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Laura Bush: Signs of Progress in Iraq

First lady Laura Bush told hundreds of U.S. troops Thursday that the American people stand by them in the Iraq war and the security situation in the country was improving due to their efforts. Complete Story...

Bush Visits California Wildfire Victims

President Bush dismissed comparisons between the federal response to Hurricane Katrina and the California wildfires Thursday, saying that getting help to people who are hurting is the most important thing.

Grateful Kuwait Warmly Greets First Lady

First lady Laura Bush got a warm reception Wednesday in Kuwait, a nation that still holds her father-in-law, former President George H.W. Bush, in high regard for his role in liberating this Persian Gulf emirate from Iraqi occupation in 1991.

Bush Text on Cuba

Remarks by President Bush at the State Department on Wednesday about Cuba, as transcribed by the White House.

Bush Touts Cuban Life After Castro

President Bush, trying to loosen Fidel Castro's nearly half-century hold on power, blistered Cuba's communist regime Wednesday and challenged allies to help foster a democratic uprising or risk the shame of staying silent.

Bush Declares California Disaster Area

President Bush promised Wednesday that Washington "will do everything it can" to help Southern Californians fearing the worst from wildfires blazing through canyons and neighborhoods for a fourth straight day.

Katrina Missteps Still Haunt White House

Hurricane Katrina has many legacies for the Bush White House, none pleasant. One is the guarantee that as soon as disaster strikes in the United States, President Bush's every move is closely scrutinized to gauge the speed and tone of his response to the suffering.

Bush Touting Cuban Life After Castro

President Bush, ever pushing for a Cuba without Fidel Castro, wants allies around the world to offer money and political support so the island can be ready to transform itself.

Laura Bush Helps Launch Health Center

First lady Laura Bush helped launch a screening facility in Saudi Arabia Tuesday as part of a U.S.-Saudi initiative to raise breast cancer awareness in the kingdom where doctors struggle to break long-held taboos about the disease.

Bush Touts European Missile Defense Plan

President Bush said Tuesday that plans for a U.S.-led missile defense system in Europe are urgently needed to counter an emerging threat of attack by Iran.

Bush Moving on California Wildfires

President Bush mobilized federal emergency assistance Tuesday on behalf of Southern California officials struggling with devastating wildfires, and scheduled a visit to the stricken region on Thursday.

Bush Helps Raise Cash for GOP Governors

President Bush attended a fundraiser Monday night hosted by the Republican Governors Association, which is celebrating the recent victory of Bobby Jindal, a GOP candidate just elected governor of Louisiana.

Mrs. Bush on Breast Cancer Campaign

First lady Laura Bush began her quest to raise breast cancer awareness in the Middle East on Monday with several events in this oil-rich Persian Gulf nation that highlighted the challenges of combating the disease in the region.

Bush Awards Mongolia With $285M in Aid

President Bush on Monday approved $285 million for Mongolia, the latest country to receive U.S. aid in exchange for committing to democratic reforms.

Bush Asks for $46 Billion More for Wars

President Bush asked Congress on Monday for another $46 billion to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and finance other national security needs. "We must provide our troops with the help and support they need to get the job done," Bush said.

Bush Angles for Conservation Stature

President Bush spent a crisp fall Saturday gingerly balancing a tiny screech owl on a gloved hand at a wildlife refuge and casting for rockfish on the Chesapeake Bay.

Analysis: Bush Still Relevant on Hill

By any measure, President Bush had a good week on Capitol Hill.

Bush Adds Rules to Protect Fish Species

President Bush is trying to encourage more recreational fishing in state waters and adding more federal rules limiting commercial fishing of two overfished species — striped bass and red drum.

White House Defends Mukasey

The White House on Friday defended Attorney General-nominee Michael Mukasey's refusal to say whether he considers waterboarding a form of torture, saying it is a difficult issue to discuss in public.

Bush to Meet With Sarkozy in November

France's most eligible man has a date at the White House.

Bush Wants Lower Oil Prices

With crude oil prices crossing $90 a barrel, the White House said Friday that President Bush would like to see prices lower.

Bush's Relations With Putin Grow Shaky

By his own admission, President Bush has seen his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin grow chilly.

Text of Bush's Wednesday News Conference

Text of President Bush's news conference on Wednesday, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions.

Bush Says He Is Relevant

President Bush, weakened by record-low poll ratings, asserted he is still politically relevant and scolded the Democratic-led Congress on Wednesday for having "little to show for all the time that has gone by."

China, Turkey Angry at US Moves

The Democratic Congress, a thorn in President Bush's side from the get-go on Iraq, now is contributing to diplomatic headaches for the White House in other parts of the world.

The Vine

Stephen Lendman: Torture, Paramilitarism, Occupation and Genocide

Source: Stephen Lendman

On October 5, George Bush confronted a public uproar and defended his administration claiming "This government does not torture people." Again he lied.

If Gore Were Arrested...

Source: Yahoo! News

Fresh from winning the Nobel Peace Prize for his climate change evangelism, Al Gore is apparently considering an invitation from a prominent environmental group to engage in civil disobedience against the construction of new coal-fired power plants.

Kucinich Ramps up Efforts for Bush Impeachment

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"We're talking about a nuclear war..There's questions about his stability ..I don't think that Congress can any longer say that impeachment is off the table"

Straitjacket Bush

Source: The L.A. Times

Yup. Not sure if there's a clause in the Constitution for getting rid of crazies fast. The president's warmongering remarks on the Iranian threat suggest he is psychotic. Really. Forget impeachment.

Video Of The Senate Climate Hearing Featuring CDC Chief Dr. Gerberding

Source: Energy Policy TV

This is the hearing featuring CDC chief Dr. Julie Gerberding, the testimony of whom was censored by the Bush administration. The video includes information in the Q&A; which the administration hoped to avoid exposing.

Will GOP Election Theft Machine Do It Again in 2008?

Source: The Free Press -- Independent News Media

With record low approval ratings for the Bush/Cheney regime and the albatross of an unpopular war hanging from the GOP's neck, do you think that a Democratic presidential candidate will win the White House, get us out of Iraq, and end our long national nightmare?

General Says Bush Personally Ordered Torture Tactics

Source: AlterNet.org

President Bush gave "marching orders" to Gen. Michael Dunlavey, who asked the Pentagon to approve harsher interrogation methods at Guantanamo, the general claims in documents reported in the book.

Bush desparately seeking World War III

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Bush will declare a national emergency, blame Iran, nuke Iran, crack down on US dissent, and refuse to leave office at the end of his term.

Bush teeters on Turkish-Kurd tightrope

Source: atimes.com

WASHINGTON - Spurred by the deployment of at least 100,000 troops along Turkey's border with Iraq, the administration of US President George W Bush is pressing its closest clients in Iraqi Kurdistan to crack down hard against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which Washington c …

Wars may cost $2.4 trillion over decade

Source: MSNBC

WASHINGTON - Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan could cost as much as $2.4 trillion through the next decade, according to a new analysis Wednesday that the White House brushed off as "speculation."

Bush Asks for $46 Billion More for PEACE

Is Bush seeking funding for war or for peace? Having recently read Bush Asks for $46 Billion More for Wars I was struck with the cognitive dissonance of this statement.

Ron Paul's Resonance and How Bush saved the Welfare State

Long time libertarians keep saying that Ron Paul's support would dry up if people knew what he stands for. Some of his views on race and slashing the size of the US Federal Government could be characterised as out of the mainstream.

Obama, Bush, McCain and Hillary - Sexist?

Is this sexist language? All the male candidates for president are usually called by their last name or by their full name. The one female candidate is often refereed to as just Hillary, especially in headlines.

Bush Failures

President Bush has been in office almost 7 years and has made mistakes, bad decisions and has failed to act on some major issues. Overall Iraq is a failure. The huge increase in the national debt is a big ,failure. He has added many laws that allow excessive spying.

H.R. 3835: To restore the Constitution's checks and balances and protections against government abuses - Ron Paul

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(4) Checks and balances have withered since 9/11 and an alarming concentration of power has been accumulated in the presidency based on hyper-inflated fears of international terrorism and a desire permanently to alter the equilibrium of power between the three branches of governm …

Ron Paul's Resonance and How Bush saved the Welfare State

Long time libertarians keep saying that Ron Paul's support would dry up if people knew what he stands for. Some of his views on race and slashing the size of the US Federal Government could be characterised as out of the mainstream.

Markos co-writes "Crashing the Gate" about Netroot Revolution

Markos Moulitsos and Jerome Armstrong teamed up to write "Crashing the Gate: Netroots, Grassroots, and the Rise of People-Powered Politics." Markos is, of course, the founder of DailyKos, which has more readers than the top four conservative magazines combined.

States Set to Sue the US Over Greenhouse Gases

Source: The New York Times

New York is one of more than a dozen states, led by California, preparing to sue the Bush administration for holding up efforts to regulate emissions from cars and trucks, several people involved in the lawsuit said on Tuesday.

Bush Orders Turks Into Iran

President George Bush today ordered Turkish troops gathered on the border to move into Iran. Turkish troops began moving at 6AM EST and were reportedly already within sight of Tehran as there was little opposition.

China's trying to kill us, but Boy George has it in for Cuba

Well, he's at it again. Boy George Bush reached into his toy box and pulled out his saber rattle. He's decided he needs to give those nasty Cuban commies a good talking to.

Castro: Bush could spark nuclear war

Source: Yahoo! News

Fidel Castro is accusing President Bush of threatening the world with nuclear war and famine — an attack on Washington that comes as the White House is set to announce new plans to draw Cuba away from communism.

Nato Urged Greater Afghan Role

Source: AL JAZEERA

The United States is urging its European allies to commit more troops and equipment to fight the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Bush's Response to 9/11 Was Deadlier Than the Attacks Themselves

Source: AlterNet.org

They were Cold Warriors in search of an enemy -- just not the one they got. When the Clintonistas, on their way out of the White House, warned them about al Qaeda, they paid next to no attention. Non-state actors were for wusses.

Newsweek reveals another Bush Cover Up

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That's correct, in an amazing attempt to spin recent good news from Iraq in a negative light, Newsweek published an article that advances the next Bush Admin conspiracy, there's been so many of these conspiracies that it's impossible to keep count.

The collapse of Bush's foreign policy

Source: Salon.com

The Bush administration once imagined that its presence in Afghanistan and Iraq would be anchored by friendly neighbors, Turkey to the west and Pakistan to the east.

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