51.   Bush sought to move past the questions by referring to his record on economic issues and education.

52.   Bush spoke of Ashcroft just after a meeting at the White House with Republican leaders about economic issues, including taxes and the national debt.

53.   Bush is planning to travel to Mexico next week to meet with Mexican President Vicente Fox, in part to discuss economic issues and to promote investment in Mexico.

54.   Bush has been meeting this week with experts who are trying to bring him up to speed on foreign policy and economic issues.

55.   Bush, while appealing to a conservative base on economic issues, struck a decidedly moderate note on health care, prescription drug benefits and education.

56.   But both sides are so far apart on the economic issues that the season is in jeopardy.

57.   But Gramm is playing catch-up on one economic issue, the flat tax.

58.   But he is frail after a recent stroke and has had limited experience with the economic issues that now require urgent attention.

59.   But he is comfortable with the degree to which his work has taken economic issues and raised overarching social issues.

60.   But for the moment it is a purely economic issue.