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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: haqihana who wrote (152159)	6/11/2001 12:17:09 AM
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Europe trip to test Bush 06/10/2001 - Updated 11:24 PM ET By Judy Keen, USA TODAY WASHINGTON — President Bush heads to Europe Monday night for a five-nation journey into a thicket of opposition over his missile-defense plan and environmental positions. The scheduled execution Monday of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh might cast a shadow over the beginning of his five-day trip because Western European nations have abolished capital punishment. "Nobody used to pay much attention to the death penalty, but now it's a real problem for European public opinion," French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine said. Bush trusts foreign policy tutor with world Spaniards protest U.S. policies on eve of Bush's trip Global-warming policy will be unveiled during trip Bush is traveling overseas for the first time as president. The trip begins Tuesday in Madrid, Spain. Sunday, more than 3,000 Spaniards marched through the capital city to protest Bush's policies on missile defense, the environment and the death penalty. "We have a lot of work to do with our allies, but the common values here and the common agenda far outweigh policy differences that we have," national security adviser Condoleezza Rice said. Some say Bush's goal should be to have Europe get to know him. "It's more than a get-acquainted trip. He's an unknown quantity and needs to reassure our allies and show that he's personally competent, committed and aware of the issues" says Simon Serfaty of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a think tank in Washington. The itinerary and issues In Spain, Bush meets King Juan Carlos and President Jose Maria Aznar, who has expanded Spain's export market and domestic jobs. At NATO headquarters in Brussels, Bush hopes to ease qualms about his missile-defense plan. Some countries worry the shield will spark a new arms race. In Göteborg, Sweden, where he meets with European leaders, Bush is likely to face protests over his environmental policies. A key gripe: His rejection of the Kyoto Protocol, a treaty to limit greenhouse-gas emissions that many scientists say contribute to global warming. Bush hopes to ease opposition by announcing today that he will seek money to find ways to combat global warming short of the treaty's mandatory caps on emissions. White House chief of staff Andy Card told Fox News Sunday that Europeans critical of Bush are hiding their own opposition to the treaty. "I think it's a little bit of a game that they're playing," he said. After a stop in Poland to celebrate its recent admission into NATO, Bush goes to Ljubljana, Slovenia, for his first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, an opponent of his missile shield. usatoday.com