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Bush 43

Future generations will judge George W's presidency...assuming his contemporaries don't get to him first

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July 2008
- Afghan War Hamstrung by Troop Shortage
  
  Washington Post | Jul 3, 08 12:26 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The US needs more troops in Afghanistan but lacks the available forces because of the Iraq war, the nation’s top military officer said yesterday. In his most pointed remarks to date, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Michael Mullen said that countering the country's resurgent Taliban and booming drug trade demands more than the 32,000 American troops stationed there, but that such a move necessitates "a reduced requirement in Iraq." More »
- Washington's War Drums Beating Loudly
  
  Washington Post | Jul 3, 08 10:25 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Is Washington, or its Israeli allies, really ready to attack Iran? "The threats, counterthreats, and counter-counterthreats … have reached new levels of hysteria in recent days," Dana Milbank writes in the Washington Post . Rumblings of an Israeli strike prompted Tehran threats to close oil-shipping lanes. That would be an “act of war,” declared one US admiral—a statement superiors didn't back down from. More »
- White House in Loop on Troubling Iraq Oil Deal
  
  New York Times | Jul 3, 08 3:04 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The State Department was fully aware that a Texas firm linked to President Bush planned to sign a controversial Kurdistan oil deal that undermined the Iraqi government, reports the New York Times . Documents released by a congressional committee yesterday reveal that Hunt Oil—run by a close associate of the president—kept the administration up to date on its plans, which some US officials appeared to welcome. More »
- Supporters Blast Obama on His Own Website
  
  New York Times | Jul 2, 08 10:53 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama’s abrupt about-face on new FISA legislation that would grant immunity to telcos that aided the Bush administration in warrantless wiretaps has some supporters hopping mad—and they’re using the forums on the candidate's own website to protest, the New York Times reports. During the primaries Obama pledged to oppose the legislation, but now supports a compromise version. More »
- Obama Calls for Faith-Based Aid Expansion
  
  Associated Press | Jul 1, 08 1:43 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama today called for even more federal dollars for President Bush’s initiative funding faith-based social service groups, the AP reports. His plan will let the groups hire and fire based on religion, a controversial move that's part of an organized effort to court evangelical voters. The candidate says he wants to make the program a “moral center” of his presidency. More »
- The Decider Has Time for a Last Hurrah
  
  Washington Post | Jul 1, 08 10:24 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - It’s comforting to think of George W. Bush as yesterday’s news, but the Decider is still very much in office and itching to tie up loose ends. These “loose ends” might include signing a treaty with Iraq, or continuing his quixotic quest for Israeli-Palestinian peace, or, more terrifyingly, attacking Iran, writes Eugene Robinson in the Washington Post. More »
June 2008
- Latino Voters: Four Myths
  
  Newsweek | Jun 30, 08 3:07 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Pundits are way off on Hispanic voters, writes Arian Campo-Flores in Newsweek . Four common misconceptions: Immigration is everything. A recent survey showed that education, health care, the economy, and crime were more important in the demographic. Recent immigrants are most likely to care about immigration—and least likely to be voters. More »
- Bush's North Korea Deal Is 'Total Intellectual Collapse'
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jun 30, 08 12:36 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The latest US deal with North Korea—taking the North off its state terror list in exchange for a nuclear declaration—is a travesty and intellectual capitulation in pursuit of burnishing President Bush's legacy, former UN ambassador John Bolton writes in a predictably scathing piece in the Wall Street Journal . It’s a final sign that the administration's toughness is history, argues Bolton, a longstanding hardliner on North Korea—and awful policy to boot. More »
- US Steps Up Covert Plots in Iran
  
  New Yorker | Jun 30, 08 2:15 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Congress agreed to boost covert operations against Iran last year despite reservations by key officials, Seymour Hersh writes in the New Yorker . President Bush sought up to $400 million for the program, which supports dissidents intent on undermining Tehran and gathers data on its nuke plans. Some analysts believe the moves foreshadow a military strike against the country. More »
- Israel Has a Year to Thwart Iranian Nuke: Official
  
  Daily Telegraph (UK) | Jun 29, 08 11:51 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Israel has 12 months to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons or risk Tehran’s wrath, a former Israeli defense official said. “The time that is left to be ready is getting shorter all the time,” Shabtai Shavit told the Telegraph. “We should do whatever (is) necessary in case sanctions don’t work. What’s left is military action.” More »
- Bush Demands Action Against Zimbabwe
  
  Associated Press | Jun 28, 08 1:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Washington is seeking ways to punish Robert Mugabe for his violent "sham" of an election, President Bush said today. Bush has ordered Condoleezza Rice and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to work up sanctions against Zimbabwe, which ran a runoff ballot yesterday with Mugabe the sole candidate. Rice vowed to "press for strong action by the United Nations" against the African nation. More »
- Cheney's Brain Smug, Evasive in Testimony
  
  Washington Post | Jun 27, 08 11:30 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Dick Cheney’s chief of staff David Addington has long lurked in the shadows of the Bush administration, building its view of the imperial presidency, writes Dana Milbank of the Washington Post . But yesterday, “Cheney’s Cheney” was forced to step into the light and testify before Congress—and he wasn’t pleased. “Addington’s unbridled hostility was live and unfiltered yesterday,” Milbank writes. More »
- Softer Bush: Saving Legacy or Showing Wisdom?
  
  New York Times | Jun 27, 08 8:26 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - North Korea's nuclear declaration is a diplomatic milestone for a Bush administration showing a more pragmatic side on a host of issues in the home stretch, writes Steven Lee Myers in the New York Times . The conciliatory approach has extended to other issues, including reducing emissions, Israel-Palestinian peace, and Iran's nuclear activities. "I think we learned a bit," says a White House adviser. More »
- Hairsplitting Obama Shifts to the Center
  
  New York Times | Jun 27, 08 7:13 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - When the Supreme Court struck down Washington, DC's ban on handguns yesterday, Barack Obama gave the opinion a muted welcome, endorsing both the right to bear arms and anti-gun laws. Obama's measured, even tortured response—after seeming to support the ban in February—is the latest in a series of calibrated positions on hot-button issues that have seen the candidate tack to the center. The New York Times analyzes Obama's new triangulations. More »
- N. Korea Blows Up Nuclear Tower
  
  CNN | Jun 27, 08 6:52 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - North Korea demolished the biggest symbol of its nuclear program today, destroying the water tower of its Yongbyon plutonium facility, which had been used to extract plutonium to build nuclear weapons until it was decommissioned last year. But the huge implosion wasn’t just symbolic—the tower would take at least a year to rebuild, and without it the facility is useless. More »
- McCain Camp 'Winces,' Waits for Powell Defection
  
  Washington Post | Jun 26, 08 1:31 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain’s team is holding its breath for the “expected” endorsement of Barack Obama by the ever-popular Colin Powell, Robert Novak writes in a Washington Post tour of the “Obamacon” movement. Such Republicans-turned-blue are less energized by Obama's candidacy than they are in agreement with one of their number who called the GOP “a dead rotting carcass with a few decrepit old leaders.” More »
- North Korea Hands Over Nuclear Data
  
  BBC | Jun 26, 08 7:36 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The North Korean regime has submitted a long-awaited rundown of its nuclear program to China, 6 months after its due date. The report is expected to detail the nation's plutonium enrichment efforts, but will probably leave out details of its nuclear arsenal, reports the BBC. The White House responded by notifying Congress of its intent to remove North Korea from its list of state sponsors of terrorism in 45 days. More »
- 75% Blame Bush for Faltering Economy
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jun 26, 08 4:20 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A new poll paints a gloomy picture of a pessimistic America struggling with soaring gas prices and a deteriorating economy—and blaming President Bush. Three of four Americans—including a large number of Republicans—hold the president responsible for the economic downturn, according to a Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll. The president's approval rating has sunk to an all-time low of just 23%. His constituency is particularly irritated about his lack of action to stem rocketing gas prices. More »
- Bush to Ask Congress to Take N. Korea off Terror List
  
  The Washington Note | Jun 25, 08 1:13 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - President Bush will ask Congress tomorrow to remove North Korea from the “terrorist watch list,” reports Steve Clemons in the Washington Note, a move meant to build confidence with Kim Jong-Il and China in the quest to bring the North back from its nuclear pariah status. In return, reports the Age, Pyongyang is today to list all its nuclear activities and permanently disable its nuclear reactor. More »
- White House Ignored EPA Pollutants Email
  
  New York Times | Jun 25, 08 9:34 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The White House didn’t like the findings in a Supreme Court-mandated report on pollutants from the EPA—so it simply refused to open the email, the New York Times reports. Instead, the administration has successfully pressured the agency into releasing a watered-down, recommendation-free report. Among the omitted sections: analysis showing that tougher automobile regulation could produce $500 billion to $2 trillion in economic benefits. More »

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President Bush and outgoing White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove, right, walk to Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Monday, Aug. 13, 2007. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (Associated Press)

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US President George W. Bush speaks during a meeting with Republican... (Getty Images)

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President Bush, right, meets with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 19, 2007. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (Associated Press)

Vice President Dick Cheney, left, listens while President Bush makes remarks during a meeting with Lt. Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, Commanding General of Multi-National Security and Transition Command in Iraq,... (Associated Press)

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Peter Pace, right, looks on as President Bush, left, speaks to reporters about Iraq, at the Pentagon in this May 10, 2007 file photo. ( AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) (Associated Press)

U.S. President George Bush, left, Britain's Prime minister Tony Blair, center and Russian President Vladimir Putin, right talk during a photo call at the G8 summit in Heiligendamm, Friday, June 8, 2007.... (Associated Press)

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George W(alker) Bush
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(born July 6, 1946, New Haven, Conn., U.S.) Governor of Texas (1995–2000) and 43rd president of the U.S. (from 2001). The eldest child of George Bush, the 41st president of the U.S. (1989–93), George W. Bush attended Yale University and Harvard Business School. After spending a decade in ...

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