5 January 2001, 20:00  Bush Thursday continued to voice his dour assessment of the U.S. economy,

saying it needs a "kick-start" and that his broad tax cut may need to be implemented more quickly than he previously thought. Bush also said the Federal Reserve's decision Wednesday to cut short-term interest rates was not intended to discourage the enactment of tax cuts.

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