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  • May 2008

    • Bush Apologizes for Koran Target Practice

      Reuters  |  May 21, 08 4:30 AM CDT

      Bush Apologizes for Koran Target Practice

      (Newser) - President Bush yesterday called Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki to personally apologize for the use of a Koran in target practice by a US military sniper. Maliki told Bush the incident was humiliating for Muslims and indicated the apology may not be enough, Reuters reports. The soldier who shot up the holy book has been sent back to the US, and he and his commander apologized for the incident last week. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Islam  • Koran  • Dana Perino

    • Rove Linked to Talking-Heads Scandal, Despite Denial

      Salon  |  May 13, 08 8:33 PM CDT

      Rove Linked to Talking-Heads Scandal, Despite Denial

      (Newser) - The plot thickens in the case of “military analysts” programmed by the Pentagon to give the party line on TV, Glenn Greenwald asserts in Salon: Documents show the White House—despite denials—had a hand in keeping the retired generals “on message”—and indeed that Pentagon higher-ups stood to be chewed out by Karl Rove if they didn’t plan info-gathering trips right. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Pentagon  • Karl Rove  • Dana Perino  • Stephen Hadley

  • December 2007

    • White House Mum on CIA Tapes

      Associated Press  |  Dec 10, 07 4:49 PM CST

      White House Mum on CIA Tapes

      (Newser) - Lawyers have advised the White House spokeswoman not to discuss the CIA’s destruction of interrogation videotapes with the press. “I think that’s appropriate, and I’ll adhere to it,” Dana Perino said today of the administration lawyers' gag order. The White House typically stops commenting once inquiries are under way, the AP reports; Justice and the CIA are invstigating. More »

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      George W. Bush  • CIA  • Department of Justice  • Michael Hayden  • Dana Perino

  • November 2007

    • Gore Finally Reaches Oval Office

      Chicago Tribune  |  Nov 26, 07 5:42 PM CST

      Gore Finally Reaches Oval Office

      (Newser) - Al Gore met with President Bush in the Oval Office today, the first private meeting between the two since the 2000 election. The environmental activist called the meeting "very cordial" but then gave reporters the slip, the Chicago Tribune reports. "I'm not going to do an interview here,'' he said on the street outside the White House. More »

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      George W. Bush  • White House  • Al Gore  • Dana Perino  • Nobel Prize

    • Showdown Looms on War Funds

      Washington Post  |  Nov 21, 07 3:45 AM CST

      Showdown Looms on War Funds

      (Newser) - A showdown is rapidly approaching between Congress and the White House over funding for the Iraq war. The Pentagon has warned that up to 200,000 contractors and civilian employees may be laid off by Christmas unless Congress acts on a $196 billion request for war funds, reports the Washington Post . The money is stalled by Democrats who are demanding a shift in policy. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • Congress  • White House  • Defense Department  • war funding  • Dana Perino  • John Murtha

  • October 2007

    • White House Scrubbed CDC's Climate Speech

      Associated Press  |  Oct 24, 07 5:41 PM CDT

      White House Scrubbed CDC's Climate Speech

      (Newser) - The White House halved prepared testimony the CDC director gave to a Senate committee this week, zapping sections about diseases that might result from global warming. A Bush spokeswoman said the speech was not “watered down,” the AP reports, but sentences such as “scientific evidence supports the view that the earth’s climate is changing” were excised. More »

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      climate change  • White House  • disease  • air pollution  • testimony  • Dana Perino

    • California Rep Sorry for White House War Jibe

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Oct 24, 07 6:16 AM CDT

      California Rep Sorry for White House War Jibe

      (Newser) - Democratic Rep. Pete Stark apologized on the floor of the House yesterday for accusing Republicans of sending soldiers to Iraq "to get their heads blown off for the president's amusement." The 75-year-old lawmaker issued his regrets in a somber statement "to my colleagues, the president, his family, the troops," reports the San Francisco Chronicle. More »

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      Iraq  • George W. Bush  • House of Representatives  • apology  • Dana Perino  • Pete Stark  • censure motion

  • September 2007
  • August 2007

    • Snow Sets Departure Date

      CNN  |  Aug 31, 07 2:01 PM CDT

      Snow Sets Departure Date

      (Newser) - After weeks of rumors about his departure, White House press secretary Tony Snow gave his two weeks' notice today. Snow, who has battled colon cancer since 2005, made it clear he was leaving for financial and not health reasons, CNN reports. "I love you," President Bush told Snow, "and I wish you all the best." More »

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      George W. Bush  • Bush administration  • White House  • resignation  • Tony Snow  • Dana Perino

    • Spokesman Snow Set to Quit

      CNN  |  Aug 17, 07 6:37 PM CDT

      Spokesman Snow Set to Quit

      (Newser) - White House spokesman Tony Snow, who recently battled colon cancer, is ready to step down from his post, CNN is reporting. The move could come as early as next month. On a TV interview show yesterday, Snow said he might not be able to stay for the rest of the Bush presidency because of "financial reasons." More »

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      Bush administration  • White House  • colon cancer  • Tony Snow  • Dana Perino

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