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Bush: New language could help shake bully image
WASHINGTON -- President Bush said Thursday the United States could help shed its "bullying" image abroad if more Americans learned to speak a foreign language.
Bush said he would request $114 million in the next budget year to help teach U.S. students Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Hindi, Farsi and other languages that are rarely studied.
The president said it is only natural that people who speak the same language relate better. It helps when he meets with foreign dignitaries, Bush said.
"When somebody comes to me and speaks Texan, I know they appreciate the Texas culture," Bush told the U.S. University Presidents Summit on International Education, where he announced the initiative. -- Associated press
Bush: New language could help shake bully image
WASHINGTON -- President Bush said Thursday the United States could help shed its "bullying" image abroad if more Americans learned to speak a foreign language.
Bush said he would request $114 million in the next budget year to help teach U.S. students Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Hindi, Farsi and other languages that are rarely studied.
The president said it is only natural that people who speak the same language relate better. It helps when he meets with foreign dignitaries, Bush said.
"When somebody comes to me and speaks Texan, I know they appreciate the Texas culture," Bush told the U.S. University Presidents Summit on International Education, where he announced the initiative. -- Associated press
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