Most Americans are giving President Bush high marks for the way he has run the country during his first one-hundred days in office. Polls suggest Mr. Bush's approval rating is higher than former President Clinton's rating at this point in his first administration. They discussed, in addition to the defense issue, the prospect of an early meeting. There has been a mixed response in Congress to President Bush's decision to go ahead with a missile defense system. Republicans stand with the president.
Tour buses are a common sight in Washington, D.C., especially now that the weather's getting warmer.
In December of 2000, management at General Motors announced that their Oldsmobile division would be phased out, not immediately terminated, but in essence allowed to slowly die over several years.