Bush to shift his focus from Iraq to the economy

Sunday, October 13, 2002

WASHINGTON -- President Bush and congressional Democrats shifted the political debate from Iraq and toward the sluggish economy Saturday ahead of the crucial Nov. 5 elections, responding to pocketbook issues that voters say are their chief worry.

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