Bush Urges Koizumi to End U.S. Beef Ban (AP)

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AP - President Bush urged Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to end a 15-month ban on American beef, as Washington stepped up pressure Wednesday to reopen the once-lucrative overseas market for U.S. beef producers.

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