State Of The Union... Re-Spin...

NY Times ELISABETH BUMILLER, ADAM NAGOURNEY February 1, 2006 at 08:38 AM
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President Bush offered the nation a modest menu of energy, health and education proposals and warned against the "false comfort of isolationism" on Tuesday in a State of the Union address that sought to reassert his control over the nation's agenda heading into a pivotal midterm election campaign.

In one of his most striking declarations, Mr. Bush said "America is addicted to oil" and set a goal of replacing 75 percent of the nation's Mideast oil imports by 2025 with ethanol and other energy sources.

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