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July 2008
- Bush: Olympic Boycott Would Be 'Affront' to Chinese People
  
  newser | CNN | Jul 6, 08 11:29 AM CDT
  
  President Bush today defended his decision not to boycott the Beijing Olympics next month, saying skipping “would be an affront to the Chinese people" that would make it difficult "to speak more frankly with the Chinese leadership.” Speaking ahead of tomorrow's G8 meeting in Japan, Bush said he would address concerns over religious freedom and human rights with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Games. More »
  
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  George W. Bush • Japan • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Beijing • Hu Jintao • boycott • Olympic boycotts • Group of Eight
- Bush Edits Jefferson on Religion
  
  newser | Science Blogs | Jul 5, 08 11:00 AM CDT
  
  Thomas Jefferson may be a founding father, but that doesn’t stop President Bush’s speechwriters from editing his words as they see fit, Ed Brayton writes on his blog, Dispatches from the Culture Wars. In a July 4 speech, Bush recited a famous Jefferson quote on “the blessings and security of self-government,” but took a crucial “anti-religious statement” out of the sentence. More »
  
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  George W. Bush • religious right • speech • Fourth of July • Thomas Jefferson
- 50-State Strategy Could Heal Red/Blue Divide
  
  newser | National Journal | Jul 5, 08 10:20 AM CDT
  
  Barack Obama and John McCain each hope to widen the playing field this November, and that could be a good thing for the country, writes Ronald Brownstein for the National Journal. Part of the reason America is so partisan is because it’s politically balkanized. In 2000 and 2004, both candidates resigned themselves to that division, conceding states that will be in play this time around. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • John McCain • George W. Bush • election 2008 • partisanship • red state • blue states
- Biofuel Caused Food Crisis: Secret Report
  
  newser | Guardian (UK) | Jul 4, 08 3:45 PM CDT
  
  Biofuel production has been the driving force behind the growing food crisis, pushing prices up 75%, according to a confidential World Bank report obtained by the Guardian . The most detailed research ever conducted on the issue emphatically contradicts the US position that biofuels are responsible for a mere 3% price bump. It hasn’t been published, sources say, for fear of embarrassing President Bush. More »
  
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  George W. Bush • Bush administration • food prices • World Bank • biofuel • ethanol • hunger
- Bush Will Attend Beijing Opener
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 4, 08 3:27 AM CDT
  
  The White House has confirmed that President Bush will attend the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympics—and he's likely to have plenty of seats to choose from in the VIP box, reports the New York Times . Brit Prime Minister Gordon Brown and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will not be in attendance. French President Nicolas Sarkozy was withholding his decision until after progress in ongoing Tibet talks—but now Chinese officials have told him not to bother. More »
  
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  George W. Bush • China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Nicolas Sarkozy • Angela Merkel • Olympic boycotts
- Bush Could Decide by Weekend to Close Gitmo
  
  newser | ABC News | Jul 3, 08 3:55 PM CDT
  
  President Bush could decide by Saturday to close Guantanamo Bay as a prison for high-value detainees, insiders tell ABC. There is “generally wide agreement” among Bush's top advisers—Condoleezza Rice and Robert Gates among them—that Gitmo should eventually be shuttered, but the landmark recent Supreme Court decision undermines the central reason to keep prisoners on the Cuban base—to prevent access to courts. More »
  
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  George W. Bush • US Supreme Court • Condoleezza Rice • Guantanamo Bay • Cuba • Robert Gates • habeas corpus • Boumediene v. Bush
- Afghan War Hamstrung by Troop Shortage
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jul 3, 08 12:26 PM CDT
  
  The US needs more troops in Afghanistan but lacks the available forces because of the Iraq war, the nation’s top military officer said yesterday. In his most pointed remarks to date, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Michael Mullen said that countering the country's resurgent Taliban and booming drug trade demands more than the 32,000 American troops stationed there, but that such a move necessitates "a reduced requirement in Iraq." More »
  
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  Iraq • George W. Bush • Afghanistan • Taliban • US military • American troops • Joint Chiefs of Staff • Michael Mullen
- The Decider Has Time for a Last Hurrah
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jul 1, 08 10:24 AM CDT
  
  It’s comforting to think of George W. Bush as yesterday’s news, but the Decider is still very much in office and itching to tie up loose ends. These “loose ends” might include signing a treaty with Iraq, or continuing his quixotic quest for Israeli-Palestinian peace, or, more terrifyingly, attacking Iran, writes Eugene Robinson in the Washington Post. More »
  
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  George W. Bush • Iran • Bush administration • foreign policy • US foreign policy • Bush legacy
- US Nuclear Deal Could Spell End for India's PM
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 1, 08 5:30 AM CDT
  
  India's government is approaching the breaking point over a proposed nuclear deal with the US, reports the New York Times . Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is desperate to push through legislation that will let the US give India access to fuel and technology for nuclear plants. But the accord could cost him the support of several small Communist parties, triggering an election that Singh might lose. More »
  
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  George W. Bush • India • nuclear power • nuclear facilities • Manmohan Singh • Congress Party
June 2008
- Latino Voters: Four Myths
  
  newser | Newsweek | Jun 30, 08 3:07 PM CDT
  
  Pundits are way off on Hispanic voters, writes Arian Campo-Flores in Newsweek . Four common misconceptions: Immigration is everything. A recent survey showed that education, health care, the economy, and crime were more important in the demographic. Recent immigrants are most likely to care about immigration—and least likely to be voters. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • George W. Bush • immigration • the Hispanic vote • Spanish • swing voters
- Bush's North Korea Deal Is 'Total Intellectual Collapse'
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jun 30, 08 12:36 PM CDT
  
  The latest US deal with North Korea—taking the North off its state terror list in exchange for a nuclear declaration—is a travesty and intellectual capitulation in pursuit of burnishing President Bush's legacy, former UN ambassador John Bolton writes in a predictably scathing piece in the Wall Street Journal . It’s a final sign that the administration's toughness is history, argues Bolton, a longstanding hardliner on North Korea—and awful policy to boot. More »
  
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  George W. Bush • North Korea • nuclear facilities • John Bolton • state sponsors of terror list
- US Steps Up Covert Plots in Iran
  
  newser | New Yorker | Jun 30, 08 2:15 AM CDT
  
  Congress agreed to boost covert operations against Iran last year despite reservations by key officials, Seymour Hersh writes in the New Yorker . President Bush sought up to $400 million for the program, which supports dissidents intent on undermining Tehran and gathers data on its nuke plans. Some analysts believe the moves foreshadow a military strike against the country. More »
  
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  Iraq • George W. Bush • Iran • Congress • CIA • William Fallon
- Israel Has a Year to Thwart Iranian Nuke: Official
  
  newser | Daily Telegraph (UK) | Jun 29, 08 11:51 AM CDT
  
  Israel has 12 months to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons or risk Tehran’s wrath, a former Israeli defense official said. “The time that is left to be ready is getting shorter all the time,” Shabtai Shavit told the Telegraph. “We should do whatever (is) necessary in case sanctions don’t work. What’s left is military action.” More »
  
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  Barack Obama • George W. Bush • Iran • Israel • nuclear program • missile • Mossad
- Emergency Declared in Calif. Fires
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | Jun 29, 08 9:18 AM CDT
  
  President Bush declared a region stretching from Nevada to the Pacific Ocean a federal disaster area, the Los Angeles Times reports, as more than 1,000 fires raged across northern California. Some 17,000 firefighters are battling the blazes, which threaten 6,800 homes. “We don’t have any of the fires under control,” said a state fire department spokeswoman. More »
  
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  George W. Bush • California • wildfires • Nevada • firefighters • FEMA • California wildfires • disaster zones • Big Sur
- Mugabe Declares Victory
  
  newser | CNN | Jun 29, 08 7:15 AM CDT
  
  Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has proudly claimed victory in a run-off vote in which he was the only candidate, CNN reports. Preparations were underway for a swearing-in ceremony, with invitations sent out hours after his declaration. But a party spokesman said the ceremony wouldn’t be held until after the official results are announced at some point today. More »
  
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  George W. Bush • Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Zimbabwe elections • Zanu-PF • Movement for Democratic Change • intimidation
- Bush Demands Action Against Zimbabwe
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jun 28, 08 1:00 PM CDT
  
  Washington is seeking ways to punish Robert Mugabe for his violent "sham" of an election, President Bush said today. Bush has ordered Condoleezza Rice and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to work up sanctions against Zimbabwe, which ran a runoff ballot yesterday with Mugabe the sole candidate. Rice vowed to "press for strong action by the United Nations" against the African nation. More »
  
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  George W. Bush • Bush administration • United Nations • Condoleezza Rice • Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Zimbabwe elections • sanctions • UN sanctions • UN resolution
- Arnie Rips Would-Be Oil Drillers for 'Blowing Smoke'
  
  newser | Sarasota Herald-Tribune | Jun 26, 08 6:23 PM CDT
  
  At a Florida climate summit today, Arnold Schwarzenegger broke from prepared remarks to lay into offshore oil drilling, criticizing its supporters—who include President Bush, John McCain, and his host, fellow Republican governor Charlie Crist—as "blowing smoke." "To look for new ways to feed our addiction is not the answer," Schwarzenegger said, reports the Sarasota Herald-Tribune . More »
  
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  John McCain • George W. Bush • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Charlie Crist • oil drilling • offshore oil
- McCain Camp 'Winces,' Waits for Powell Defection
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jun 26, 08 1:31 PM CDT
  
  John McCain’s team is holding its breath for the “expected” endorsement of Barack Obama by the ever-popular Colin Powell, Robert Novak writes in a Washington Post tour of the “Obamacon” movement. Such Republicans-turned-blue are less energized by Obama's candidacy than they are in agreement with one of their number who called the GOP “a dead rotting carcass with a few decrepit old leaders.” More »
  
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  Barack Obama • George W. Bush • Republican Party • Chuck Hagel • Colin Powell
- 75% Blame Bush for Faltering Economy
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | Jun 26, 08 4:20 AM CDT
  
  A new poll paints a gloomy picture of a pessimistic America struggling with soaring gas prices and a deteriorating economy—and blaming President Bush. Three of four Americans—including a large number of Republicans—hold the president responsible for the economic downturn, according to a Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll. The president's approval rating has sunk to an all-time low of just 23%. His constituency is particularly irritated about his lack of action to stem rocketing gas prices. More »
  
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  George W. Bush • gas prices • economy • foreclosure • oil companies • Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll
- Democrats in House Catch Populist Fever
  
  newser | Politico | Jun 25, 08 6:39 PM CDT
  
  Despite conventional wisdom suggesting Congress would be in a holding pattern until November, a new surge of energy behind Democratic domestic spending bills is poised to deliver populist promise this summer. An airline passenger bill of rights—an “unapologetic attempt to position lawmakers on the side of harried travelers,” writes David Rogers in Politico—is just the tip of the budgetary iceberg. More »
  
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  George W. Bush • Congress • veterans' health care

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