President George W Bush has called for a special package of measures worth billions of dollars to avoid a downturn in the world’s biggest economy.
He said the growth package would have to be big enough to make a difference to the “large and dynamic” US economy.

Mr Bush said it had to include tax incentives for US business and direct tax relief for the American people.

The package should total at least 1% of gross domestic product, or about $145bn (£74bn), the White House said.

‘Shot in arm’

President Bush said the package should be “a shot in the arm to keep a fundamentally strong economy healthy”.

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CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida’s American spokesman urged fighters to meet President Bush with bombs when he visits the Middle East, according to a new video posted on the Internet Sunday.

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