Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search

October 15, 2008 6:09:14 PM CDT

Learn about Newser Points »

Stories related to: George W. Bush

Stories

Stories 661 - 680 of 815

<< Prev 1 ... 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 ... 41 Next >>
  • August 2007

    • Party Conventions Peddle Pricey Face Time With Pols

      Washington Post  |  Aug 14, 07 4:02 AM CDT

      Party Conventions Peddle Pricey Face Time With Pols

      (Newser) - Organizers of the 2008 Republican and Democratic conventions are openly soliciting seven-figure payments from corporations and lobbyists in return for valuable access to lawmakers, the Washington Post reports. The access peddling comes at precisely the moment  Congress is trying to limit the influence of lobbyists at conventions with tighter ethics legislation. More »

      Tags

      George W. Bush  • Congress  • Democratic National Convention  • Republican National Convention  • ethics  • lobbying

    • Why the 'Rove Presidency' Failed

      Atlantic Monthly  |  Aug 13, 07 10:07 AM CDT

      Why the 'Rove Presidency' Failed

      (Newser) - With Karl Rove about to ankle the White House, the Atlantic's cover story on Rove as the principal architect of the Bush presidency becomes prescient. Joshua Green explores why the mastermind of W.'s two election victories—one of the best political minds of a generation—was unable to fulfill any of his considerable ambitions for the occupant of the Oval Office, despite having a Republican Congress for six years. More »

      Tags

      George W. Bush  • Bush administration  • White House  • Karl Rove  • Abraham Lincoln  • FDR

    • Bush Loses Brain

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 13, 07 5:11 AM CDT

      Bush Loses Brain

      (Newser) - President Bush's most controversial political strategist, Karl Rove, will leave his White House deputy chief of staff position at the end of the month, the Wall Street Journal reports. "I just think it's time," said Rove, who has worked with Bush since 1993. "As much as I'd like to be here, I've got to do this for the sake of my family." More »

      Tags

      Hillary Clinton  • George W. Bush  • Bush administration  • White House  • Karl Rove  • investigation  • resignation

    • Bush, Sarko Melt Chill in Maine

      Washington Post  |  Aug 12, 07 5:44 AM CDT

      Bush, Sarko Melt Chill in Maine

      (Newser) - Praise from a vacationing French President Nicolas Sarkozy and a down-home welcome from President Bush to the family compound in Maine this weekend signaled a radical switch in the tense relations between the two nations. The leaders were relaxed and affable with one another as they boated, chatted and chomped on hotdogs and burgers at Kennebunkport. More »

      Tags

      George W. Bush  • France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • United States  • Maine  • international relations  • Kennebunkport

    • 'War Czar' Concerned Over Troop Stress, Mulls Draft

      NPR  |  Aug 11, 07 5:36 PM CDT

      'War Czar' Concerned Over Troop Stress, Mulls Draft

      (Newser) - Washington’s “War Czar” admits that it makes sense to a consider a military draft to relieve soldiers of repeated deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan. Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute tells NPR that the pressure point will come in spring, when Bush will have to juggle the nation's military needs versus the strain that wars are putting on US soldiers and their families. More »

      Tags

      Iraq  • George W. Bush  • Iraq war  • Afghanistan  • US military  • United States  • American troops  • draft  • Douglas Lute

    • Bush Dismisses Gas Tax Hike for Bridge Repair

      New York Times  |  Aug 9, 07 5:51 PM CDT

      Bush Dismisses Gas Tax Hike for Bridge Repair

      (Newser) - President Bush today rejected a gasoline tax increase that would raise money for bridge repairs across the country, saying Congress should reevaluate the way it allocates tax revenues now. In a wide-ranging press conference before departing for vacation in Maine, he continued to defend Alberto Gonzales and fielded numerous questions about Iraq, the Times reports. More »

      Tags

      George W. Bush  • Alberto Gonzales  • taxes  • gas  • Democratic Congress  • bridge collapse  • bridge  • repair

    • '41' Feels for '43'

      New York Times  |  Aug 9, 07 4:08 PM CDT

      '41' Feels for '43'

      (Newser) - George H.W. Bush is closer to his son than the White House has let on, the New York Times reports, with the 41st president and the office's 43rd and current occupant speaking almost daily. Dad is often stung by criticisms of George W., an aide says: “It wears on his heart and his soul.” More »

      Tags

      George W. Bush  • Karl Rove  • George H. W. Bush  • Donald Rumsfeld  • president  • Iraq Study Group  • James A. Baker

    • Webcaster Mutes Band's Anti-Bush Lyrics

      Chicago Tribune  |  Aug 9, 07 2:26 PM CDT

      Webcaster Mutes Band's Anti-Bush Lyrics

      (Newser) - Pearl Jam is slamming AT&T after the telecom company censored its Webcast of the band's performance at Lollapalooza Sunday. Lyrics telling George Bush to "leave this world alone" and "find another home" during the Chicago show vanished from the streaming version of the gig; AT&T blames an "overzealous" editor for excising the lines, the Chicago Tribune reports. More »

      Tags

      George W. Bush  • Chicago  • censorship  • AT and T  • concert  • rock and roll  • net neutrality  • Pearl Jam  • webcast  • Eddie Vedder

    • Bush Was Treated for Lyme Disease

      Baltimore Sun  |  Aug 9, 07 11:24 AM CDT

      Bush Was Treated for Lyme Disease

      (Newser) - President Bush has increased his vigilance toward pesky invaders—ticks—since undergoing successful treatment for Lyme disease last August, the White House says. The report did not explain how the president contracted the disease, but a spokesman said it was “not uncommon for him to be riding a mountain bike and receive a tick bite,” the Baltimore Sun reports. More »

      Tags

      George W. Bush  • health  • Bush administration  • disease  • illness  • tick

    • Bush Ready to 'Push Hard' for Biz Tax Breaks

      Washington Post  |  Aug 9, 07 7:04 AM CDT

      Bush Ready to 'Push Hard' for Biz Tax Breaks

      (Newser) - President Bush is considering a new package of corporate tax breaks in a bid to perk up Wall Street, calm volatile markets and send a message the economy is sound, the Washington Post reports. At the same time he rejected Democratic proposals to allow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac more leeway to buy mortgages to bolster the shaky housing market. More »

      Tags

      George W. Bush  • Henry Paulson  • business  • Fannie Mae  • Freddie Mac  • taxes  • Treasury Department  • Federal Housing Administration  • corporate tax

    • Why Small Government Has Collapsed

      American Prospect  |  Aug 8, 07 6:08 PM CDT

      Why Small Government Has Collapsed

      (Newser) - Democrats have never been so well positioned to sell big-government liberalism—as the other side looks pathetically o