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Bush Pushes Medicare Bill as House GOP Tries to Hold Coalition Wednesday, June 25, 2003 WASHINGTON — President Bush engaged in high-level lobbying Wednesday on behalf of a Medicare prescription drug benefit bill as House GOP leaders made final decisions on what to include in their version of the bill. "We are making great progress on this issue," Bush told a bipartisan group of House members who are key players on the legislation. He also was to meet later with a group of undecided House conservatives. House Speaker Dennis Hastert said Wednesday the House bill would include a measure...