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 George W. Bush Biography - WHITEHOUSE.ORG
George W. Bush ("Laura"), a former teacher and librarian who devotedly toiled in our nation's Godless and dangerous public schools for almost two interminable years until she could ensnare an affluent husband.
Bush was born July 6, 1946 to parents Barbara Pierce Bush and future President George H.W. Bush.
George W. Bush is the 43rd President* of the United States of America.
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 CNN.com Specials
Bush took the first formal step in his re-election bid in May 2003 by filing with the Federal Election Commission, a move that allows him to start building his campaign structure and raising funds.
Bush pulled out of the Kyoto global-warming treaty, a biological weapons agreement, the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and the International Criminal Court, and he withdrew the United States from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, a cornerstone of Cold War foreign policy.
Bush defeated Richards, a victory that coincided with the Republican takeover of Congress.
www.cnn.com /ELECTION/2004/special/president/candidates/bush.new.html   (1523 words)

  
 George Walker Bush - SourceWatch
George W. Bush was born July 6, 1946, in New Haven, Connecticut, to parents George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush.
George Walker Bush was sworn into office as the 43rd President of the United States on January 20, 2001[1] (http://www.whitehouse.gov/president/gwbbio.html), with a minority of the popular vote, after a contested election debacle which was reviewed up through the Supreme Court.
George W. has been fiercely protective of his father, and he believes part of the reason his father served only one term in the White House was the lack of loyalty among his staff members.
www.sourcewatch.org /wiki.phtml?title=George_W._Bush   (3023 words)

  
 Inside the Oval Office
In his 2004 State of the Union address, President Bush discussed the serious challenges facing our Nation and the steps we must take to make America a more secure, more prosperous, and more hopeful country.
President Bush's Cabinet One of the principal purposes of the Cabinet is to advise the President on any subject he may require relating to the duties of their respective offices.
The Oval Office is the president's formal workspace, where he confers with heads of state, diplomats, his staff, and other dignitaries
www.whitehouse.gov /president   (3023 words)

  
 George P. Bush - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George Prescott Bush (born April 24, 1976) is the eldest of three children of Florida governor Jeb Bush and his wife Columba.
Bush was mostly shielded from media attention for the remainder of his college years.
His mother, Columba, was born in Mexico, and his heritage has made him a popular figure with Hispanic voters.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_P._Bush   (482 words)

  
 George H. W. Bush - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George Herbert Walker Bush was born to Prescott Bush and Dorothy Walker.
Chief Justice William Rehnquist administering the oath of office to President George H. Bush during Inaugural ceremonies at the United States Capitol.
Bush has since commented that he did not particularly enjoy this string of jobs, saying he never wanted to be a "career bureaucrat." However, had Bush not received this succession of appointments after his Senate defeat in 1970, it is unlikely he would have risen to a level of national prominence in politics.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_H._W._Bush   (4177 words)

  
 George Herbert Walker Bush
George Herbert Walker Bush: Presidency - Presidency Bush was unsuccessful in his bid for the 1980 Republican presidential nomination, but...
Bush's choice of Sen. Dan Quayle of Indiana as a running mate provoked criticism and ridicule that continued even after the administration was in office.
Throughout his whole career, Bush had the backing of an established family, headed by his father, Prescott Bush, who was elected to the Senate from Connecticut in 1952.
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0760625.html   (878 words)

  
 Bush Watch Home
Bush knew that the case he was presenting for war — a case that depended crucially on visions of mushroom clouds — rested on suspect evidence.
Bush believes "that saving Iran is going to be his legacy." Which makes sense, in a wag-the-camel way, since saving Iraq is not going to be his legacy.
When Bush made the statement, he, himself, had authorized a leak, classified or not, and the leak was used to support the Bush/Cheney desire to go to war.
www.bushwatch.com   (11070 words)

  
 Politics1 - President George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States
Politics1 - President George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States
He writes that Bush is "a good man who is not a weak man. He is impatient, quick to anger; sometimes glib, even dogmatic, often uncurious, and as a result ill-informed...
Bruni covered Bush during the 2000 campaign, and subsequently at the White House, and had a lengthy period of time to get to observe and know the President first-hand.
www.politics1.com /bush.htm   (494 words)

  
 The Truth About George W. Bush
The Truth About George has diligently documented the misdeeds of Bush and his cronies since 2002, revealing the cold hard facts about an administration bent on rewarding big corporations and the rich, turning back the clock on women's rights and civil rights, and promoting a U.S. empire abroad.
The unvarnished truth about George W. Bush and his accomplices…on issues important to supporters of women's rights and civil rights.
Bush's second term promises to be even worse — with an escalation of attacks on reproductive rights, the Constitution, the courts, civil rights, the economy, social security and global relations.
www.thetruthaboutgeorge.com   (120 words)

  
 George Washington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George Washington was elected unanimously by the Electoral College in 1789, and remains the only person ever to be elected president unanimously (a feat which he duplicated in 1792).
Washington was part of the economic and cultural elite of the slave-owning planters of Virginia.
Modern doctors believe that Washington died from either a streptococcal infection of the throat or, since he was bled as part of the treatment, a combination of shock from the loss of blood, asphyxia, and dehydration.
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 George W. Bush - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bush is a member of a prominent political family: his father, George H. Bush, served as U.S. President for four years and as Vice President for eight, his brother Jeb Bush is the current Governor of Florida, and his grandfather, Prescott Bush, was a Republican United States Senator from Connecticut.
Bush has also been criticized for his handling of the leak of the name of CIA agent Valerie Plame from a source within his administration after promising to fire anyone who leaked the name, and then promising to fire such a person if they are convicted of a crime, which many considered a back-pedal.
Bush's imposition of a tariff on imported steel and on Canadian softwood lumber was controversial in light of his advocacy of free market policies in other areas, and attracted criticism both from his fellow conservatives and from nations affected.
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 George W. Bush - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bush's political ideology is generally referred to as conservative or compassionate conservative, the latter being a term he has used to describe himself; conservatives have criticized Bush for his willingness to incur large budget deficits.
Bush's imposition of a tariff on imported steel and on Canadian soft lumber was controversial in light of his pursuit of other free market policies, and attracted criticism both from his fellow conservatives and from nations affected.
Bush signed the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act in 2003, having declared his aim to "promote a culture of life." The federal law prohibits Intact dilation and extraction procedures in which the fetus's head or trunk is partialy outside of the mother's body when aborted.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_W._Bush   (7546 words)

  
 George W. Bush Biography - WHITEHOUSE.ORG
Bush was born July 6, 1946 to parents Barbara Pierce Bush and future President George H.W. Bush.
George W. Bush ("Laura"), a former teacher and librarian who devotedly toiled in our nation's Godless and dangerous public schools for almost two interminable years until she could ensnare an affluent husband.
A man of the people, President Bush fights hard to ensure that America's hard-earned tax dollars will be returned to them in maximum annual increments of $300, or else promptly disseminated to those Judeo-Christian institutions whose leaders wander Washington's corridors of power.
www.whitehouse.org /administration/georgew.asp   (7546 words)

  
 George W. Bush
George W. Bush is also known for his like of nicknames and his practice of bestowing others with them.
George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is, since January 20, 2001, the 43rd President of the United States.
George W. Bush is unapologetic about the detentions, labeling the detainees as "enemy combatants" and insisting that their detention is necessary.
united-states.asinah.net /en/wikipedia/g/ge/george_w__bush.html   (7546 words)

  
 George W. Bush Biography - WHITEHOUSE.ORG
Bush was born July 6, 1946 to parents Barbara Pierce Bush and future President George H.W. Bush.
George W. Bush is the 43rd President* of the United States of America.
President Bush champions bold initiatives to ensure that America's prosperity remains focused on those whose familial ties have already rendered them so rightfully prosperous, and he will work hard to impress upon our nation's seniors a lexicon that facilitates the interpretation that he would never imperil Social Security or Medicare.
www.whitehouse.org /administration/georgew.asp   (7546 words)

  
 George Walker Bush
Bush's early foreign policy was defined by the rejection of a number of international treaties that the White House felt were detrimental to American interests, including the Kyoto treaty on global warming, the biological weapons convention banning germ warfare, and a treaty to establish an international war-crimes court.
Bush also withdrew from the 1972 Antiballistic Missile Treaty, the basis for three decades of nuclear stability with the Soviet Union, but at the same time succeeded in persuading Russia to agree to a landmark treaty that would cut U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons stockpiles by two-thirds over the next decade.
Bush officially became the president-elect on Dec. 13, after the Supreme Court reversed a decision by the Florida Supreme Court to allow manual recounts of ballots in some Florida counties, contending that such a partial recount violated the Constitution's equal protection and due process guarantees.
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0878291.html   (7546 words)

  
 Welcome to the White House
President Bush on Thursday said, "I'm grateful to Jim for his superb work as our Ambassador, and I now have asked him to accept a new assignment, to serve his country and his fellow veterans."
President Bush on Wednesday said, "As a valuable member of my Cabinet, Tony Principi has served as a tireless advocate for 25 million veterans."
President Bush on Thursday said, "Welcome, everybody, to the White House.
www.whitehouse.gov   (7546 words)

  
 George P. Bush - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Consequently, he is also the nephew of President George W. Bush and the grandson of former President George H. Bush.
George Prescott Bush (born April 24, 1976) is the eldest of three children of Florida governor Jeb Bush.
Bush has an undergraduate degree from Rice University and earned a law degree from the University of Texas in 2003.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_P._Bush   (7546 words)

  
 George W. Bush - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George W. Bush signing the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, surrounded by senators and congressmen.
Bush's imposition of a tariff on imported steel and on Canadian softwood lumber was controversial in light of his advocacy of free market policies in other areas, and attracted criticism both from his fellow conservatives and from nations affected.
Bush is the first Republican president to have appointed an openly gay man to serve in his administration [37] (Scott Evertz as director of the Office of National AIDS Policy), and the first president to see one such appointment, that of openly gay Ambassador to Romania Michael E. Guest, receive Congressional confirmation.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_W._Bush   (7995 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - George H. W. Bush
Bush, George Herbert Walker, born in 1924, 41st president of the United States (1989-1993), president at the end of the Cold War between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).
Bush also organized an unprecedented global alliance against Iraq during the Persian Gulf War of 1991, but he was less successful in dealing with U.S. domestic problems and was defeated after one term by Bill Clinton in the 1992 election.
Bush was born on June 12, 1924, in Milton, Massachusetts, but grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut.
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 GOP.com Republican National Committee :: Home
This afternoon, President Bush will participate in a roundtable discussion on taxes and the economy.
Bush will attend the White House Easter Egg Roll.
Learn more about how President Bush and Republicans are helping your community, and select a team below to get involved.
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 George W. Bush, Jr. - The Dark Side
Bush denied any involvement, fooling no one, but after McCain's decisive New Hampshire victory made the move look ridiculous, Bush and his top strategist Karl Rove called up his establishment minions, after which they instantly announced that they were stopping their efforts to keep McCain off the ballot.
Bush also has refused to answer whether he could have passed the FBI test when his father was vice president, during the 8 years from 1981-1989.
Bush's unit had 27 pilots at the time he applied; while they were authorized for 29 pilots, there were two more already in training and one awaiting a transfer.
www.realchange.org /bushjr.htm   (15856 words)

  
 AWOLBush.com - Home Page
He mentioned that Bush appeared to have a drinking problem, she recalls, but he was most offended by another incapacity: his fear of flying.
Among these: that Bush had failed to meet unspecified Guard standards and refused a direct order to take a physical exam, and that pressure was being applied on Killian and his superiors to whitewash whatever troubling circumstances Bush was in.
Bush repeats like a mantra: "I was honorably discharged" (NH Union Leader, ibid), as if this constitutes proof he met his commitments.
www.awolbush.com   (10042 words)

  
 TIME Person of the Year 2004: George W. Bush
Bush ran big and bold and specific all at the same time, rivaling Reagan in breadth of vision and Clinton in tactical ingenuity.
In the meantime, the lessons Bush draws from his victory are the ones that matter most.
Ordinary Presidents have made mistakes and then sought to redeem themselves by admitting them; when Bush was told by some fellow Republicans that his fate depended on confessing his errors, he blew them off.
www.time.com /time/personoftheyear/2004/story.html   (1070 words)

  
 George W. Bush on the Issues
Bush ties growing economy to his tax cuts.
Bush is confident that none of 112 executed were innocent:
Bush calls for constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.
www.issues2000.org /George_W__Bush.htm   (5563 words)

  
 Black Pioneers of Oregon
George Bush was a veteran of the War of 1812, a former employee of the Hudson's Bay Company who had been as far west as the Pacific Coast as early as the 1820s, and a wealthy farmer and rancher in western Missouri before becoming an Oregon Trail emigrant in 1844.
George Bush remained in The Dalles with the party's cattle, rejoining them in the spring when the cattle could be ferried across the river.
The land settled by George Bush and his family came to be known as Bush Prairie.
www.endoftheoregontrail.org /blakbios.html   (2449 words)

  
 George Walker Bush
George Walker Bush: Governor of Texas and Presidential Candidate - Governor of Texas and Presidential Candidate In 1994, Bush was elected governor of Texas, defeating...
President George Walker Bush the 43rd President of the United States of America.(Opinion/Editorial) (Manila Bulletin)
Bush's early foreign policy was defined by the rejection of a number of international treaties that the White House felt were detrimental to American interests, including the Kyoto treaty on global warming, the biological weapons convention banning germ warfare, and a treaty to establish an international war-crimes court.
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0878291.html   (2280 words)

  
 USA: biography of George Herbert Walker Bush (1924-)
Bush served as ambassador to the United Nations from 1971-1972, was chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1972-1973, chief of the U.S. liaison office in Peking from 1974-1976, and director of the C.I.A. from 1976-1977.
Bush beat his Democratic opponent Michael Dukakis from Massachusetts with 54 percent of the popular vote (to Dukakis'49%) and 426 of the electoral votes (to Dukakis' 111).
In 1989 Bush ordered the U.S. invasion of Panama to depose the dictator Manuel Noriega, who was thereafter brought to the United States where he was accused of drugs trafficing.
odur.let.rug.nl /~usa/P/gb41/about/bush.htm   (647 words)

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