Bush Calls Shots, Then Retreats

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TERENCE HUNT

Published: Apr 3, 2008, 12:47 AM ET
Updated:Feb 10, 2022, 01:34 PM ET

President Bush apparently thought so when he ended a news conference yesterday with his host, President Basescu of Romania.

Bush Calls Shots, Then Retreats

Bush Calls Shots, Then Retreats

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