President George Bush

Cheney: Bush Copped Out On GM Bankruptcy

Politico | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics


Former Vice President Dick Cheney says that former President George W. Bush did not want to be the one who "pulled the plug" on General Motors and ins...

White House Authorized Earliest Detainee Abuse, CIA Log Says

NPR | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics


It is clear that increasingly abusive interrogation techniques were used on Abu Zubaydah, the first high-value detainee, in the months between his cap...

No Quit: Ex Aides Still Campaigning For Bush

Politico | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics


The defense never rests. When President Barack Obama released his own policy this week on former President George W. Bush's practice of attaching cont...

The Inner Life: How to Think Like Barack Obama (Yes You Can!)

Laurie Nadel | Posted 03.21.2009 | Living


Laurie Nadel

You change the oil in your car every 3,000 miles and call it maintenance. But how many miles has your mind clocked? Don't you think maybe it's time for a tune-up?

The Race is on for Presidential Pardons from Outgoing President George Bush

Mario Almonte | Posted 12.26.2008 | Politics


Mario Almonte

Surprisingly, having issued only 171 pardons so far, Bush has been one of the most frugal presidents since World War II. Some suspect that distinction is about to change.

Bush Signs Extension For Jobless Benefits

AP | MARCY GORDON | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Federal regulators will guarantee as much as $1.4 trillion in U.S. banks' debt in a bid to get the distressed financial system pump...

When Palin Meet Ahmadinejad in Tehran?

Omid Memarian | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics


Omid Memarian

Surprisingly, out of all the Middle Eastern leaders, no one is probably more similar to Palin than Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Let's Speak the Truth About Afghanistan

Eric Margolis | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics


Eric Margolis

U.S. and NATO forces are not fighting "terrorists" in Afghanistan but a loose alliance of Pashtun warrior tribes whose resistance to foreign occupation is legendary.

New SBA Head Could Spell More Trouble for Middle-Class Firms

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 07.09.2008 | Business


Lloyd Chapman

Steven Preston, the Bush appointee to head the U.S. Small Business Administration, has no experience or background working with small businesses and hails from a corporate background.

George Bush: Spiraling Iraq Violence "A Very Positive Moment"

Think Progress | Posted 04.04.2008 | Home


Violence continues across southern Iraq today, as radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is threatening to end his crucial cease-fire by calling for th...

Two-Front War: Troops In Iraq For Surge May Be Needed In Afghanistan

CBS News | Posted 04.04.2008 | Home


Faced with the demands of fighting a two-front war, the Joint Chiefs warned President Bush Wednesday that more U.S. troops may soon be needed in Afgha...

Bush's 2009 Budget Calls For Slashing Public TV Funding

Los Angeles Times | Matea Gold | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Public broadcasting officials vowed Monday to fight drastic cuts President Bush is seeking to make to federal financing for public television and radi...

Health Experts Denounce Bush's Budget As "Disastrous" For Health Care

Reuters | Maggie Fox | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Health experts denounced President George W. Bush's 2009 federal budget request on Monday, calling it a disaster for the health of Americans and sayin...

Bush Urges Econ Action, Iraq Patience

AP | TERENCE HUNT | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — President Bush, standing before Congress one last time, urged the nation Monday night to persevere against gnawing fears of recessi...

Preview: The State Of The Union

236.com: News You Can Misuse | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Tonight, President Bush gives his final State of the Union address. What can we expect? If last year's speech is any indication, lot of insincere appl...

Effort To Block Long-Term US-Iraq Security Agreements Gains Steam

Politico | Ryan Grim | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Momentum is building for a push to block President Bush from signing a long-term security agreement with the Iraqi government. It got a boost today fr...

Experts 'Mystified' As To Purpose Of Bush's Mideast Trip

McClatchy | Hannah Allam | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


President Bush wraps up a weeklong tour of the Middle East Wednesday, leaving many Mideast political observers mystified as to the purpose of the visi...

A New Year, A New Low In Bush's Approval Ratings

ABC News | GARY LANGER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Beset by growing economic concerns on top of the long unpopular war in Iraq, President Bush starts the last year of his presidency with the worst appr...

How The Arab Press Sees Bush's Mideast Trip

CBS News | Mark Phillips | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


The President of the United States arrives in the Middle East saying he's trying to make peace one more time. At home, in a week of big political news...

Bush Warns Middle East: Confront Iran "Before It's Too Late"

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


President Bush said Sunday that Iran is threatening the security of the world, and that the United States and Arab allies must join together to confr...

Bush: I Expect Palestinian State Before I Leave Office

USA Today | Richard Wolf | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


USA TODAY's Richard Wolf reports that President Bush predicted today that a deal can be reached within a year to turn the West Bank and Gaza Strip int...

Army Desertion Rates Up 80 Percent Since War Began

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Soldiers strained by six years at war are deserting their posts at the highest rate since 1980, with the number of Army deserters this year showing an...

McCain Calls For An Investigation Into Anti-Mormon Phone Calls

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Republican John McCain is asking the New Hampshire attorney general to investigate phone calls to voters that pretend to be polls but raise questions ...

Dems Block $70 Billion GOP War Proposal That Has No Withdrawal Plan

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The Senate on Friday blocked a Republican proposal to pay $70 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan without strings attached. The 53-45 vote ...

Reid Hits "Bully" Bush: "He Damn Sure Is Not Entitled" To A Blank Check For Iraq

Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Reuters reports this afternoon: Democrats who lead Congress likened President George W. Bush on Thursday to a bully on Iraq war policy and vowed to s...