BUSH TO LAY OUT A NEW AGENDA.(MAIN)

Byline: RON HUTCHESON Knight Ridder

WASHINGTON -- President Bush will use tonight's nationally televised State of the Union speech to push an ambitious domestic agenda, even as he deals with war jitters and growing doubts about his leadership.

He will appeal for bipartisan cooperation on foreign policy in his role as a wartime president, while also advocating a partisan legislative plan capped by a far-reaching plan to overhaul Medicare. The Medicare proposal is expected to offer prescription-drug coverage to senior citizens, but only if they agree to join health maintenance organizations or some other managed-care program.

According to The …