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Published 1/15/2009 at Reuters: Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush on Thursday defended his foreign policy record -- from the unpopular war in Iraq to nuclear standoffs with Iran and North Korea -- in a farewell bid to polish his troubled legacy.
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