Iraq and economy dominate State of the Union speech

US President George W Bush focused on the troubled US economy and successes in Iraq in his final State of the Union speech last night.

Tue, 29 Jan, 2008 - 08:08

US President George W Bush focused on the troubled US economy and successes in Iraq in his final State of the Union speech last night.

He urged Congress to approve a $150bn (€101.6bn) rescue plan for the economy and said al-Qaida was “on the run in Iraq, and this enemy will be defeated”.

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