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Bush Starts 10-Day Texas Vacation; Shorter Summer Break Reflects Post- Katrina Criticism
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The Washington Post
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August 4, 2006
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- Michael A. Fletcher - Washington Post Staff Writer
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President Bush arrived here Thursday evening to begin a 10-day
stretch at his Prairie Chapel ranch, his longest planned period away
from Washington during this summer vacation season.
Bush's scheduled week and a half in Texas is a far cry from last
year's working vacation, which was shaping up as the longest
presidential retreat in more than three decades before it was rudely
cut short by Hurricane Katrina after nearly a month.
The image of Bush on an extended stay away from the White House
while Katrina flattened much of the Gulf Coast and left New Orleans
engulfed by floodwater proved to be a defining moment of his
presidency.
The image of a president who critics say is aloof from ...