A Checklist of Bush Promises

The fate of some of President Bush's campaign promises, at a glance:

• CHARITABLE CHOICE: Money to religious groups to provide social services.
  Defeated in Senate.
  
  
• SOCIAL SECURITY: Let younger workers use some of their Social Security taxes to build private retirement accounts.
  Advisory group has laid out proposals for Congress to study over next year.
  
  
• MISSILE DEFENSE: Build national missile defense system even if it means getting out of Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
  Bush told Russia in December the United States is leaving the treaty, effective in six months, so the United States can go ahead with system.
  
  
• NUCLEAR ARMS: Deep cuts in nuclear arms, even if Russia does not reciprocate.
  Bush says U.S. nuclear warheads will be cut to as few as 1,700 from the current 7,000. But they may be mothballed, not destroyed.
  
  
• HEALTH CARE: Immediate aid to states to subsidize prescription drug costs for elderly poor until federal drug plan can be set up as part of Medicare overhaul. Also, $2,000 tax credit to help low-income working Americans buy health insurance.
  Neither achieved.
  
  
• EDUCATION: Standardized testing of students, with states to be financially rewarded or punished for student performance. Students in persistently failing public schools can use federal money for private school or another public school.
  Achieved, but no federal money for private-school choice.
  
  
• ENERGY: Increase domestic production and exploration, including in the protected Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.
  Bush has a broad energy plan, not yet made into law. Refuge remains off limits from energy development for now.
  
  
• ENVIRONMENT: Opposed Kyoto agreement on global warming, said he would regulate carbon dioxide emissions from power plants as a pollutant.
  Withdrew from Kyoto agreement. Broke promise on carbon dioxide emissions.
  
  
• TAXES: 10-year package of tax cuts with lower rates across the board.
  Achieved most of package but may face pressure to roll back cuts geared to the wealthy.