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SPEAKER: PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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Thanksgiving reflections for Bush, Obama

msnbc.com: Politics — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:47:54 +0000

President George Bush is heading to Camp David for Thanksgiving, thankful for his almost-expired "privilege of serving as the president."

Bush pardons ‘Pumpkin’ the Thanksgiving turkey

msnbc.com: Politics — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:52:40 +0000

With a smile and some nostalgic words, President George W. Bush spared the national Thanksgiving turkey on Wednesday, honoring a tradition that dates to Harry Truman's presidency. The 45-pound bird, named "Pumpkin" through an online vote, behaved quietly while the president presided over a Rose Garden ceremony.

Bush thanks U.S. troops for their service

msnbc.com: Politics — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:36:10 +0000

On Tuesday at Fort Campbell, President Bush gave encouragement to thousands of soldiers getting ready to deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Bush, Olmert meet for last time

msnbc.com: Politics — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:34:29 +0000

President George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert bid each other farewell on Monday, expressing confidence in an eventual Mideast peace deal that won't materialize on either of their watches.

Bush pardons 14 individuals

msnbc.com: Politics — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:28:18 +0000

The Associated Press has learned that President George W. Bush has granted pardons to 14 individuals and commuted the prison sentences of two others.

Can George W. Bush ‘Self-Pardon’ Himself?

Stephen M Brown, AlterNet — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:00:01 +0000

There's no definitive legal consensus on whether a president can pardon himself. But Bush may well give the theorists an answer.

Bush and Rant on Red Sea Piracy

Juan Cole — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 06:15:00 +0000

Piracy by Somali pirates in the Red Sea region threatens to reduce world trade through the Suez Canal by about a third, and could raise petroleum prices again if the smaller oil tankers have to go around the Cape of Good Hope to Europe.

Wouldn't it be in part the duty of President Bush and the US Navy to make sure there is security on the high seas?

I haven't seen that Bush ever did anything about the problem.

But he didn't hesitate to send two aircraft carriers at once into the Persian Gulf, just to tweak the Iranians.

Bush was like some yahoo on Dukes of Hazzard-- he was always up for a hotrod street race, but he did not care anything about actually supplying security to anyone. His posturing, threats, and actually invasions have just left the legacy of a lawless world, and Red Sea piracy is only one manifestation of it.

Bush scores wins on economy, N. Korea

msnbc.com: Politics — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 03:22:05 +0000

President George W. Bush snares international support on the economy and North Korea, emerging from his final world gathering with modest wins and growing nostalgia about his turbulent tenure.

Bush urges countries to avoid protectionism

admin — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:51:16 +0000

LIMA, Peru (AP) -- President George W. Bush, attending his final global summit at a time of severe financial crisis, urged other countries on Saturday not to repeat mistakes that turned a similar calamity seven decades ago into the Great Depression....

Bush pushes economy, N. Korea progress

admin — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:06:51 +0000

President Bush on Friday moved to steady a shuddering economy and speed up the demise of North Korea's nuclear weaponry. Those twin aims framed his weekend stop in Peru for the APEC forum.

Bush signs bill providing extra jobless benefits

admin — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:48:40 +0000

President George W. Bush on Friday ensured that millions of laid-off workers will keep getting their unemployment checks as the year-end holidays approach.

Drudge falsely suggests that paper reported that Obama inaugural “could bankrupt” D.C.

admin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:14:02 +0000

On November 19, the Drudge Report linked to a Washington Examiner article about possible inauguration costs for Washington, D.C., under the headline, "Obama Inaugural Could Bankrupt DC." However, the article to which Drudge linked did not report that the inauguration "could bankrupt" the city. The November 18 Examiner article reported: "Soaring costs expected to accompany huge crowds in town for the Jan. 20 inauguration of Barack Obama could stick cash-strapped Washington, D.C., with a record-breaking bill for services." The article also reported that Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said security and capacity measures recommended by her and others for the inauguration "will almost certainly surpass the $15 million the federal government gives to the District each year to defray the cost of events." The Examiner did not report any estimates of how much the inauguration might cost the city in total.

The article also reported that President Bush's 2005 inauguration "cost the city more than $17 million, some of which was reimbursed with federal funds."

Drudge's headline as of 7:50 a.m. ET read:

By 8:55 a.m. ET on November 19, Drudge changed the headline to say, "Obama Inaugural Could Break the Bank in DC..." which echoes the Examiner article headline: "Soaring costs for inauguration could break the bank for D.C."

After Drudge posted his "Obama Inaugural Could Bankrupt DC" headline, other websites similarly cited the Examiner headline to assert that the inauguration would "bankrupt" the city.

Bush takes steps to ease holiday travel crunch

admin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:21:13 +0000

Anticipating another holiday travel crunch, President Bush on Tuesday said his administration is taking steps to prevent the frustrating flight delays that many travelers experience.