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| Bush lays wreath at Ground Zero | |
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| US President George W Bush has laid a wreath at Ground Zero, the site of New York's twin towers, ahead of the fifth anniversary of the 11 September attack. | |
| He is shortly expected to attend a remembrance service at a nearby chapel. | |
| The events come as Mr Bush tries to defend his record on fighting terrorism in the run-up to November's mid-term Congressional elections. | The events come as Mr Bush tries to defend his record on fighting terrorism in the run-up to November's mid-term Congressional elections. |
| Earlier, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the US was now safer than it was before the 2001 attacks. | Earlier, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the US was now safer than it was before the 2001 attacks. |
| "I think it's clear that we are safer but not really yet safe," she said in an interview for the Fox News network. | "I think it's clear that we are safer but not really yet safe," she said in an interview for the Fox News network. |
| "We've done a lot... our ports are more secure, we have a much stronger intelligence-sharing operation." | "We've done a lot... our ports are more secure, we have a much stronger intelligence-sharing operation." |
| TV address | TV address |
| Mr Bush's ratings soared after the attacks five years ago but have declined with the war in Iraq and amid questions over the administration's conduct of the so-called war on terror. | Mr Bush's ratings soared after the attacks five years ago but have declined with the war in Iraq and amid questions over the administration's conduct of the so-called war on terror. |
| On Monday, Mr Bush is expected to meet firefighters involved in rescue operations at the twin towers after hijacked passenger planes were flown into them. | On Monday, Mr Bush is expected to meet firefighters involved in rescue operations at the twin towers after hijacked passenger planes were flown into them. |
| He will also visit the Pentagon, hit by a third plane, and the Pennsylvania crash site of the hijacked United Airlines Flight 93. | He will also visit the Pentagon, hit by a third plane, and the Pennsylvania crash site of the hijacked United Airlines Flight 93. |
| White House spokesman Tony Snow told Reuters news agency the president had prepared no formal remarks for the visits but would reflect on the anniversary in a formal TV address on Monday evening. | White House spokesman Tony Snow told Reuters news agency the president had prepared no formal remarks for the visits but would reflect on the anniversary in a formal TV address on Monday evening. |