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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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George W. Bush stories: 1221 news summaries

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 Arab World 
 Head-Over-Heels 
 About Return of 
 'Hero' Shoe-Tosser 

Zaidi hailed as Goliath-battling David

Sep 9, 09 3:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Iraqi journalist who hurled both his shoes at George Bush during a speech in Baghdad last year will be released early from prison next week to a hero's welcome, a free house and offers of money, a wife, and a gold-saddled horse, reports the Guardian. Muntadar al-Zaidi "is... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • shoes • protests • Arabs • Arab • George W. Bush • Muntadar al-Zaidi

 For Fake  
 Presidents, 
 Competition 
 Is Fierce 

Race is on for top Obama impersonator

Sep 8, 09 12:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Think impersonating the president is a joke? For the professional actors trying to scratch their way to the top—to become First Impersonator—it's serious business, Slate reports. "I see this as a chance to grow as a dramatic actor," says one faux Obama. "Besides, it can... More »

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entertainment • satire • comedy • actor • George W. Bush • impersonator • President Obama



 Laura Bush: 
 Obama Doing 
 a Good Job 

Former first lady addresses school speech controvery in CNN interview

Sep 8, 09 7:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama's doing a good job, Laura Bush tells CNN during a wide-ranging chat yesterday about life after the White House. "I think he has got a lot on his plate, and he has tackled a lot to start with," she said, "and that has probably... More »

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education • Michelle Obama • Laura Bush • speech • first lady • George W. Bush • President Obama • schoolchildren

ANALYSIS

50% Approval Rating Just Another Number: Silver

Obama likely to win re-election, Dems to keep House majority with current numbers

Aug 31, 09 3:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Much has been made of President Obama’s 50% job-approval rating, but that number in and of itself is “not particularly newsworthy,” writes Nate Silver for FiveThirtyEight.com. Obama could probably win in 2012 even with approval below 50%: George W. Bush was re-elected with the approval of... More »

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Barack Obama • Democrats • House of Representatives • Harry Truman • approval ratings • George W. Bush • re-election • Nate Silver


 Ridge Takes 
 Back Threat 
 Level Claim 
 in His Book 

Retreats on earlier suggestion that politics played a role

Aug 31, 09 10:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former Homeland Security secretary Tom Ridge says the Bush administration “never pressured” him to raise the US terror threat level, backing down on a claim made in his book, USA Today reports. In the book, Ridge writes that John Ashcroft and Donald Rumsfeld pushed him to elevate it before... More »

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Bush administration • politics • Donald Rumsfeld • John Ashcroft • book • George W. Bush • Tom Ridge • alert level


 Jenna Bush Hager 
 Joins Today as 
 Contributor 

Ex-president's daughter will report on education, not politics

Aug 30, 09 11:11 PM CDT
(AP) - The Today show's newest hire has extensive White House experience—she's Jenna Hager, the daughter of former President Bush and Laura Bush. The new correspondent will contribute stories about once a month on issues like education, not politics, Today executive producer Jim Bell tells the AP, adding that the unsolicited... More »

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entertainment • television • NBC • Jenna Bush • journalism • Today show • George W. Bush • Jim Bell

analysis

'Pull the Plug on Grandma'? That's GOP Policy

Republicans, not Obama, willing to let elderly die off: Weisberg

Aug 30, 09 5:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chuck Grassley’s warning that Obamacare will “pull the plug on Grandma” has become a rallying cry for the GOP’s anti–health reform efforts. But looking at past policies, it’s the GOP that's out to get grandma, Jacob Weisberg writes in Newsweek. A wide range of Republican... More »

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Clean Air Act • GOP • humor • Charles Grassley • health care reform • Social Security • estate tax • George W. Bush

ANALYSIS

 America: Why So Furious? 

Terrorism, recession, economy drive nationwide rage

Aug 30, 09 4:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - With town halls gone mad and anti-Obama protesters toting guns, this is America’s angriest summer in recent memory, McClatchy reports. The fury of voters has deep roots, from a long history of hate groups to anti-Vietnam marches to rage against George W. Bush when he left office—but it’... More »

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Barack Obama • Internet • terrorism • militia • anger • immigrant • town hall meeting • hate groups • economy • George W. Bush

 Senior Bushes Will 
 Skip Kennedy Funeral 

43rd president will represent family at service

Aug 28, 09 10:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush won't attend Ted Kennedy's funeral tomorrow, the AP reports. All of the living presidents had been expected at the senator's service in Boston, but the 85-year-old Bush changed his mind after learning his son would be among the mourners, a rep says. Bush... More »

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Boston • Barbara Bush • Ted Kennedy • Massachusetts • death • George HW Bush • funeral • senator • George W. Bush

(Newser) - President Obama's job-approval rating slipped to 50% in Gallup poll results out today, a new low for the 10-month-old administration, the Los Angeles Times reports. The drawn-out health care reform debate apparently is dragging down the number, which hit 69% after the inauguration. The disapproval number is 43%. "It's... More »

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Bush administration • Bill Clinton • Richard Nixon • Clinton administration • George HW Bush • Gerald Ford • approval ratings • George W. Bush • Gallup poll • Gallup • Obama administration • President Obama

(Newser) - All four living former presidents will attend Ted Kennedy’s invitation-only funeral, the Boston Herald reports. President Obama will also be there, breaking off his Martha’s Vineyard vacation to deliver a eulogy. Gordon Brown also plans to attend, as will Irish PM Brian Cowen. “Sen. Kennedy is... More »

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Barack Obama • Jimmy Carter • Gordon Brown • Bill Clinton • Ted Kennedy • Massachusetts • George HW Bush • funeral • senator • George W. Bush • Brian Cowen • former presidents • US Senate • President Obama

OPINION

If He's a Fascist, Then You're
a Moron

Let's not belittle
the actual victims
of fascism: McArdle

Aug 27, 09 8:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Every few months, some hyped-up protester decides someone they don’t like is a fascist. It’s “beyond moronic,” writes Megan McArdle of the Atlantic, whether you’re talking about George W. Bush or Barack Obama. “The Bush administration did many bad things. But to call... More »

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Barack Obama • Adolf Hitler • town hall meeting • George W. Bush • protesters • Fascism

(Newser) - Members of President Bush’s administration today denied accusations by former Homeland Security secretary Tom Ridge in an upcoming book that the White House pressed him to raise the terror threat level ahead of the 2004 election. Former White House chief of staff Andrew Card and former homeland security adviser... More »

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Bush administration • homeland security • George W. Bush • Tom Ridge • terror alert system • Fran Townsend • 2004 election

Ridge: Bush Wanted Terror Threat Raised for Election

Ridge tell-all dangles shocking revelation

Aug 20, 09 3:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - The publisher of Tom Ridge's forthcoming book has dropped a potential bombshell: It says the Bush White House pressured the Homeland Security chief to arbitrarily raise the terror threat alert level on the eve of the 2004 election, ostensibly to boost its chances, reports US News and World Report. Ridge... More »

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Bush administration • Dick Cheney • terrorism • Department of Homeland Security • George W. Bush • Tom Ridge • terror alert system

OPINION

 Without Bush, 
 Left Forgets Wars 


Aug 18, 09 12:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - It wasn't exactly back in the Crusades that opposing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan was the left’s most passionate cause, uniting activists and voters alike. Then George W. Bush left office. Now, even though there are still around 130,000 troops in Iraq and 68,000 and counting... More »

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Cindy Sheehan • anti war movement • YearlyKos • Iraq war • Iraq exit strategy • George W. Bush • activists • Afghanistan war • Netroots Nation

Fed Housing Policy Shift:
Rent, Don't Own

Jackhammers Bush "ownership" policy

Aug 17, 09 1:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a major housing policy shift, President Barack Obama will steer billions of economic stimulus dollars to create tens of thousands of federally subsidized rental units in American cities, reports the Boston Globe. The $4.25 billion initiative is a stark departure from former president George Bush's push to create... More »

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Barack Obama • housing • George W. Bush • Department of Housing and Urban Development • housing policy

Rather Digs In for Legal War With CBS

Tarnished newsman calls lawsuit a stand
vs. corporate bullies

Aug 16, 09 4:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dan Rather is still out to prove that CBS sacrificed him to appease its corporate backers and conservative allies, the Los Angeles Times reports. In a $70-million lawsuit filed 2 years ago, Rather claimed that CBS, caving to Viacom and the Bush administration, forced him to retract a controversial story... More »

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CBS • Dan Rather • lawsuit • CBS News • George W. Bush • Texas Air National Guard

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton told an audience of Nigerians yesterday that while their country's democracy is deeply flawed, the Florida presidential race recount shows America's isn't perfect either, the Guardian reports. "Our democracy is still evolving," Clinton said. "We had some problems in some of our presidential elections. In... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Nigeria • democracy • Jeb Bush • Election 2000 • Florida voting • George W. Bush

(Newser) - Dick Cheney has decided the "statute of limitations" has expired on some secrets from the Bush era, associates tell the Washington Post. Discussing his memoir-in-progress, the former vice president has made it plain that he felt President Bush was getting soft in his second term, and moved away from... More »

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Bush administration • War on Terror • Dick Cheney • Lewis Scooter Libby • memoir • George W. Bush

Analysis

Falling Approval Rating? Pshaw, Obama's Fine

Popularity is fleeting
in today's climate;
he's got tons of time

Aug 12, 09 1:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s approval rating is dropping, but that’s “dog bites man” stuff, writes Paul Maslin of Salon. Every president sees his approval rating drop. Obama’s drop has been markedly precipitous—from 69% to 54%—but here’s why he needn’t worry:
  • Since the dawn
... More »

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Barack Obama • Bill Clinton • Ronald Reagan • George HW Bush • approval ratings • George W. Bush • poll numbers

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