [AP]
U.S. President George W. Bush holds first news conference after reelection, at the White House compound in Washington, November 4, 2004. [Reuters]
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At a news conference two days after winning his second term, Bush also said his administration would "achieve our objectives" in Iraq. He said that meant Iraqi "elections on the path to stability."

Bush sidestepped questions about changes in his Cabinet and potential vacancies in the Supreme Court, where Chief Justice William Rehnquist recently disclosed he was undergoing treatment for thyroid cancer.

"I haven't made any decisions on the Cabinet yet," Bush said. Nor about his top staff, he added. Changes are widely expected in both, possibly at the Justice Department, the State Department and elsewhere.

As for the nation's highest court, he said, "There's no vacancy for the Supreme Court and I will deal with a vacancy when there is one."

Bush fielded questions after securing re-election in a campaign framed by the war in Iraq and economic issues at home. Nearly complete returns gave him 51 percent of the popular vote — a contrast to 2000, when he lost the popular vote but won the Electoral College.

For the second straight day, he pledged to reach out to those who opposed his re-election.

"The campaign over, Americans are expecting a bipartisan effort and results. I will reach out to every one who shares our goals," he said.

"Democrats want a free and peaceful world," he said at one point.

Bush's leadership of the war on terror was a flashpoint in his campaign with Democratic Sen. John Kerry, and the subject of criticism overseas, as well. But the chief executive signaled he intended to stay the course.

"There is a certain attitude in the world by some that says that it's a waste of time to try to promote free societies in parts of the world. I've heard that criticism," Bush said. "Remember I went to London to talk about our vision of spreading freedom throughout the greater Middle East and I fully understand that that might rankle some and be viewed by some as folly."

He opened his first post-election news conference by prodding the lame duck Congress that meets later this month to send him an overdue spending bill. He also called for approval of legislation to overhaul the nation's intelligence apparatus to help protect against another attack.

Turning his attention to the new Congress that will convene in January, he said he wanted legislation to fundamentally reorder Social Security and the tax system. Republicans increased their majority in the Senate and the House in Tuesday's elections.

"I earned (political) capital in the campaign and now I intend to spend it," he said. "And I'm going to spend it for what I told the people I would spend it on."

The president began his day by meeting with his Cabinet. After the news conference, he looked ahead to a weekend trip to Camp David, where he said he would consider personnel changes for the second term.

"It's inevitable there will be changes," he said, adding that speculation about switches were a "great Washington sport."

He cautioned against participating in it, saying he hadn't made any decisions.

Despite his remarks on domestic affairs, Iraq, the war on terror and other foreign policy issues are certain to occupy much of the president's time.

Bush was still taking questions when the world learned of the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Paris.

"God bless his soul," the president said when a reporter told him the news. "My second reaction is that we will continue to work for a free Palestinian state that's at peace with Israel."

A minority president no more, President Bush sketched a second-term agenda Thursday that includes tax overhaul and major changes in Social Security to allow workers to own their own retirement accounts.

At a news conference two days after winning his second term, Bush also said his administration would "achieve our objectives" in Iraq. He said that meant Iraqi "elections on the path to stability."

Bush sidestepped questions about changes in his Cabinet and potential vacancies in the Supreme Court, where Chief Justice William Rehnquist recently disclosed he was undergoing treatment for thyroid cancer.

"I haven't made any decisions on the Cabinet yet," Bush said. Nor about his top staff, he added. Changes are widely expected in both, possibly at the Justice Department, the State Department and elsewhere.

As for the nation's highest court, he said, "There's no vacancy for the Supreme Court and I will deal with a vacancy when there is one."

Bush fielded questions after securing re-election in a campaign framed by the war in Iraq and economic issues at home. Nearly complete returns gave him 51 percent of the popular vote — a contrast to 2000, when he lost the popular vote but won the Electoral College.

For the second straight day, he pledged to reach out to those who opposed his re-election.

"The campaign over, Americans are expecting a bipartisan effort and results. I will reach out to every one who shares our goals," he said.

"Democrats want a free and peaceful world," he said at one point.

Bush's leadership of the war on terror was a flashpoint in his campaign with Democratic Sen. John Kerry, and the subject of criticism overseas, as well. But the chief executive signaled he intended to stay the course.

"There is a certain attitude in the world by some that says that it's a waste of time to try to promote free societies in parts of the world. I've heard that criticism," Bush said. "Remember I went to London to talk about our vision of spreading freedom throughout the greater Middle East and I fully understand that that might rankle some and be viewed by some as folly."

He opened his first post-election news conference by prodding the lame duck Congress that meets later this month to send him an overdue spending bill. He also called for approval of legislation to overhaul the nation's intelligence apparatus to help protect against another attack.

Turning his attention to the new Congress that will convene in January, he said he wanted legislation to fundamentally reorder Social Security and the tax system. Republicans increased their majority in the Senate and the House in Tuesday's elections.

"I earned (political) capital in the campaign and now I intend to spend it," he said. "And I'm going to spend it for what I told the people I would spend it on."

The president began his day by meeting with his Cabinet. After the news conference, he looked ahead to a weekend trip to Camp David, where he said he would consider personnel changes for the second term.

"It's inevitable there will be changes," he said, adding that speculation about switches were a "great Washington sport."

He cautioned against participating in it, saying he hadn't made any decisions.

 

Despite his remarks on domestic affairs, Iraq, the war on terror and other foreign policy issues are certain to occupy much of the president's time.

Bush was still taking questions when the world learned of the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Paris.

"God bless his soul," the president said when a reporter told him the news. "My second reaction is that we will continue to work for a free Palestinian state that's at peace with Israel."



 
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