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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Michael R. Gordon / The Bulletin
August 31, 2008
WASHINGTON — When President Bush speaks to the Republican convention on Monday, he is expected to tout the surge of forces in Iraq as one of his proudest achievements. But that decision, one of his most consequential as commander in chief, was made only after months of tumultuous....