European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 7, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 2007 stars and stripes Page 13 gop candidates abandon Bush coattails Jim Republican presidential from Are Tom of Colorado former Secretary of health and human services Tommy Thompson Sam of Kansas former Massachusetts Mitt Romney former new York mayor Rudy Giuliani John of Arizona former Arkansas Mike Huckabee Dun can of California former Virginia Jim Gilmore and Ron of they debated tuesday in by Glen Johnson the associated press presi Dent Bush wont be on the ballot in november but the republicans who want to be clearly be Lieve their Best Chance comes by distancing themselves from their party the 10 candidates yielded Bush no Quarter during a spirited two hour debate tuesday As they contrasted their positions on a Host of issues with those of the unpopular its a typical Washington former new York mayor Rudy Giuliani said of the Immi Gration Bill Bush wants Congress to i think we were under re pared and underpinned for what came after we knocked Down sad dam former Massachusetts Mitt Romney said on the topic of the president ran As a conservative and governed As a said Tom Tancredo of Colo that is what has really been the i of the Dis Trust that has developed among the Republican its the criticism was All the More pronounced because it was lev eled As Bush travelled overseas for an economic Summit in Ger where he already has encountered protesters equally critical of his i never heard such a piling on of a sitting president who of the same said Linda a government professor at Dart Mouth they were As Tough on him As the democrats Fowler attributed the criticism not just to which show the presidents popularity mired at 35 but a recognition with in the gop that it must redefine it self if it is to avoid a clean sweep from Power in 18 one Sketchpad for that Defini Tion was As How even equipped with the Best financing buy Down offer on Volvo car Loans heres How tomake the luxury of a new custom built Volvo even More choose your favorite Volvo now and Well buy Down your interest rate by up to two and a half for outstanding financing plus alljh5 benefits of Volvo military program Welcome to your Volvo cars military sales but Pant take a rain Checkor special financing offer is Only valid april 16 june Romney and Tancredo led the charge against John Mccain of Arizona for co authoring the bus backed legislation with Edward Kennedy of Massa a Liberal democratic if they get across my we sign them up for the olympics said Duncan Hunter of a vocal oppo nent of the Bill and a proponent of building More fencing along the Border with for us to do nothing is silent and de Facto said using a word popular among critics of the but a broader Canvas was a question asking the candidates what had been Bush biggest mis take in came the simple answer from Sam Brownback of Ron Paul of Texas said the president ran on a program of a Humble foreign no a Tio building and no policing of the and he changed his a per cent raise in works for fed workers by Stephen Barr the Washington Post Federal employees would receive a percent pay raise next year under a Bill approved by a key House appropriations sub committee the pro posed raise is in line with congressional recommendations for a military raise next year but is More than the 3 percent salary increase recommended by president column the subcommittees decision is Likely to be accepted by the House and largely be cause members of Congress pre Fer to follow a pay parity policy when raising the salaries of government the raise is part of a Bill put to Gether by Jose Serrano chairman of the appropriations subcommittee on financial services and general and Ralph Regula the ranking minority the Bill would provide about billion to finance the operations of 20 including the internal Revenue in Fis Cal Serrano said he had to make Many compromises to give the Bill a Chance of making it through Congress to Bush the Bills text will not be re leased until the House appropriations committee takes up the Mea Colleen president of the National Treasury employees said the proposed raise is a key Factor for Federal agencies in their ability to compete with the private sector for the dedicated employees they