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REPORTER: What do you think tribal sovereignty means in the 21st century, and how do we resolve conflicts between tribes and the federal and state governments?
BUSH: Yeah -- tribal sovereignty means that, it's sovereign. It's -- you're a -- you're a -- you've been given sovereignty, and you're -- viewed as a sovereign entity. [Laughter from the audience]
REPORTER: Okay...
BUSH: And, therefore, the relationship between the federal government and tribes is one between -- s-sovereign entities.
-- Washington, D.C., Aug. 6, 2004 LISTEN
BUSH: "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."
-- Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004 LISTEN
BUSH: "Under the dictator, prisons like Abu Gar -- reb -- were symbols of death and torture. That same prison became a symbol of disgraceful conduct by a few American troops who dishonored our country and disregardered [sic] our values. America will fund the construction of a modern, maximum security prison. When that prison is completed, detainees at Abu Garub will be relocated. Then, with the approval of the Iraqi government, we will demolish the Abu Garab prison, as a fitting symbol of Iraq's new beginning."
-- Bush attempts to say Abu Ghraib, at the United States Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, May 24, 2004 LISTEN
BUSH: "The Prime Minister brought up the Abu Garef ---- si -- situation."
-- Bush tries again, Washington, D.C., Jun. 22, 2004 LISTEN
Correct pronounciation according to New York University's Ahmed Ferhadi: "Abu Greb" LISTEN
REPORTER: "After 9/11, what would your biggest mistake be, would you say, and what lessons have you learned from it?"
BUSH: "Hmm. I wish you would have given me this written question ahead of time, so I could plan for it. Uhh ----- John, I'm sure historians will look back and say, gosh, he could have done it better this way, or that way. Uhh ----- You know, I just uh ---- I'm sure something will pop into my head here in the midst of this press conference, with all the pressure of trying to come up with an answer, but it hadn't yet."
-- White House Press Conference, April 13, 2004 LISTEN
BUSH: "She's doing a fine job of coordinating interagency. She's doing what her -- I mean -- it shouldn'a -- the, the, the role of the National Security Advisor is to not only provide good advice to the President, which she does on a regular basis -- I value her judgment and her intelligence -- uhh -- but, uhh -- her job is also to deal interagency, and to help unstick things that may get stuck -- is the best way to put it. She's an unsticker. And, uhh -- is she listening? Okay, well, she's doing a fine job".
-- On National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, White House, Oct. 28, 2003 LISTEN
BUSH: "It's in the interest of -- uhh -- uhh, long-term peace in the world that we -- uhh -- work for a free and secure and peaceful Iraq. A peeance, freeance secure Iraq in the midst of the Middle East will have enormous historical impact."
-- Oct. 27, 2003 LISTEN
BUSH: "You know, let me let me talk about al Qaeda just for a second. I -- I made the statement that we're dismantling senior management, and we are. Our people have done a really good job of hauling in a lot of the key operators: Khalid Sheik Mohammed, Abu Zubaydah, Ramzi ahh -- Ramzi al Shibh, or whatever the guy's name was."
-- White House, Jul. 30, 2003 LISTEN
BUSH: "The goals for this country are peace in the world. And the goals for this country are a compassionate American for every single citizen."
-- Washington, D.C., Dec. 19, 2002 LISTEN
BUSH: "And so, in my State of the -- my State of the Union -- or state -- my speech to the -- nation, whatever you wanna call it, speech to the nation [laughter and applause] -- I asked Americans to give 4,000 years -- 4,000 hours over the next -- of the rest of your life [laughter] -- of service to America. That's what I asked. I said 2 -- 4,000 hours."
-- Bridgeport, Connecticut, Apr. 9, 2002 LISTEN
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