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The 43rd President of the United States, George Walker Bush was born on July 6, 1946. The Republican is a two-term president, narrowly defeating Sen. Al Gore in the 2000 election and winning again in 2004 over Sen. John Kerry. His parents are Barbara Bush and former President George H.W. Bush. He's only the second President in history to be the son of a former President. Bush received his undergraduate degree from Yale and his MBA from Harvard. Bush was elected governor of Texas twice--in 1994 and 1998. Significant events during his presidency have included the 9/11 attacks on the U.S., the invasion of Afghanistan, the Iraq War, the capture of Saddam Hussein, Hurricane Katrina, the No Child...
The 43rd President of the United States, George Walker Bush was born on July 6, 1946. The Republican is a two-term president, narrowly defeating Sen. Al Gore in the 2000 election and winning again in 2004 over Sen. John Kerry. His parents are Barbara Bush and former President George H.W. Bush. He's only the second President in history to be the son of a former President. Bush received his undergraduate degree from Yale and his MBA from Harvard. Bush was elected governor of Texas twice--in 1994 and 1998. Significant events during his presidency have included the 9/11 attacks on the U.S., the invasion of Afghanistan, the Iraq War, the capture of Saddam Hussein, Hurricane Katrina, the No Child Left Behind Act and a $1.3 trillion tax-cut program in 2001.
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Obama's focus groups: 'Recover, Invest'
The Swampby Mark Silva If Barack Obama has his new economic pitch in focus, he may have some old-fashioned focus groups to thank. Lorraine Woellert and Hans Nichols at Bloomberg News report that the president-elect's top political aides are "transplanting their......Tags: Polls, The White House, Delaware, David Axelrod, Bill Clinton
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Bush: Read more than you watch TV
The Swampby Mark Silva We've seen President Bush in classrooms before - we saw him there on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, at Emma Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Fla., listening to second-graders reading. And we saw him there again......Tags: Ceremonies, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Armed Forces, Elementary Schools, Government
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Pelosi: Stimulus by Presidents' Day
The Swampby Mark Silva How much pressure will there be on Congress to enact an economic stimulus plan swiftly? House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says there will be no congressional recess for the Presidents' Day holiday if they haven't finished work by......Tags: Lower House, Executive Branch, John Kerry, Ronald Reagan, John McCain
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The Rev. Richard John Neuhaus dies at 72; Christian theologian helped build conservative coalition
Times Staff And Wire ReportsThe Rev. Richard John Neuhaus, a leading intellectual of the Christian right who helped build a new coalition of conservative Protestants and Roman Catholics, and informally advised President George W. Bush, died Thursday in New York. He was 72....Tags: Christianity, Richard John Neuhaus, International Military Interventions, Wars and Interventions, Minority Groups
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Congress makes it official for Obama
It may seem as if Barack Obama has been president-elect for months. But it was only on Thursday that he officially gained that status, as Congress met in a joint session to tally and certify the vote of the electoral college. Vice President Dick Cheney...Tags: Zach Wamp, Maxine Waters, Heads of State, National or Ethnic Minorities, Los Angeles
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Petraeus: Iran may one day be partner in Afghanistan; predicts long war, says 'nothing easy'
AP Military WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. policy to win in Afghanistan must recognize the poor nation's limitations and its neighborhood, especially its intertwined relationship with U.S. terrorism-fighting ally Pakistan, the top U.S. military commander in the...Tags: Terrorism, Wars and Interventions, International Military Interventions, National Government, Death and Dying
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AP Interview: Cheney says CIA did nothing illegal in harsh interrogations
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Dick Cheney said Thursday that he sees no reason for President George W. Bush to pre-emptively pardon anyone at the CIA involved in harsh interrogations of suspected terrorists. "I don't have any reason to believe...Tags: Idaho, Terrorism, Gerald Ford, Heads of State, Virginia
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Bush to Obama: 'Want you to succeed'
The Swampby Mark Silva It rained on the Rose Garden picture that President Bush hoped to take with his predecessors, including his father, and his successor, President-elect Barack Obama, at the White House today. So the nation's living and future presidents......Tags: Executive Branch, National Government, The White House, Government
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Blair House: Which date bumps Obama?
The Swampby Mark Silva When we first heard that President-elect Barack Obama could not move into Blair House, the official guest house for the most valued guests of the White House sitting across the street from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, we were......Tags: Tony Blair, Awards and Prizes, National Government, Pennsylvania, Laura Bush
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Sanjay Gupta: House (and Senate) calls
The Swampby Noam N. Levey and Matea Gold President-elect Barack Obama has asked Dr. Sanjay Gupta to be the next U.S. surgeon general, looking to a popular television personality to help provide a public face for his healthcare agenda. Best known......Tags: AIDS, Medical Services, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Heads of State, 2009 U.S. Presidential Transition
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Obama to inherit 'broken government'
The Swamp(Photo illustration from the Center for Public Integrity "Broken Government" project.) by Frank James It's bad enough President-elect Barack Obama will assume office amid the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression and two wars. But the non-...Tags: Unions, NASA, The White House, Joe Barton, Health Organizations
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Iowa GOP seeks leader to revive party
AP Political WriterRepublicans will cap an intense internal debate about the party's direction when key activists meet Saturday to pick a new chairman to lead the GOP into next year's elections. Most concede the party took a thrashing in the last round of elections, but...Tags: Demonstration, Iowa, National Government, Tom Harkin, John McCain
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