January 9th, 2010
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Giuliani somehow neglected to mention the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks as he was contrasting President Barack Obamas handling of terrorism with that of Bush in light of the failed Christmas Day attempt to blow up a Detroit-bound flight. The Sept. 11 attacks toppled New Yorks World Trade Center, killed nearly 3,000 people in New [...]
November 10th, 2009
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The 72-16 vote for U.S. District Judge Andre Davis gives Democratic nominees a 6-5 edge on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which has been tough in death penalty cases, backed abortion restrictions and supported President George W. Bushs detainee policies.
Davis, of Baltimore, was the sixth of Obamas court nominees to be confirmed, including [...]
October 16th, 2009
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The international environment is “more complex” than when President George W. Bush announced the policy in 2002, Kathleen Hicks, the Defense Departments deputy undersecretary for strategy, said in an interview. “Wed really like to update our use-of-force doctrine to start to take account for that.”
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September 12th, 2009
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Card, who served in the White House under former President George W. Bush during some of the administrations toughest moments including the decision to go to war in Iraq, said in a statement that the decision is in the best interest of his family. His decision was announced just hours after Democratic Rep. Edward Markey [...]
July 25th, 2009
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Vice President Dick Cheney and several other Bush advisers at the time strongly urged that the military be used to apprehend men who were suspected of plotting with al Qaida, who later became known as the Lackawanna Six, the Times reported on its Web site Friday night. It cited former administration officials who spoke on [...]
July 13th, 2009
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Gregg and his wife, Kathy, joined Bush and his wife, Laura, and other close Bush family friends and relatives at Camp David the weekend before Bush left office in January, Bush spokesman Rob Saliterman said. He declined to say what Bush and Gregg talked about during the visit. Greggs office had no immediate comment.
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July 10th, 2009
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Its unclear how much valuable intelligence was yielded by the surveillance program started after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, according to the unclassified summary of reports by five inspectors general. The reports mandated by Congress last year were delivered to lawmakers Friday.
President George W. Bush authorized other secret intelligence activities - which have yet [...]
July 5th, 2009
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Bush was given six standing ovations as he spoke on a warm, humid evening in GOP-friendly Woodward, a town of about 12,000 residents in northwest Oklahoma and the latest in a handful of out-of-the-way places Bush has visited since leaving office.
During a 30-minute speech mostly devoid of political references - he mentioned his successor, Barack [...]
May 30th, 2009
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Clinton and Bush, both 62, addressed about 6,000 people yesterday at the appearance in Toronto, for which admission was charged.
Bush said keeping the embargo on Cuba “is an important thing.” He also said, “my attitude is, if they empty out the [...]
May 30th, 2009
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The Republican and Democratic ex-presidents defended each other at a Toronto forum on Friday, disappointing some in the crowd of 6,000 who expected a more heated debate.
Bush said that he never liked it when previous administration officials criticized his government but said Clinton was respectful and never did.
Bush declined to criticize the Obama administration, in [...]