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  • March 2008

    • US Admiral in Charge of Mideast Quits

      Associated Press  |  Mar 11, 08 3:50 PM CDT

      US Admiral in Charge of Mideast Quits

      (Newser) - The top US military commander for the Middle East resigned today after the publication of a magazine profile that portrayed him as a vocal opponent of the Bush administration's Iran strategy, the AP reports. Adm. William Fallon, head of US Central Command, denied any rift and said he stepped down only because recent press reports created a "distraction at a critical time," ABC News reports. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iran  • Bush administration  • Robert Gates  • resignation  • Tehran  • military strategy  • William Fallon  • Central Command

    • House Sues Bush Aides Over Subpoenas

      Washington Post  |  Mar 10, 08 6:40 PM CDT

      House Sues Bush Aides Over Subpoenas

      (Newser) - Lawmakers sued two top Bush aides today to make them testify about the sacking of federal prosecutors in 2006. The House Judiciary Committee suit seeks to enforce subpoenas against White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten and former Bush counsel Harriet Miers, who have refused to testify or supply subpoenaed papers. "We will not allow the administration to steamroll Congress," one lawmaker said. More »

    • Abbas Rebuffs Rice on Talks

      New York Times  |  Mar 5, 08 3:00 AM CST

      Abbas Rebuffs Rice on Talks

      (Newser) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas refused to commit to resuming peace talks with Israel yesterday despite entreaties from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, the New York Times reports. "I call on the Israeli government to halt its aggression so the necessary environment can be created to make negotiations succeed," Abbas said. More »

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      Israel  • Bush administration  • Condoleezza Rice  • Palestine  • Ehud Olmert  • Mahmoud Abbas  • Gaza  • Arab Israeli conflict  • peace talks

    • Elections Put US-Russia Ties in Limbo

      Washington Post  |  Mar 1, 08 4:59 PM CST

      Elections Put US-Russia Ties in Limbo

      (Newser) - As Russians vote today, the Washington Post looks at factors that have chilled Russia-US relations in recent months—from a stalled nuclear pact to Kosovo to a proposed missile defense system in Eastern Europe. President Bush is trying to smooth relations by downplaying President Vladimir Putin's power grabs, but analysts say the countries will likely keep cool until both have new presidents. More »

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      Russia  • Bush administration  • United States  • Vladimir Putin  • Dmitry Medvedev  • Cold War

  • February 2008

    • Bush Push for Musharraf Angers Pakistan

      New York Times  |  Feb 29, 08 5:07 AM CST

      Bush Push for Musharraf Angers Pakistan

      (Newser) - His political future might be in doubt, but Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is still receiving forceful backing from the Bush administration after his party's drubbing in parliamentary elections—and it's angering Pakistanis, reports the New York Times . "I’ve never seen such an irrational, impractical move on the part of the US," said a political scientist at Lahore University, incredulous that Washington would sideline the two victorious parties, both moderate and pro-American. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Pakistan  • Bush administration  • Pervez Musharraf  • Nawaz Sharif  • Asif Ali Zardari  • Pakistan elections  • John Negroponte  • US-Pakistan relations

    • Gun Lobby Holds Up Bush ATF Nominee

      Los Angeles Times  |  Feb 25, 08 2:15 PM CST

      Gun Lobby Holds Up Bush ATF Nominee

      (Newser) - Michael Sullivan has spent a long time waiting to become head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, but his appointment has run into a roadblock in the Senate. Not with Democrats—with his fellow Republicans. Gun-rights supporters have blocked the appointment of Sullivan, also a US Attorney who can't be replaced while the ATF job is in limbo, the LA Times reports. More »

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      Bush administration  • gun control  • NRA  • ATF  • Senate confirmation hearings

    • Spitzer Slams Bush for Abetting Bad Lenders

      Washington Post  |  Feb 14, 08 12:12 PM CST

      Spitzer Slams Bush for Abetting Bad Lenders

      (Newser) - The Bush administration was a “willing accomplice” to predatory lending practices that cost thousands of Americans their homes and endangered our economy, Eliot Spitzer writes in the Washington Post . When state attorneys general (including Spitzer at the time) tried to act against a spike in deceptive and even illegal loans, the feds mobilized an obscure agency to shut down the regulators, the New York governor claims. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Bush administration  • subprime mortgages  • Eliot Spitzer  • attorney general  • predatory lending

    • Rove Grilled by Preppies

      Hartford Courant (Conn.)  |  Feb 12, 08 2:55 AM CST

      Rove Grilled by Preppies

      (Newser) - Karl Rove advised students to chuck those poly sci books for Shakespeare in a wide-ranging talk yesterday at Massachusetts' elite boarding school Choate, the Hartford Courant reports. Stiff opposition scuttled the school's plan to have Rove speak at commencement, but "I didn't want anybody to say you ran me off," Rove told his teenage audience. Charming but steadfast, the controversial one-time presidential adviser quipped: "I appreciate that I'm a myth." More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iraq war  • Bush administration  • Karl Rove

    • Bush Demands Europe Step Up Flight Security

      Guardian (UK)  |  Feb 11, 08 12:50 PM CST

      Bush Demands Europe Step Up Flight Security

      (Newser) - In a move some EU officials call blackmail, the Bush administration is demanding that EU members implement a wide range of new air security measures. The US wants American air marshals on all inbound flights, an online screening permit process for all US-bound passengers, and personal information on anyone flying to or even over the country, the Guardian reports. More »

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      Bush administration  • European Union  • homeland security  • airport security  • visa

    • Court Upbraids EPA for Mercury Cap-and-Trade

      Reuters  |  Feb 8, 08 5:40 PM CST

      Court Upbraids EPA for Mercury Cap-and-Trade

      (Newser) - A court ruled today that the Environmental Protection Agency violated the Clean Air Act by instituting a “cap-and-trade” program for the emission of mercury and other toxic chemicals. Reuters reports that the federal court's ruling means coal-fired plants will all have to invest in mercury-reduction equipment in order to adhere to emissions standards. More »

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      Bush administration  • Environmental Protection Agency  • Clean Air Act  • coal power  • mercury

  • January 2008