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The 43rd President of the United States, George Walker Bush was born on July 6, 1946. The Republican is a two-term president, narrowly defeating Sen. Al Gore in the 2000 election and winning again in 2004 over Sen. John Kerry. His parents are Barbara Bush and former President George H.W. Bush. He's only the second President in history to be the son of a former President. Bush received his undergraduate degree from Yale and his MBA from Harvard. Bush was elected governor of Texas twice--in 1994 and 1998. Significant events during his presidency have included the 9/11 attacks on the U.S., the invasion of Afghanistan, the Iraq War, the capture of Saddam Hussein, Hurricane Katrina, the No Child...
The 43rd President of the United States, George Walker Bush was born on July 6, 1946. The Republican is a two-term president, narrowly defeating Sen. Al Gore in the 2000 election and winning again in 2004 over Sen. John Kerry. His parents are Barbara Bush and former President George H.W. Bush. He's only the second President in history to be the son of a former President. Bush received his undergraduate degree from Yale and his MBA from Harvard. Bush was elected governor of Texas twice--in 1994 and 1998. Significant events during his presidency have included the 9/11 attacks on the U.S., the invasion of Afghanistan, the Iraq War, the capture of Saddam Hussein, Hurricane Katrina, the No Child Left Behind Act and a $1.3 trillion tax-cut program in 2001.
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Answers for presidential fitness quiz
Check your answers here and see how you did. 1. William Howard Taft 2. Bill Clinton 3. William Henry Harrison 4. George W. Bush 5. Theodore Roosevelt 6. Ronald Reagan 7. Herbert Hoover 8. Woodrow Wilson 9. John F. Kennedy 10. John...Tags: Jimmy Carter, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, William Henry Harrison, John Quincy Adams
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Presidential debate on-screen presence
McCain: He was the pit bull without lipstick. More spirited and aggressive than in the first debate, but it was out of necessity given his fading poll numbers. Used virtually every question to launch an attack against Obama but for the most part managed...Tags: Sarah Palin, The White House, Tom Brokaw, Joe Lieberman
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Madonna says Palin not welcome
Madonna says Sarah Palin is not welcome at her concerts. Not that the GOP vice presidential candidate would attend a Madonna show, anyway, considering the provocative singer has hung from a neon cross and posed naked for a coffee-table book. That would be...Tags: Sarah Palin, Madonna, Kanye West, Saturday Night Live
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Sen. Joseph Lieberman urges independents, Democrats to vote for John McCain
Former Democratic vice presidential candidate Joseph Lieberman on Tuesday urged independents and Democrats to cast a vote for John McCain, saying the Arizona Republican has the experience and judgment to lead the country through the current economic...Tags: John McCain, Government, Bill Clinton, Freddie Mac, Fort Lauderdale
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Democrats destroy
The Democrats were ready to surrender the war in Iraq. They were ready to betray the families of those who have given their lives and limbs by following such shallow leadership as Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, James Webb, Barack Hussein Obama and former...Tags: Natural Resources, Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama, National Government, Harry Reid
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McBama-nomics
I'd imagine that the voters who are rooting for John McCain or Barack Obama must be feeling pretty silly by now. Two major-party candidates, both saying they are for change, yet agreeing with President Bush to bail out their donors on Wall Street. It'...Tags: Ron Paul, Newspapers, John McCain, Government, Charity
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AP Exclusive: Documents say US detainee driven nearly insane by isolation, deprivation
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ A U.S. military officer warned Pentagon officials that an American detainee was being driven nearly insane by months of punishing isolation and sensory deprivation in a U.S. military brig, according to documents obtained by The...Tags: Fraud, Guerrilla Activity, Wars and Interventions, Federal Bureau of Investigation, The White House
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McCain takes a gamble in the debate with mortgage proposal
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTuesday's debate in Nashville was supposed to be John McCain's night. His favorite format, a town hall meeting with ordinary voters. His moment to unveil a new proposal for pulling the economy out of its slump. And, most important, one of his last chances... -
Obama, McCain both stretch facts
The Associated PressDemocrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain stretched facts, sometimes past the breaking point, as they addressed the financial crisis and more during their second presidential debate. Some examples: McCAIN: Said he would provide a $5,000...Tags: Private Health Care, Barack Obama, Government Health Care, State Budgets, Economic Policy
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Fight for older voters intensifies
The Associated PressLike any good political operative, 80-year-old Frank Elwood checked a "street list" that broke down the party registration for members of his retirement complex, and found that Republicans outnumbered Democrats and independents 2-to-1. Undaunted, the...Tags: Al Gore, John Kerry, Tom Ridge, Barack Obama, Executive Branch
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Obama, McCain clash over causes, cures of financial crisis; McCain says redo home loans
Associated Press WriterNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Barack Obama and John McCain clashed repeatedly over the causes and cures for the worst economic crisis in 80 years Tuesday night in a debate in which Republican McCain called for sweeping action by the government to directly...Tags: Diplomacy, Homes, Barack Obama, Executive Branch, Election Day
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Corrections and clarifications, October 07, 2008
An article on Page 8 of Tuesday's A section incorrectly reported a public hearing on a proposed project to rejuvenate coral reefs. An article on Page 1 of Monday's Your Money section incompletely described disciplinary actions against Dr. Mitchell Wick...Tags: Broward County Commission, Tamarac, Trade Agreements, Economic Organization, Government
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