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April 2008
- Bloomberg Looks Forward to 'Adult' in the White House
  
  CNN | Apr 18, 08 6:56 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg hasn't decided whom he'll vote for in the presidential election, but he's glad that the next occupant of the Oval Office will be "an adult," reports CNN. The Democrat-turned-Republican-turned-independent mayor offered a thinly veiled rebuke of President Bush when he noted: "At least we'll have an adult in office who can lead and can accomplish something." More »
- Forget Bush; Brown Talks to Candidates
  
  Reuters | Apr 17, 08 1:46 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Gordon Brown pointedly met with all three US presidential candidates before meeting with President Bush today. Britain’s unpopular prime minister seems eager to look to the future, Reuters reports, lest he be labeled “Bush’s poodle” as predecessor Tony Blair was. Brown said he wouldn’t endorse any of the candidates, but hopes the eventual winner will improve relations with Europe. More »
- Bush Plan Cuts Growth of Greenhouse Gases by 2025
  
  Associated Press | Apr 16, 08 3:46 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - President Bush set 2025 as the target date by which the US should stop the growth of greenhouse emissions from coal power plants, the AP reports. The goal is for those plant emissions to peak in 10 to 15 years, then begin declining. Bush called for legislation to introduce incentives for the development of green technology. More »
- Bush to Give Congress Colombia Bill
  
  Washington Post | Apr 7, 08 7:51 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - President Bush said today he is handing Congress a much-disputed Colombia free trade pact, the Washington Post reports. But with both Democratic presidential candidates and many lawmakers opposing it, the bill has little chance of passing. Democrats have long blasted Colombia for failing to protect labor advocates and curb violence. "Workers are routinely murdered for seeking to exercise their most basic economic rights," Sen. Harry Reid said. More »
- Bush and Putin Part, Missile Differences Intact
  
  Reuters | Apr 6, 08 10:54 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - President Bush and Vladimir Putin ended their last meeting as heads of state today by agreeing they like each other—and little else. Washington had hoped the Black Sea summit would yield a compromise over US plans to build a missile defense shield in eastern Europe. “We’ve got more work to do to convince the Russian side that the system is not aimed at Russia,” Bush said. More »
March 2008
- Pundits Spar Over McCain as Dubya Redux
  
  Salon | Mar 28, 08 2:19 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain’s foreign-policy address Wednesday split watchers, with David Brooks, in the New York Times , declaring the Republican candidate a breath of fresh air and Glenn Greenwald, in Salon, seeing four more years of George W. Bush. Brooks says the “personal, nuanced and ambitious speech” shows McCain to be a JFK-style internationalist, highlighting maverick criticism of the Iraq war in late 2003. More »
- Bush Approval Rating Hits New Low: 31%
  
  CNN | Mar 20, 08 6:41 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - More than two-thirds of Americans now think George W. Bush is doing a poor job, according to a new poll that pegged his approval rate at 31%—a new low. The director of the CNN poll noted that the hefty 40-point drop in Bush's approval ratings since the start of the Iraq war mirrors the plunge in Lyndon Johnson's popularity as the war in Vietnam dragged on. More »
- Economy in Trouble: Bush
  
  Associated Press | Mar 14, 08 3:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The economy is experiencing difficulties, but President Bush said today he is certain a recovery will come soon, the AP reports. “In a free-market economy there will be good times and bad times” he said in a speech to the Economic Club of New York. “We’re going through a hard time.” Democrats wasted little time in rebutting, dispatching Chuck Schumer to invoke Herbert Hoover. More »
- 'Magic Is Over' for US: French Foreign Minister
  
  International Herald Tribune | Mar 13, 08 10:46 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - For Bernard Kouchner, the outspoken French foreign minister, George W. Bush's successor might be able to restore some of America's lost global prestige, but after 8 years "the magic is over." In a conversation with the International Herald Tribune , Kouchner—one of France's most staunchly pro-American politicians—offered a blunt assessment of the US's battered reputation, lamenting, "It will never be as it was before." More »
- Lame Duck Sings Swan Song for Press
  
  YouTube | Mar 10, 08 12:20 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Two years after Stephen Colbert stunned the Washington press corps by not just roasting but slamming the guest of honor at the Gridiron dinner, this year's dinner wasn't televised. But a bootleg of President Bush's swan song promptly appeared on YouTube. He performs “Auld Lang Syne” and joins hands with—and then kisses—Helen Thomas. More »
- Who's Funding Bush's Library?
  
  Mother Jones | Mar 4, 08 2:40 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - President Bush's coy refusal to name the mystery donors helping to erect his $200 million presidential library is problematic, writes David Corn in Mother Jones' MoJo blog. Though the law doesn't require him to reveal names, his actions raise serious ethical questions. "What's problematic is the prospect of a sitting president obtaining foreign cash for a pet project and not disclosing it," argues Corn. More »
February 2008
- Bush Predicts GOP Victory
  
  Associated Press | Feb 26, 08 3:15 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - President Bush insisted yesterday to the Republican Governors Association that Americans will elect another Republican to fill his shoes in November, AP reports. "And I don't want the next Republican president to be lonely," Bush said. "And that's why we got to take the House, retake the Senate, and make sure our states are governed by Republican governors." More »
- Bush Urges Nations to Curb Darfur Fighting
  
  AFP | Feb 19, 08 7:22 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Halfway through his African tour, President Bush stopped in Rwanda today and honored the 800,000 killed in the country's 1994 genocide, the AFP reports. He also vowed $100 million to help curb Darfur fighting and urged other nations to do the same, but he defended his choice not to send troops there. "I'm comfortable with the decision I made," he said. More »
- McCain Aims for Bush Balance
  
  New York Times | Feb 18, 08 4:35 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - In John McCain's delicate dance to unite his fractious party, one crucial step looms: How to best use the current Oval Office occupant in his quest to become the next. George W. Bush trumps McCain in shoring up conservative voters and raising money, but he's anathema to moderates and independents who gravitate toward the GOP frontrunner, reports the New York Times . More »
- Court Upbraids EPA for Mercury Cap-and-Trade
  
  Reuters | Feb 8, 08 5:40 PM CST
  
  (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 »
- Invigorating, Unprecedented, Unforgettable
  
  Guardian (UK) | Feb 5, 08 12:31 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Commentators have cast about for historical precedents for the 2008 race—Carter v. Ford in 1976, Hayes v. Tilden in 1876—but for the editor of Guardian America, the truth is simpler: There has never been an election like this one. As 24 states go to the polls, Michael Tomasky surveys the stakes of this unprecedented race, one not only meaningful but "joyously, raucously unpredictable." More »
- Bush Unveils Record-Busting $3T Budget
  
  New York Times | Feb 4, 08 3:18 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - As expected, President Bush unveiled a record-busting $3.1 trillion federal budget plan today. It met fierce opposition from congressional Democrats—as well as some Republicans, reports the New York Times . Harry Reid called the budget “fiscally irresponsible and highly deceptive, hiding the costs of the war in Iraq while increasing our skyrocketing debt." More »
- Rising Iraq Costs Refuel Debate
  
  Wall Street Journal | Feb 4, 08 2:59 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The skyrocketing cost of the war in Iraq—where spending per month has doubled in the last 3 years—could re-energize anti-war sentiment in the next few months, the Wall Street Journal reports. It's likely to be a focus in debate over President Bush’s proposed $3 trillion budget, which includes the largest military spending plan (adjusted for inflation) since World War II. More »
- Bush Legacy of Debt May Stymie Successor
  
  Wall Street Journal | Feb 1, 08 8:54 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The next president may inherit a US government so deeply in debt it could lose its Triple-A credit rating for the first time since Moody's Investors Service began grading securities 90 years ago, warns the Wall Street Journal . The White House is preparing to unveil a record $3 trillion budget request with a $400 billion deficit, which would saddle President Bush's successor with massive debt at a time when the nation will be struggling with soaring costs for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. More »
January 2008
- Realism Trumps Boldness in Bush Address
  
  Washington Post | Jan 29, 08 6:56 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - In his last State of the Union address President Bush dispensed with the grand narratives and far-reaching proposals of previous years, contenting himself to repackaging earlier projects, the Washington Post observes. Gone was the boldness—even defiance—of transforming the Social Security system or overhauling immigration law; instead, last night he prodded Congress to act quickly on the $150 billion economic stimulus package and focused on "small-bore" requests like giving military spouses hiring preferences. More »