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Bush hopes for a better 2006
This year proved bruising on multiple fronts

Updated: 1:34 p.m. ET Dec. 26, 2005
WASHINGTON - President Bush, bruised by months of setbacks, enters the new year hoping to win congressional battles over tax cuts and immigration, get rebellious Republicans back in step and nurture a new democracy in Iraq â€â€