Unpopular Bush meets executive officials at ranch

FOREIGN POLICIES He may be on another long vacation, but George W. Bush isn't ignoring the bigger picture, with policy the focus of discussions

AP , CRAWFORD, TEXAS

The White House says Rumsfeld will brief the president on the Quadrennial Defense Review, a congressionally mandated top-to-bottom review of defense strategy and plans. The review, begun earlier this year, will be completed around January, in time for the February budget submission.

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