Time (Free subscription) | 47 minutes ago
President Bush said Wednesday that "hope is coming back" to New Orleans with the help of $126 billion in disaster aid poured into the region
Think Progress (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
In a new interview with Politico, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said, “I don’t have any need to show that I’m different than President Bush.” Though McCain drew “implicit contrasts” with the president during the interview, “he declined to outwardly criticize Bush and flatly stated that he wouldn’t do anything as president to underscore his difference [...]
The Carpetbagger Report (Free subscription) | 25 minutes ago
John McCain has struggled for a long while to explain the ways in which he’s different from George W. Bush. He wasn’t asked the question much during the Republican primaries, but in recent months, it’s been an awkward subject for him. For a while, McCain would tell anyone who asked about the differences that he disagrees [...]
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 34 minutes ago
Separately, Bush called former President Pervez Musharraf, who was forced from power this week. The White House says Bush thanked Musharraf for his efforts in the democratic transition of Pakistan, as well as the fight against al-Qaida and extremist groups.
Celebrity Mound (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
President Bush, LL Cool J has a few questions for you. Joining Nas, Q-Tip and Jay-Z in turning rap away from pimpin’ and toward politics, the elder statesman of hip hop subjects Dubya to a blistering interrogation on his new cut, “Mr. President.” “It’s all about what I’d like to ask [him],” LL told us the other [...]
Time (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Long Washington Times story details a letter McCain sent to Bush in December 2006. “The question is one of will more than capacity,” he wrote. “If we are not willing to provide the troops necessary for victory, however, victory itself will be impossible.”
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
ORLANDO, Fla. - President Bush, nearing the end of two terms dominated by war, said yesterday that his decision to increase U.S. troop levels in Iraq early last year brought security to a now-resurgent nation and he criticized those who said his plan was flawed.
Examiner (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
President Bush said Wednesday that "hope is coming back" to New Orleans with the help of $126 billion in disaster aid poured into the Gulf Coast region over three years after Hurricane Katrina.
Firedoglake (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Nine days ahead of the Hurricane Katrina anniversary, President Shock Doctrine extraordinaire graced New Orleans with his own brand of "hope" messaging today.
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
ORLANDO, Aug. 20 -- President Bush reiterated his demand that Russia remove its forces from Georgia in a speech here Wednesday, stating that the breakaway provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia are part of the former Soviet republic and that "the United States will work with our allies to ensure...
The Right Side of My Brain (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Afghanistan has won its first ever Olympic medal. Let me say that again. Afghanistan has won it's very first medal. Ever. Just a few short years ago, the Taliban was beatingits own people for celebrating during soccer games. If Bush hadn't had the will to liberate Afghanistan, this wouldn't have been even remotely possible. Congratulations to the Afghanis! Video link here , hat tip to Club For Growth...
Think Progress (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
White House spokeswoman Emily Lawrimore told the Los Angeles Times today that President Bush has “no plans” to see Oliver Stone’s upcoming biopic “W.” Lawrimore took the opportunity to pre-emptively attack Stone’s credibility, saying that “Oliver Stone is an accurate historian like Gilligan was an accurate navigator.” Watch the trailer:
NY Daily News (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
President Bush, LL Cool J has a few questions for you. Joining Nas, Q-Tip and Jay-Z in turning rap away from pimpin' and toward politics, the elder statesman of hip hop subjects Dubya to a blistering interrogation on his new cut, "Mr. President."
RealClearPolitics (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
Note: This essay appears in the September/October 2008 edition of Foreign Affairs.The world does not look today the way most anticipated it would after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Great-power competition was supposed to give way to an era of geoeconomics. Ideological competition between democracy and autocracy was supposed to end with the "end of history." Few expected that the United States'...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
A proposed Bush administration regulation on contraception and abortion would block California's requirement that Catholic hospitals and charities provide birth-control coverage for thousands of female employees, state Attorney General Jerry Brown and family-...
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rockport | 08/07/2008
Bangkok: US President George W Bush has said in a major speech on his government's Asian policy that the United States under his administration has dramatically turned around Washington-New Delhi ties, citing the landmark Indo-US nuclear deal.
rockport | 08/06/2008
Beijing: UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and US President George W. Bush will be among 1.6 lakh people to attend the gala opening ceremony of the Olympics here on Friday, which is billed as one of the greatest shows on earth.
rockport | 08/05/2008
Washington: The Bush administration is expected to present before the US Congress for its approval the US-India civil nuclear agreement around September 8 after its endorsement by the Nuclear Suppliers' Group.
