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Bush used the news conference, only the 10th of his presidency, to defend his policies and lay out what will be a central theme in his reelection bid. The tightly controlled news conference in the Rose Garden was also notable because it was held on the heels of some of the deadliest and most well-coordinated attacks during the US-led occupation of Iraq. …

”I will defend my record at the appropriate time and look forward to it,” Bush said. ”I’ll say that the world is more peaceful and more free under my leadership, and America is more secure. And that will be how I begin describing our foreign policy.”