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| Bush appeals for Congress unity |
| US President George W Bush has urged his Democratic rivals to work with the White House, a day before the opening of a new session of Congress.
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 3-January-2007
10:9:14 AM |
| Speaking at the White House, Mr Bush called on Democrats "to set aside politics and look to the future".
Mr Bush said he aimed to rebalance the US federal budget while improving key public service and remaining committed to fighting the threat of terrorism.
Democrats won control of Congress from Republicans in elections last November.
The victory was widely seen as a rebuke against the president's policies on Iraq.
"Together we have important things to do," Mr Bush said.
"I am hopeful that Republicans and Democrats can find common ground to serve folk, to do our jobs."
Unanswered question
Mr Bush is expected to announce policy changes on Iraq in the coming weeks, but made no mention of foreign affairs in his speech.
The BBC's Adam Brookes, in Washington, says the detail of the speech was closely focused on domestic issues, but at heart it was an appeal for the Democrats to work with him, not against him.
The issue of Iraq was the unmentioned "elephant in the room".
The key question is whether Congress will support Mr Bush when he unveils his new Iraq policy in the near future, our correspondent adds.
The new session of Congress, the 110th, will be the first time the Democrats have controlled both the House of Representatives and the Senate since the 1993-1995 session.
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