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Aides say the president is still working on it.
Look for a speech of about 20-30 minutes. This president likes to be brief, but he has a lot of ground to cover. Well, it will be polite but skeptical. So consider the Bush budget the starting point of the debate. This process will take several months and will test loyalty of Republicans to their new president.