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Article: Iran, energy independence are policy priorities for Bush.
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- The Oil Daily
- Article date:
- January 31, 2006
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President Bush is poised to highlight his foreign and domestic policy priorities for the year in a major State-of-the-Union speech to Congress tonight, outlining US policy toward Iran and making a "big time" pitch for US independence from foreign sources of oil.
As the nuclear standoff with Iran is threatening to escalate, Bush told reporters after a meeting with his Cabinet Monday that Iran would be a key part of his address.
Bush said referring Iran to the UN Security Council over its nuclear activities was an option, but he also wanted Iranians to live in a free society. "I am going to talk about this issue and make clear the policy of the United ...