Bush to warn of protectionism at economic summit
Print By BEN FELLER, Associated Press Writer Ben Feller, Associated Press Writer – 1 hr 25 mins ago AP – U.S. President George W. Bush speaks at the 2008 Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner in Washington, …
WASHINGTON – Setting a tone for an economic summit on his turf, President George W. Bush plans to tell world leaders that reforming financial markets alone won't help if they abandon the free market and restrict trade.
The president plans to sell that message Thursday from the heart of Wall Street. At the venerable Federal Hall, home of the first Congress and within shouting distance of New York Stock Exchange, Bush was to frame expectations for the high-level gathering he's hosting in Washington this weekend.
Bush is also going to New York to address a United Nations conference on religious tolerance and to meet with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.
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