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Bush Shows Off Patriotic Fashion Choice During White House Visit

Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Video, Barbara Bush, Politics News, George W. Bush, President Obama, George HW Bush, President Bush, Bush 41, George H.W. Bush, George W Bush Portrait, Politics News

While attending a ceremony at the White House on Thursday for the unveiling of his son's presidential portrait, former President George H.W. Bush show...

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Introducing Our Parents' Generation To Transgender Children Can Be Hard But Rewarding

Wayne Maines | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Marriage, Transgender, Bullying, President Obama, Parenting, Grandparents, President Bush, Anti-Gay Bullying, School Bullying, Teenagers, Parents News
Wayne Maines

I waited for the old man to tell me I was nuts. He looked at me and said, "Maybe I am too old to change. Maybe your son and my grandson will be able to make things better."

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Both Sides: Caro on LBJ-BHO, Huff/Matalin on a Gay Week

HuffPost Radio | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Robert Caro, Vice President Biden, President Obama, J. Edgar Hoover, Rachel Maddow, Bullying, Mitt Romney, President Kennedy, Game Change, Robert McNamara, President Johnson, President Bush, Ralph Nader, Gay Marriage, Politics News
HuffPost Radio

2011-11-29-20111107bothsidesnow.jpgHuffington/Matalin discuss how the shunned VP found his voice "in the crack of a gunshot." What can Obama learn from a "political genius" who unified the country on rights but divided it over war?

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Expediency

Gary Hart | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Elections 2012, President Bush, Barack Obama, Presidential History, 2012 Election, George W. Bush, President Obama, Executive Branch, Politics News
Gary Hart

Even as we nod in agreement when the President says "We can't wait," we will find it necessary to think about how a future, less benign, president will say the same thing to support reconstitution of the imperial presidency.

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Obama's Atomic Solyndra?

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Vermont Yankee, Green Power, Nuclear Renaissance, Solyndra, Vogtle, Loan Guarantees, Obama, Nuclear Power, Sierra Club, President Obama, President Bush, Green News
Harvey Wasserman

Let's relieve the president of this radioactive burden. Let's kill these reactors before they kill us, and take the most significant leap of all toward a green-powered Earth.

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Military Moonshine

John O'Toole | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Congress, Moon Colonization, George W Bush, War in Afghanistan, Iraq War, President Obama, Vietnam War, Obama Administration, War History, Newt Gingrich, President Bush, Newt Gingrich Moon Colonization, Republican Party, Politics News
John O'Toole

The Congress is supposed to appropriate funds for the military, but it was never intended to be a piggy bank that any "commander in chief" could empty at will. Congress always has an advise-and-consent role every time it votes on a defense budget.

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Playing the Blame Game on Gas Prices Won't Solve the Problem

Elliott Negin | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Fuel Economy, Gas Prices, John Boehner, President Barack Obama, Fuel Efficiency, President Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Cars, Electric Vehicles, Climate Change, President Bush, Trucks, Global Warming, Politics News
Elliott Negin

Instead of rehashing the same tired arguments every time gas prices jump, let's focus on real solutions to curb our oil addiction. Drilling more is definitely not one of them; cutting consumption in half is. So let's stop the blame game and get to work.

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American Workers: The Best Bet

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Foreclosures, President Obama, Gm, United Auto Workers, Mitt Romney, Usw, United Steelworkers, Barack Obama, Big Three, Chrysler, Wall Street, Lehman Brothers, Auto Rescue, Congressional Budget Office, Bear Stearns, Uaw, President Bush, Auto Bailout, U.S. Economy, Economy, Labor Unions, US Economy, Unions, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

Three years later, after President Obama placed his faith in workers, the nation's economic outlook is brighter. As is that of GM and Chrysler. President Obama wagered on American workers. And it paid off.

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Is Justice About to Be Done in the Case of Marine Sgt. Rafael Peralta?

Dorian de Wind | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Iraq War, Sgt. Rafael Peralta, President Bush, u.s. Marine Corps, Medal of Honor, Navy Cross, Congressman Bob Filner, Rep. Duncan D. Hunter, Defense Secretary Gates, Impact News
Dorian de Wind

About three years ago, writing about the injustice done to Marine Sgt. Rafael Peralta I said, "So, while this chapter may be closed, the book is not." Well, today that book has been reopened.

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Promises, Promises: President Obama's NDAA Signing Statement

Daphne Eviatar | Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: John McCain, Human Rights, Guantanamo Bay, Signing Statements, Afghanistan, Detention, Ndaa, President Obama, New Year's Eve, Bagram, Congress, Lindsey Graham, President Bush, Indefinite Detention, Executive Power, National Defense Authorization Act, Politics News
Daphne Eviatar

Back when he was a candidate, then-Senator Obama criticized President George W. Bush for his frequent reliance on signing statements to circumvent Congressional intent. What a difference executive power makes.

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What Happened to President Obama's Change?

Monique Ruffin | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Obama Bipartisanship, Change, President Bush, House GOP, President Barack Obama, Democrats, Party of No, Obama Change, Health Care, Politics News
Monique Ruffin

The change we are experiencing may feel uncomfortable and bumpy, but nobody said change must be seamless. We only know that change must be.

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US: End CIA Drone Attacks

Human Rights Watch | Posted 02.18.2012

Read More: President Obama, Human Rights, Cia, Somalia, Pakistan, Yemen, Afghanistan, President Bush, Drones, World News
Human Rights Watch

(Washington, DC) – The US government should transfer Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) command of aerial drone strikes to the armed forces and c...

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'Bail Out of America' or 'Bail Out America'?

Paul Heroux | Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Politics, Jobs, Job Growth, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Government Jobs, Unemployment, Economic Stimulus Package, Great Recession, Economic Crisis, Main Street, President Bush, Barack Obama, Occupy Wall Street, Business News
Paul Heroux

Republicans have been chanting that public investment "crowds out" private investment. They are missing a major lesson of Macroeconomics 101: public investment doesn't crowd out private investment in the short run; it does so in the long run.

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Become a Patriot: Play Golf This Weekend

Major Dan Rooney | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Golf, Military, Labor Day, President Bush, Patriot Golf Day, Folds of Honor, Impact News
Major Dan Rooney

Patriot Golf Day allows us to present an ongoing tribute to our brave service members by ensuring that the families of fallen and wounded warriors have hope for the right educational start to life and best future possible.

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Rick Perry

Joe Peyronnin | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Karl Rove, Social Security, Unemployment, Economy, President Barack Obama, Texas Governor Rick Perry, Texas, President Bush, Politics News
Joe Peyronnin

Should Perry get his party's nomination he will have to appeal more to voters in the center to prevail. And he may be haunted by the memory of a recent president from Texas who walked with swagger and ushered in a great recession.

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Bold Leadership

Joe Peyronnin | Posted 10.14.2011

Read More: Congress, Michele Bachmann, Economy, President Obama, Elections 2012, Iowa Caucuses, President Bush, Democrats, Rick Perry, Republicans, Politics News
Joe Peyronnin

Obama's job approval ratings are declining. This is the time for bold action. He must go on the offensive with a strong jobs plan, and show he is willing to take the lead in restoring hope for all Americans. That would be change one can believe in.

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The Federal Government Could Learn a Few Things From the Phillies Organization

Joan E. Dowlin | Posted 10.03.2011

Read More: Debt Ceiling, Ruben Amaro Jr., President Obama, Ed Wade, Astros, Herman Cain, Donald Trump, Mitt Romney, Charlie Manuel, Phillies, President Bush, Citizens Bank Park, President Clinton, Pat Gillick, Wars and Recessions, Bill Maher, Sports News
Joan E. Dowlin

You have to spend money wisely to make money. In other words, invest in what will yield high returns.

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Obama's Jobs Pivot

Joe Peyronnin | Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: White House, House of Representatives, Deficit, Debt Ceiling, Senator Obama, President Obama, President Bush, Senator Mitch McConnell, President Reagan, Bush Tax Cuts, Politics News
Joe Peyronnin

Mr. President, why would you think that Republicans, who control the House and can prevent cloture in the Senate, would ever do anything that may help get you re-elected? Job number one for you is job creation -- please take the lead.

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The Debt Ceiling and Obama's Silence

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: House of Representatives, John McCain, President Barack Obama, Healt Care, George W. Bush, Iraq, Democratic Party, Recession, Barack Obama, Bush Tax Cuts, Debt Ceiling, Repubilcan Party, Economic Stimulus Package, Surge, Default, President Bush, Politics News
Lincoln Mitchell

In the face of opportunist and selfish behavior, Obama was faced with several options, none of which were good. In the end, he decided that to avoid default and greater economic problems he would simply capitulate to the Republican demands.

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The Qualitative Difference Between Obama And Bush Foreign Policy

Robert Creamer | Posted 08.23.2011

Read More: Libya, u.s. Foreign Policy, Weapons of Mass Destruction, War in Afghanistan, President Obama, President Bush, War in Iraq, Breaking News, Politics News
Robert Creamer

Whether Obama's Afghan withdrawal plan suffices or not, it is critical that Americans recognize the sharp, qualitative difference between the policies that cost America so dearly in Iraq and Obama's own policies that have restored America's leadership in the world.

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On the Anniversary of the Bush Tax Cuts, Let's Reinvest in the Future

Michelle Chan | Posted 08.07.2011

Read More: Politics, President Bush, Bush Tax Cuts, Friends of the Earth, Green News
Michelle Chan

We must end corporate polluters' ability to pawn the true costs of their pollution off on the rest of society. The health care, environmental cleanup, and other costs created by pollution ought to be paid by the polluters.

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George W. Bush Reaps Major Money Post-Presidency

Posted 07.20.2011

Read More: President Bush Speaking Fee, President Bush Income, George W. Bush Speaking Fee, Bush Speaking Fee, George W. Bush, President Bush, George W. Bush Income, Bush Income, Politics News

Former president George W. Bush is earning major money on the speaking circuit in his post-presidential life. According to iWatch News, Bush has ma...

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NEA Endorsement of Obama: A Suicide Pact for Public Education?

Randy Turner | Posted 07.09.2011

Read More: No Child Left Behind, Classroom Teachers, Nea, Vouchers, Arne Duncan, Standardized Tests, President Bush, Public Education, Unions, Barack Obama, Race to the Top, Education News
Randy Turner

By casting your lot with Barack Obama, and it pains me to say this, you are endorsing the president who has done more to destroy what is good about public education than any president in history.

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Osama Bin Laden, Saddam Hussein, Adolf Eichmann -- and Revenge

Thane Rosenbaum | Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: Osama Bin Laden Dead, Pakistan, Mossad, President Obama, Osama Bin Laden Killed, Tit for Tat, Osama Bin Laden, The Rule of Law, Saddam Hussein, Vengeance, Adolf Eichmann, Revenge, President Bush, Israel, Justice, An Eye for an Eye, Muammar El-Qaddafi, Pan Am 103, World News
Thane Rosenbaum

Did Eichmann and Hussein receive true justice by appearing in courts of law and sentenced to death under the rule of law? Was Osama bin Laden notably and unceremoniously treated to a revenge killing for his crimes?

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WATCH: Bush Reacts To Osama Bin Laden News

Posted 07.02.2011

Read More: Osama Bin Laden Dead, White House, Bin Laden Reaction, George W. Bush, President Obama, Bush Reacts, Barack Obama, Osama Bin Laden, President Bush Osama, Political Comedy, Video, Funny Videos, Osama Bin Laden Reaction, Phillip Wilburn, President Bush, Bin Laden Dead, Comedy News

You have to give comedian Phillip Wilburn props for turning this around overnight. Here, he gives us a glimpse at what former president George W. Bush...

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