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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: George W. Bush

George W. Bush stories: 1221 news summaries

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 Feds Will 
 Back Off 
 Medical Pot 
 Operations 

No more crackdowns on outlets that comply with state law

Oct 19, 09 7:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration will stop cracking down on medical marijuana centers operating legally under state law, according to a new policy expected to be released today. The move is a significant departure from the Bush administration, which continued to bust such operations for breaking federal law. Under the new strategy,... More »

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Barack Obama • drugs • medical marijuana • marijuana • George W. Bush • states' rights • Obama administration • pot • federal prosecutors

Flood of Bush Memoirs
May Trip Up GOP

Six administration figures to release books before midterm elections

Oct 14, 09 5:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - The 2010 elections offer Republicans the first chance in a long time to run without the handicap of the unpopular Bush administration. Or not. Bush may be out of office, but the period between now and next November could see the release of five Bush-era memoirs—from Hank Paulson, Laura... More »

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Bush administration • Barack Obama • Dick Cheney • Donald Rumsfeld • memoir • George W. Bush • Obama administration • Republicans

ANALYSIS

 Snowe, Not Palin, Is 
 GOP's Real Maverick 

Maine senator's yes on health reform isn't first time breaking with the party

Oct 13, 09 7:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Today’s committee vote for a key health-reform measure isn’t the first time Sen. Olympia Snowe has broken with fellow Republicans—and leads Laurie Kellman to call her, and not former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the GOP’s real maverick. Snowe also voted for President Obama’s stimulus package,... More »

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Senate Republicans • Maine • Olympia Snowe • Republican Party • Senate Finance Committee • maverick • health care reform • George W. Bush • Sarah Palin • President Obama • Angus King

opinion

Obama's Nobel Is the
'Not George W. Bush' Award

He's now the fourth recipient

Oct 9, 09 3:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Nobel Peace Prize President Obama won today is nothing more or less than the “fourth Nobel Prize for Not Being George W. Bush,” writes Michael Grunwald. The other beneficiaries of the NPNBGWB were Jimmy Carter in 2002, for criticizing the Iraq war buildup; Mohamed ElBaradei of the... More »

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climate change • Al Gore • Jimmy Carter • IAEA • Nobel Prize • Nobel Peace Prize • rhetoric • George W. Bush • Mohamed ElBaradei • President Obama • Michael Grunwald

 Six People Irked by 
 Obama's Nobel Prize 

What do Sarkozy, Clinton and the Taliban have in common?

Oct 9, 09 3:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - The decision to award President Obama the Nobel Peace Prize has clearly made some people unhappy, writes Katie Connolly for Newsweek. Here are six of the most peeved:
  1. Nicolas Sarkozy: The French president was also up for the honor but was passed over for someone he’s described as
... More »

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Barack Obama • Taliban • Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • Michelle Obama • Nicolas Sarkozy • Bill Clinton • Nobel Prize • Nobel Peace Prize • George W. Bush • Brangelina • President Obama

OPINION

Bush Redux? Runaway Exec Power Traps Obama, Too

Every modern president succumbs to the National Security State, writes Wills

Sep 28, 09 7:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - George W. Bush expanded executive power to an extreme degree, but he wasn't an exception, writes historian Garry Wills. Since World War II, the presidency has accrued massive, unintended authority—controlling nuclear weapons, intelligence agencies, and a worldwide military network under "the cult of the commander in chief."... More »

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national security • Barack Obama • military • presidency • president • executive power • George W. Bush • Obama administration

political comedy


 Thank (or Blame) 
 Bush for Dave's 
 Left Turn 

Letterman veers from apolitical-leaning-right to full-on liberal

Sep 27, 09 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - The most telling thing David Letterman has said in a while may have been a brief comment he made last Monday, as he wrapped up an hour with President Obama: "I can't tell you how satisfying it is to watch you work," the famously crotchety Late Night ... More »

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John McCain • CBS • late night talk show • late night host • Bob Dole • David Letterman • Late Night • Election 2008 • Iraq war • George W. Bush • Sarah Palin • McCain-Palin • President Obama

interview

 Chavez Dreamed 
 of Playing in 
 Yankee Stadium 

Venezuelan talks of favorite American things, rips 'assassin' Bush

Sep 25, 09 8:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hugo Chavez is fond of Americans and their culture even if their last president did try to have him killed, he told Larry King yesterday. The usually pugnacious Venezuelan president said he used to dream of playing baseball in Yankee Stadium and is a big fan of Walt Whitman and... More »

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Latin America • Venezuela • assassination • George W. Bush • coup d'etat • Hugo Chavez

(Newser) - Hugo Chavez paid President Obama a high compliment at the UN today, asserting that he doesn't have the same satanic odor as George Bush. "I don't smell sulfur anymore," the Venezuelan leader told the General Assembly. "It's gone. Now it's the smell of something else—it's the... More »

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United Nations • Venezuela • Oliver Stone • UN General Assembly • George W. Bush • President Obama • Hugo Chavez

Historian Sheds Gossipy Light on Clinton Years

In new book, ex-prez discusses Lewinsky, Yeltsin's drunken caper

Sep 21, 09 1:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Between 1993 and 2001, historian Taylor Branch met regularly with then-President Clinton for a series of taped interviews. The transcripts form the basis of a new book, The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President, to be released next week. USA Today got a look and singles out some highlights:... More »

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John McCain • Al Gore • Boris Yeltsin • White House • Bill Clinton • president • Democrat • Clinton administration • Monica Lewinsky • George W. Bush • interview • Taylor Branch • Blair House • The Clinton Tapes

OPINION

Foolishness, Not Evil Genius, Drove 'Rove-o-Lution'

Top adviser's near absolute power corrupted absolutely

Sep 20, 09 1:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Liberals like to think of Karl Rove as a malevolent demigod, using his powers to obstruct the greater good. But, former Bush speechwriter Matt Latimer writes in the Washington Post, the legacy of “Bush’s Brain” is far more mundane: “It is a story not of grand strategy... More »

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Dick Cheney • Karl Rove • Donald Rumsfeld • conservative • George W. Bush

ANALYSIS

Dropping Missile Shield Is Jab at Bush—Not US Allies

Obama & Co. see Russia, Iran threats differently

Sep 17, 09 6:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama’s decision to shelve the missile shield for Eastern Europe is appeasement only to those obsessed with “legacy threats” like Russia, Marc Ambinder writes for the Atlantic. Obama believes the threat from Iran was overstated by President Bush, and that the shield technology wasn’t a sure... More »

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Iran • Russia • intelligence • missile shield • Poland • Robert Gates • Czech Republic • George W. Bush • appeasement • President Obama • short-range missiles • Marc Ambinder

EXCERPT

 Bush Disses 
 Obama, Palin 
 in Aide's Book 

Obama 'has no clue,' while Palin isn't 'remotely prepared'

Sep 15, 09 12:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - George Bush apparently didn't think much of Barack Obama as a candidate. “This is a dangerous world, and this cat isn’t remotely qualified to handle it," he's quoted in a new book as saying. "This guy has no clue, I promise you.” GQ has excerpts... More »

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John McCain • presidential campaign • White House • Republican Party • memoir • book • Election 2008 • presidential election • George W. Bush • Sarah Palin • speechwriter • Matt Latimer

 Shoe-Tosser 
 Released, Says 
 'I Was Tortured' 

Reporter al-Zeidi leaves prison after tossing shoe at Bush last year

Sep 15, 09 6:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Iraqi reporter who was locked up for throwing his shoes at George W. Bush says he was tortured in prison, the BBC reports. He was released today after nine months in a Baghdad jail, Reuters notes, and says he plans to identify those officials who tortured him. Relatives say... More »

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Iraq • torture • Baghdad • prison • shoes • protests • George W. Bush • prison release • Muntadar al-Zaidi

 Iraqi Shoe Thrower's 
 Prison Release Delayed 

Family ready to celebrate reporter's defiance

Sep 14, 09 9:29 AM CDT
(AP) - The Iraqi reporter jailed for throwing his shoes at George W. Bush will not be released today as planned due to paperwork processing delays, his brother says. Muntadhar al-Zeidi's family had gathered at dawn outside an Iraqi army base where he was expected to be released from prison. After waiting... More »

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Iraq • shoes • political protest • George W. Bush • Muntadar al-Zaidi

(Newser) - The Iraqi journalist jailed for throwing shoes at President Bush last year could be out as soon as Monday, his lawyer tells CNN today. Muntadar al-Zaidi had a 3-year sentence reduced to 1 on appeal, and that can be cut further for good behavior. “We are happy,” one... More »

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Iraq • shoes • jail • George W. Bush • insult • Muntadar al-Zaidi

OPINION

 Leave Wilson Alone: Parker 



Outbursts par for the course in partisan politics

Sep 11, 09 9:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - After Joe Wilson's “you lie” outburst, we may need to add “Joewilsoning” to the lexicon, as in, “OMG, he Joewilsoned right in the middle of the sermon!” writes Kathleen Parker of the Washington Post. Still, the reaction to the outburst seems a wee bit... More »

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Republican • South Carolina • partisanship • speech • US Congress • State of the Union Address • George W. Bush • Kathleen Parker • President Obama • heckling • Joe Wilson

 House Dems' Health 
 Plan Half the Cost 
 of Bush Tax Cuts 


Cuts to cost $2.1 trillion over a decade; Dems' plan to cost $1 trillion

Sep 9, 09 11:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - The House Democrats’ health care plan would cost just half of what President Bush’s tax cuts cost the country, a report by left-leaning researchers says. While the analysts project Bush’s cuts will cost $2.1 trillion in lost revenue over the 10 years since they were enacted, the... More »

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tax cuts • health care reform • House Democrats • economy • George W. Bush • health plan

OPINION

Swallow It, Liberals: Obama Needs to Compromise

Pragmatic president must reassure his supporters tonight, Tomasky writes

Sep 9, 09 8:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - "The summer has been a bummer for American liberals," writes Guardian America editor Michael Tomasky; after the heady optimism of President Obama's first 100 days, "reality has set in, and with force." Not only is conservative opposition "as Leninist as ever," but liberals... More »

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health care • Barack Obama • Congress • liberals • health care reform • Michael Tomasky • George W. Bush • conservatives

OPINION

Bush Must Apologize
for Torture

Don't let subordinates take the fall, Sullivan urges former president

Sep 9, 09 8:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - The only way to remove the stain of torture from America's name is for the man who authorized it to step up and take responsibility, Atlantic editor Andrew Sullivan writes in an open letter to George W. Bush. Dodging blame while his subordinates take the fall—and watching the country... More »

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torture • Guantanamo Bay • waterboarding • terror suspects • George W. Bush • Mohammed al-Qahtani • enhanced interrogation techniques

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