Bush misspeak

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US: US President George W. Bush told a roomful of top Pentagon officials yesterday that his administration would never stop looking for ways to harm the United States.

The latest installment of misspeak from the president came during a signing ceremony for a new $417 billion defence appropriations bill that includes $25 billion in emergency funding for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"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," Mr Bush said. - (Reuters)

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