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Friday, June 04, 2004



MAKES YOU WONDER: WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THE FENCES?


Bush Seeks to Mend Fences in Visit to Europe



Bush seeking to mend fences with US allies



A chance for fence-mending


Bush seeks to mend fences, seek help from allies



A chance to mend fences



Bush to try fence mending with France



'I Was Never Angry with the French,' Says Bush



Chirac says he never angry with Bush



Bush heads to Europe, hoping to mend relations with allies



Bush Faces Italian Anger Over Iraq on Rome Visit


Bush to be surrounded by critics at WWII event



And then the one that cracked me up:


Good chance for Bush to show diplomacy skills



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Born and raised in upstate New York, traveled for a decade after college, lived in various places around the world, keeping a journal. Settled in Kyoto in 1980, moved to this mountainside above Lake Biwa in 1995. Started Pure Land Mountain in April 2002. Written and sidebar contents 2002~2015 copyright Robert Brady
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