WASHINGTON - President Bush, politically weakened and increasingly isolated, confronted the first Democratic-ruled Congress in a dozen years Tuesday and struck back at opponents of his troop buildup in Iraq. "Let us find our resolve and turn events toward victory," he said.
Facing a political showdown with Democrats and Republicans alike, Bush was unyielding on Iraq in his annual State of the Union address. He also sought to revive his troubled presidency with proposals to expand health insurance coverage and to slash gasoline consumption by 20 percent in a decade.
But the war was issue No. 1.
"Our country is pursuing a new strategy in Iraq and I ask you to give …
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