Lugar's comments are a MORE DIRECT CRITICISM OF BUSH*'S

[LittleApple81]

policies than what appeared in the AP quote (Yahoo link):
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=512&ncid=703&e=3&u=/ap/20040522/ap_on_go_co/iraq_lugar
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This is what appeared in the Reuters link (found below the snippet):

The United States risked "catastrophic terrorism" unless it repaired international alliances, expanded trade and encouraged global economic development, a Republican senator said yesterday. Richard Lugar, right, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, criticised the Bush Administration and Congress for failing to take diplomatic and economic steps to deter terrorism and focusing on military force instead.

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But he said the "ability and will to exert US leadership outside the confines of military action have been eroded by inattention, budget incrementalism, and an increasing partisanship that afflicts foreign policy decision making". He said the country must "commit itself to a sustained program of repairing and building alliances, expanding trade, pursuing resolution to regional conflicts, supporting democracy and development worldwide, and controlling weapons of mass destruction."

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The Indiana senator called foreign policy "the neglected sibling of national security policy".

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/05/22/1085176042546.html

[Wickerman]

1. NPR originally led with the second half of your quotes there

but within the last hour it seems they have added your bolded comment. Rats. Ship. Sinking.

[LittleApple81]

2. I sure hope so. But why would they try to hide the complete quotes?

Don't they know about the internet?

[Wickerman]

3. No, just headlines

I should have been more specific. I thought the first quotes were great - When they added the 2nd to the newscast I was even happier. I found it interesting though, that instead of toning quotes down as they have in the past after first broadcast, they are now beefing them up with even better clips.

[Killarney]

4. He really slammed Bush!