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Published 12/17/2008 at msnbc.com: Politics
On his way out of office, the president is returning to the theme that helped win him a second term: preventing another terrorist strike against the United States.
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Bush trumpets security record
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news.yahoo.com 12/17/2008 — AP - On his way out of office, President George W. Bush is returning to the theme that helped win him a second term: preventing another terrorist strike against the United States.
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