President's Speech to U.N. A 'Ritual': ; Bush's Division with Organization Unlikely to Change, Experts Say

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NEW YORK - It has become a rite of autumn: Every September, President Bush speaks to the United Nations here and receives polite applause - then each spends the rest of the year thwarting and disparaging the other.

In September 2002, Bush began his effort to win U.N. backing for the use of force in Iraq, and the Security Council ultimately turned him down. In 2003, he came to New York seeking more international contributions of troops and money to Iraq but received little of either.

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President's Speech to U.N. A 'Ritual': ; Bush's Division with Organization Unlikely to Change, Experts Say

This year looks no more auspicious. U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan last week set the tone when he said ...

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