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April 4, 9:30 AM, 2007 · No Comment · Previous · Next  

The Easter Vacation Squabble

By Scott Horton

ABC also reports that Bush has assailed Congress for shutting down for an Easter Break:

"They need to come back, pass a bill," said Bush during a press conference about Congress' efforts to attach conditions for a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq to a war spending bill.

The President said Congress' traditional spring recess over Passover and Easter holidays has delayed the passage of emergency Iraq war funding.

However, it appears this was a parting shot – Bush is off on an Easter Vacation of his own:

President Bush plans to spend Thursday through Sunday at his ranch for an extended Easter weekend.

This will be Bush's 63rd trip to his ranch since taking office. He has spent 405 days, either entirely or partially, at his ranch in Crawford, according to Mark Knoller, a CBS Radio White House correspondent known for keeping meticulous records of the president's vacation days.

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