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Bush administration stories: 532 news summaries

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Bush Asks $46B More for Wars

Request brings the total to $196.4 billion this year

Oct 22, 07 4:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Citing the need to "provide our troops with the support they need to get the job done," President Bush asked Congress today for $46 billion more to fund wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the AP reports. Not so fast, said congressional Democrats, who vowed not to act until... More »

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Afghanistan • Bush administration • Harry Reid • Iraq war • George W. Bush

No More Politics in Justice Dept., Mukasey Vows

Bush's Attorney General nominee promises independent voice

Oct 17, 07 12:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Michael Mukasey-led Justice Department won’t be the White House puppet many accused it of being under Alberto Gonzalez, the Attorney General nominee promised as confirmation hearings opened today. “Legal decisions and the progress of cases are decided by facts and law, not by interests and motives,”... More »

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Bush administration • Alberto Gonzales • Department of Justice • Michael Mukasey

Dems to Grill AG Nominee on Bush's Meddling

Influence on Justice looms as top Mukasey confirmation issue

Oct 16, 07 2:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Mukasey's confirmation hearings kick off tomorrow, and the focus of senators' questions for the AG nominee is already clear, the Christian Science Monitor reports: Democrats want assurances he’ll be more independent than Alberto Gonzales. Pat Leahy, for one, is looking for agreement that “federal law enforcement should... More »

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Bush administration • Alberto Gonzales • Attorney General • Patrick Leahy • Michael Mukasey

Still a Believer in Faith-Based Solutions

Bush's former faith
czar has hopes set
on Dems this time

Oct 13, 07 5:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Economist catches up with John DiIulio, the Democrat who was Bush's “faith czar” for just 7 months in his first term, to re-examine the viability of what the magazine calls "compassionate centrism." With "faith-based" now unfortunately associated more with political zeal—faith-based wars, faith-based science—... More »

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Bush administration • separation of church and state • faith based initiatives • John DiIulio • soup kitchen

Bush v. Gore, Seven Years Later

Bush has the war, Gore has the peace prize--who's the real winner?

Oct 13, 07 9:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Gore camp couldn't resist gloating yesterday: "Bush earned the Iraq war, and Al Gore earned the Nobel Prize. Who knew Al Gore would one day thank the Supreme Court for their judgment?"  The day after the prize, the Washington Post takes a look at how the fortunes... More »

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Bush administration • Al Gore • Iraq war • George W. Bush

Supremes Won’t Hear CIA Torture Suit

Earlier dismissals rested on concerns about national security

Oct 9, 07 3:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Supreme Court declined today without comment to hear the case of a German citizen who claims he was kidnapped and tortured by the CIA. Lower courts had dismissed Khaled el-Masri's case on the grounds that a trial would expose state secrets. German authorities have said the US acknowledged abducting... More »

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Afghanistan • Bush administration • CIA • Germany • Khaled el Masri • Albania • Macedonia • solicitor general • US Supreme Court

Deal Struck, Kim Will Dismantle Nuke Plants

Pyongyang to detail activities; expected to get off US terror list

Oct 3, 07 10:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Kim Jong-Il has reportedly agreed in six-party talks to begin disabling his nuclear facilities and revealing program details. In return—though not part of the agreement—the US will fast-track North Korea's removal from its terrorism list. The terms show new flexibility from a waning Bush administration, as well as... More »

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Bush administration • North Korea • Japan • US • nuclear inspections • Kim Jong Il • nuclear facilities • six party talks

Letter Chides Rice on Summit Planning

Former diplomats call for more leadership, talks with Hamas

Oct 2, 07 10:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Condoleezza Rice prepares for next month's Mideast peace summit, a group of former diplomats have warned her that the opportunity may be squandered by poor planning and weak strategy. The Guardian reports on an unprecedented letter to Rice from top former State Department figures, saying that "the chances... More »

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Bush administration • Israel • Middle East • Palestine • Condoleezza Rice • State Department

Feds Pursue Fewer Polluters

EPA cuts down on criminal cases, says  focus is on biggest offenders

Sep 30, 07 8:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - The EPA has taken a decidedly less aggressive tack in criminal cases, the Washington Post reports, a trend advocates fear will embolden polluters. The number of prosecutions, new investigations, and total convictions have all dropped by more than a third. One ex-official, who resigned in protest, blamed the Bush... More »

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Bush administration • environment • Department of Justice • pollution • Clean Air Act • Environmental Protection Agency • contamination • civil lawsuits • US Attorney's Office • House Energy and Commerce Committee • air pollution • John Dingell

Bush Boosts Clean Green Platform

Speech light on specifics; critics see end run around UN

Sep 28, 07 6:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush asserted his commitment to fighting global warming today and proposed an "international clean technology fund" that would fund green initiatives in developing countries. But his attempt to address his administration's poor environmental reputation probably changed few minds, the Times reports, because of its lack of firm commitments... More »

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climate change • Bush administration • global warming

US Wrestles With Defining Iraq Deaths

Wartime statistics challenge military analysts, methods

Sep 25, 07 1:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - For military analysts, a shooting victim in Iraq hasn’t necessarily fallen prey to sectarian violence. Instead, teams analyze each killing for signs it was ethnically motivated, compiling statistics the Bush administration has relied on to show progress in Iraq. Victims who were tortured, shot once in the head, or... More »

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Iraq • Bush administration • sectarian violence • David Petraeus • statistics • George W. Bush

US, EU Will
Back Kosovo Secession

Rice insists independence from Serbia is only option

Sep 25, 07 12:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Bush administration and the EU will support an independent Kosovo with or without a UN-backed plan. Serbs and Kosovo Albanians will conduct a last round of negotiations on the breakaway country's status before a Dec. 10 deadline. If that deadline passes, Kosovo will declare independence and the US and... More »

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Bush administration • United Nations • Serbia • Condoleezza Rice • Kosovo

Social Security Fund Faces $13.6 Trillion Shortfall

Only taxes or slashed benefits can save program

Sep 25, 07 4:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Slashing benefits or hiking taxes—or both—is the only way to make the Social Security system solvent, reports a Treasury Department briefing paper. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson warned that faster economic growth alone won't solve the money problems of  Social Security, which faces a $13.6 trillion shortfall in... More »

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Bush administration • Henry Paulson • Treasury Department • Social Security • fiscal imbalance • scheduled benefits • congressional Democrats • Social Security trustees • overhaul • issue briefs

'08 Iraq Tab Will Soar to $200B

Bush to ask Congress for nearly $200B

Sep 22, 07 4:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - After beating down talk of a troop draw down, President Bush will ask Congress next week for nearly $200 billion to fund the war next year—making 2008 the most expensive year yet. The administration had originally sought $147.5 billion, but now seeks an additional $47 billion to fund... More »

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Iraq • Bush administration • Congress • David Petraeus • Iraq war

US Knew About Israel's Raid on Syria in Advance

Shared intelligence on suspected nukes led
to mysterious airstrike

Sep 21, 07 10:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Israeli intelligence provided President Bush with indications that North Korean nuclear officials had arrived in Syria before Israel stealthily bombed an alleged nuclear facility there. Although the US was reluctant to upset progress on North Korean nonproliferation, it nevertheless tacitly supported Israel's raid—and likely corroborated the facts before Israel... More »

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Bush administration • Israel • North Korea • Syria • nuclear program • George W. Bush

Agriculture Boss Leaving to Run for Senate

Critics quick to attack, question his timing

Sep 20, 07 4:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - US Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns is resigning to run for the Nebraska senate seat that Rebublican Chuck Hagel will vacate at the end of 2008. Johanns' timing is less than perfect—he is leaving before Congress approves a new farm bill—something his campaign rivals will surely jump on, along... More »

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Bush administration • Senate • Nebraska • resignation • Bob Kerrey • Mike Johanns • Chuck Nagel

Bush, Congress Score Lowest Approval Yet

Poll finds 29% give president thumbs-up; 11% for legislators

Sep 19, 07 7:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush and Congress scored record-low approval ratings in a Reuters/Zogby poll released today. Bush dipped 1% below his previous Zogby approval rating of 30%; the legislative branch scored 11% approval, down 3% in August. And a new "mood index" showed the country as more unhappy than in July,... More »

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Bush administration • Congress • Bush approval ratings • United States • recession • George W. Bush

GOP Moderates in Agony Over Key Votes

Stick with the president or try
to get re-elected?

Sep 19, 07 2:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Moderates in the GOP are dreading upcoming votes that will force them to choose between loyalty to their president and their reelection prospects, the Washington Post reports. Upcoming congressional showdowns on the Iraq war, children’s health care, and spending will be particularly perilous to those facing voters next fall.... More »

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Bush administration • Republican • GOP • Bush approval ratings • voters • Iraq war • Iraq war spending

The Right’s Beef With Mukasey? The Left Doesn’t Hate Him

Slate says GOP is perversely partisan

Sep 18, 07 7:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - The GOP is uneasy with Bush’s choice for attorney general, but only because liberals don't despise him, says Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick. Unlike Roberts and Alito, Michael Mukasey doesn’t know “all 17 twists in the Federalist Society's secret handshake”—leaving open the chance that he might... More »

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Bush administration • War on Terror • Samuel Alito • John Roberts • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Patriot Act • Michael Mukasey • Joe Padilla • Federalist Society

Mukasey Courts the Hill

Attorney general nominee meets with lawmakers to prep for hearings

Sep 18, 07 5:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mukasey mingled today with the Dems who will make or break his chance at becoming the next attorney general. If they're worried about him taking on the job, none showed it, Bloomberg reports. Even Senator Leahy, who wants the White House to fork over documents on its surveillance program before... More »

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Bush administration • Attorney General • Patrick Leahy • US attorney firings • Michael Mukasey

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