House Democratic Retreat

House Democrats Prepping for Bush Visit
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California and other House Democrats are poised to pressure President Bush on his plan for deploying more troops to Iraq when they engage in a rare open-ended political dialogue with him tomorrow at their retreat at a posh resort here.

President Bush Attends House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference (MP3 1,3)
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. It's nice to be here. Thank you very much. The last time I looked at some of your faces, I was at the State of the Union, and I saw kind of a strange expression when I referred to something as the Democrat Party. Now, look, my diction isn't all that good. (Laughter.) I have been accused of occasionally mangling the English language. (Laughter.) And so I appreciate you inviting the head of the Republic Party. (Laughter and applause.)

Bush, Democrats Discuss Iraq at Retreat
WILLIAMSBURG, Va.— President Bush brought an olive branch to the annual retreat for House Democrats on Saturday, but got a contentious response to his plan for sending an additional 21,500 troops to an Iraq War that members said the president described as “sapping our soul.”

Democrats Serve Up Clinton-Style Centrism
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Sequestered in a gated resort, House Democrats are considering the direction their caucus will take on issues including the minimum wage, global warming and Iraq.