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COPENHAGEN, Denmark - President Bush, during his stop in Denmark before heading to the G-8 summit, said Wednesday he will not select a Supreme Court nominee based on his or her views on abortion or other hot-button political issues. He urged senators to act "in a dignified way" in what is expected to be a contentious battle over confirming his first nominee to the nation's highest court. Bush visited this Scandinavian nation to thank Danes for sending troops to Iraq and Afghanistan. He also strongly defended his decisions on Iraq, climate change, imprisoned terrorism suspects and aid to Africa —...

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - President Bush, awaking on his 59th birthday at a sprawling royal palace here, thanked Denmark Wednesday for sending troops to Iraq and Afghanistan. Bush's motorcade took him down an empty highway from the palace to breakfast and meetings at the official summer residence of Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen. At the white mansion on the outskirts of the city, an eight-member Danish pipe and drum corps welcomed the president with a rendition of "Happy Birthday." Bush, here with wife Laura and daughter, Jenna, is visiting to express appreciation for the several hundred troops the Scandinavian...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- President Bush, facing a skeptical Europe, strongly defended on Wednesday decisions on Iraq, climate change, imprisoning terrorism suspects and aid to Africa that have made him unpopular here. "I understand that people aren't going to agree with decisions I make," Bush said at a news conference with Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen. "I truly believe we're laying the foundation for peace."

President Bush and First Lady Laura left the White House this morning, traveling on Air Force One to Denmark for a one day official visit. They arrived safely this afternoon and were greeted in Copenhagen by Danish Prime Minister, Anders Fogh Rasmussen and his wife Anne-Mette. The Bushes will dine with Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrick at Fredensborg Palace tonight, discuss our trans-Atlantic relationship, and thank the Danish people for their alliance with America in the War on Terror. From there, President and Mrs. Bush will travel to Scotland where the President will attend the G-8 Summit.ENJOY your trip...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - It's easy enough to find Danes who dislike President Bush, but analysts here said those views were balanced by a deep reservoir of support for the United States that was rarely seen these days in Europe. "We actually trust the U.S. to do the right thing, and therefore if the U.S. president says it's necessary to invade this country, we believe it," said Mikkel Vedby Rasmussen, a political scientist at the University of Copenhagen. President Bush's visit to Denmark - during which he'll meet Wednesday with Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, have a news conference with him,...

COPENHAGEN (AFP) -- Danish police are staging one of their biggest security operations ever for U.S. President George W. Bush's visit to Copenhagen this week amid fears of angry protests over the U.S.-led war in Iraq. Some 50 activist organizations have announced large anti-Bush demonstrations in central areas of Copenhagen during the U.S. leader's two-day visit tomorrow and Wednesday, and police have vowed to adopt a hard line against unruly protestors. A "Stop Bush" demonstration is scheduled for Wednesday in the capital when 20,000 activists from leftist, trade union, youth and Muslim protest groups are to assemble in a main...