AP: Bush Will Make Air Pollution Priority [View All]

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=544&ncid=703&e=6&u=/ap/20041212/ap_on_go_pr_wh/air_pollution

By JOHN HEILPRIN, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - President Bush (news - web sites) will make air pollution a top priority in Congress early next year, starting with "an aggressive push" to build support for his pollution-cutting plan, senior administration officials said Saturday.

At the same time, the administration will hold off until no later than March on a rule to cut pollution from power plants that would accomplish some of the same ends as Bush's anti-pollution plan, the officials told The Associated Press.

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"The president decided to make a strong push at the start of next year to complete his clean air and clean energy agenda," said EPA Administrator Mike Leavitt, who met with Bush to discuss the strategy earlier in the week.

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Who the hell do these people think they're kidding? I'm not sure who's the most insipid -- Bush, for thinking that we're that gullible, or the AP, for actually being that gullible.