Goes to Kain-tucky, talks to the reg'lar folks (well, if they can pony up the bucks to see him) and says:

"It's a choice between keeping the tax relief that is moving the economy forward or putting the burden of higher taxes back on the American people. It is a choice between an America that leads the world with strength and confidence or an America that is uncertain in the face of danger."
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The president spoke on a day of disappointing economic news. The Commerce Department reported that factory orders for durable goods declined 1.8 percent in January. And the Labor Department reported that new claims for jobless benefits last week rose by 6,000, to 350,000.

Mr. Bush did not allude to the official figures from Washington at the Kentucky gathering, which seemed tailor-made for his basic message: that tax cuts encourage business investments and spending by the American people.