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It is a little difficult to read because they did not use spaces between the paragraphs. http://www.thebulletin.us/site/index.cfm?newsid=19845451&BRD=2737&PAG=461&dept_id=576361&rfi=8

I've seen on FR before a very long list of things President Bush has accomplished. Even with the Democrats in control the past eight years. Has anyone seen that floating around? Thanks!

HOKKAIDO, Japan, July 6 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush was treated to a surprise 62nd birthday party aboard Air Force One en route to the Group of Eight summit in Japan. Bush and his contingent were nearing Japan when First Lady Laura Bush and senior White House staff gathered in the plane's conference room. There, a steward put a single candle on a coconut cake, the lights were dimmed, and when Bush entered the room, the group yelled, "Surprise," White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said.

US President George W Bush and France's Nicolas Sarkozy have emphasised the strength of relations between the two countries after talks in Paris. The pair discussed a range of issues including Iran's nuclear ambitions and co-operation over Afghanistan. But correspondents say the mood of the meeting was dominated by the extent to which France and the US see eye-to-eye. Mr Bush is in Paris on the latest leg of his European tour, expected to be his last before leaving office. The visit is seen as a sign of further reconciliation between the US and France, after tensions over Iraq. On...

WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama accused President Bush on Thursday of launching a "false political attack" with a comment about appeasing terrorists and radicals. The Illinois senator interpreted the remark as a slam against him but the White House denied that Bush's words were in any way directed at Obama, who has said as president he would be willing to personally meet with Iran's leaders and those of other regimes the United States has deemed rogue. In a speech to Israel's Knesset, Bush said: "Some seem to believe that we should negotiate with the terrorists and radicals, as...

Two Hollywood actors who dined with Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in early 2001 at actress Candice Bergen's home confirmed reports that he told the assembled group he did not vote for George W. Bush in the 2000 election, but McCain denied the claim at a news conference. In separate phone interviews, Bradley Whitford and Richard Schiff -- both of whom starred in television's "The West Wing" -- said late Thursday night that the senator made the remarks after he spoke at length about his reservations about Bush becoming president. Liberal blogger Arianna Huffington first wrote about the incident Monday, asserting...

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WASHINGTON, April 18, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - President George W. Bush addressed the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast just after 8:30 this morning, in a speech filled with glowing references to Pope Benedict XVI.  "It's not every day you get to be the warm-up act to the Holy Father," began the President jovially, referring to the fact that the guests would soon be viewing a live broadcast of the Pope's remarks to the United Nations. "This has been a joyous week," said the President beaming and eliciting applause. "It's been a joyous time for Catholics - and it wasn't such a bad...

WASHINGTON, D.C., APRIL 13, 2008 (Zenit.org).- U.S. President George Bush said that when he looks into Benedict XVI's eyes, he sees God.The president made this affirmation Friday when he answered the last question posed him during an interview with Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) anchor Raymond Arroyo.Arroyo noted that Bush is planning an all-out welcome for the Pope, who arrives in the United States on Tuesday for a five-day visit. Most notably, Bush will go to the airport to receive the Holy Father, a courtesy he has never extended to any visiting leader.The president says he plans to do this...

Excerpt: In 2004, the voters of Arizona, by 56 percent to 44 percent, enacted Proposition 200, requiring proof of citizenship before an individual may vote or receive state benefits. Forty-six percent of Hispanics voted for Prop. 200, giving the lie to those who say Hispanics support the illegal invasion of their country. Over 190,000 Arizonans petitioned to put Prop. 200 on the ballot. As it simply required proof of citizenship before receiving the benefits and privileges of citizenship, who could oppose it? Answer: the entire GOP congressional delegation, led by Sen. John McCain.

RAMALLAH, West Bank (CNN) -- U.S. President George W. Bush met with Palestinian leaders in the West Bank on Thursday, predicting that a Middle East peace treaty would be signed by the time he leaves office. Bush was holding talks with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and other top government officials. "I am confident that with proper help, the state of Palestine will emerge," Bush said in a press conference Thursday with Abbas. In his first visit to the region as president, Bush has admitted he hopes his presence will push the Israeli and Palestinian leaders along on the stalled...

Just heard this on the radio--can anyone confirm? If true, wonder what the topic is.

British Xmas card mocks Polish pope 06.12.2007 Poles in the UK protest against a Christmas card which features John Paul II and George W. Bush. The deceased John Paul II is lying on a catafalque. George Bush is standing over him. The speech bubble next to his face says: "What happened to Santa?". This Christmas card is selling like hot cakes in Britain, causing outrage amongst the Polish community. Poles have already informed they would organise street protests. "It's appalling. Using the image of the deceased Holy Father is a scandal. Muslims protested at the cartoons deriding Muhammad. Why should...

Bush Is Back By Emmett Tyrrell Thursday, December 6, 2007 WASHINGTON -- As with the late Abraham Lincoln, so with the present George W. Bush -- once the right general was found and the right strategy adopted, victory was in hand and a beleaguered president's fortunes were restored. Doubtless President Bush is aware of the parallel, and perchance, he will avoid Ford's Theatre. A curious inhibition shared by both Bush 41 and Bush 43 is to downplay their interest in reading. Actually both are hearty readers, certainly as compared with the general public. Earlier this year, I attended a luncheon...

SAN DIEGO - 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. "There's all kinds of time for historians to compare this response to that response," Bush said during a tour of the state's fire-ravaged communities. The president walked down a street of the hard hit community of Rancho Bernardo, where homes have been burned to rubble, at one point offering comfort to Jay and Kendra Jeffcoat, standing near where a single spiral staircase rested amid rubble that...

Governor, not president, seen as head of U.S. fight SACRAMENTO – When the U.N. secretary-general extended an off-the-cuff invitation to participate in a global-warming conference in New York City, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger didn't hesitate. “Of course. I feel honored. Thank you,” Schwarzenegger answered without pause as he and Ban Ki-moon wrapped up a July tour of a San Jose company researching ways to limit greenhouse gases. In contrast, President Bush has withstood growing international pressure to become more aggressive in setting a national agenda to curb global warming. The world will be reminded of the stark difference between the two...

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Historians debate whether his stature will increase after he leaves office WASHINGTON — If Harry S. Truman did it, why can't George W. Bush? Truman came back from the political abyss — his public approval rating sank as low as 22 percent thanks in large part to America's entry into the Korean War and his handling of labor disputes at home — to become regarded by historians as one of the nation's top 10 presidents. Lately, some Bush administration officials and White House associates have predicted that President Bush — mired in an unpopular war in Iraq and saddled with...

Why did he do it? Why conjure up unquiet ghosts? Why now? Vietnam is not only, as President Bush rather flatly put it, “a complex and painful subject” for Americans. The V-word is lodged in folk memory as an unwinnable war that America should never have fought, that wasted blood and treasure, and that, most woundingly, bitterly split the nation. Vietnam, even today, is a powerful political toxin. Probably the only American politician who can talk about Vietnam without risk is the war hero John McCain. John Kerry tried the “veteran who wants out of Iraq” line in the 2004...

I want to open today's speech with a story that begins on a sunny morning, when thousands of Americans were murdered in a surprise attack -- and our nation was propelled into a conflict that would take us to every corner of the globe. The enemy who attacked us despises freedom, and harbors resentment at the slights he believes America and Western nations have inflicted on his people. He fights to establish his rule over an entire region. And over time, he turns to a strategy of suicide attacks destined to create so much carnage that the American people will...

Neil Cavuto will interview President Bush today at 4:00 PM ET on Your World on Fox News.

The United States plans to sell Gulf countries at least $20 billion worth of military hardware in the coming years, and will sign 10-year military aid packages with Egypt and Israel, valued together at $43 billion. According to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Washington is "working with these states to give a chance to the forces of moderation and reform."Oddly, on Friday the New York Times published a story roundly criticizing the Saudis for their "counterproductive" attitude in Iraq. Senior U.S. officials were quoted as saying that the kingdom had tried to discredit Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki by handing...

"It is a real beauty" - that's President George W. Bush's verdict on the brush cutter he was given by Fredrik Reinfeldt during the Swedish Prime Minister's visit to the White House. In a letter dated June 18th and released to journalists on Wednesday, Bush tells Reinfeldt that he has already put the brush cutter to use on his Texas ranch following the prime minister's visit in May. "Dear Fredrik: I was honored to welcome you to the Oval Office," the president writes. Reinfeldt was slammed by opposition politicians at home for not using the meeting to criticize US policy...

WASHINGTON, July 5, 2007 – President Bush hailed members of the West Virginia Air National Guard yesterday and reminded them that they and their fellow servicemembers, like the patriots who celebrated the first Independence Day, are demonstrating fortitude during a critical conflict. President Bush offers remarks during a Fourth of July visit with members of the West Virginia Air National Guard’s 167th Airlift Wing and their family members in Martinsburg, W.Va., July 4, 2007. Bush thanked all the operational units of the West Virginia National Guard for their service. White House photo by Chris Greenberg  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution...

FReep This Poll! Here is the poll question in full form... Do you agree with President Bush's decision to commute former White House aide I. Lewis 'Scooter' Libby's prison term? Yes No Not sure Link over to the North County Times/The Californian homepage. Scroll down a bit and look for the poll on the right hand side. Vote your choice.

The Bush administration is quietly weighing the prospect of reaching out to the party that founded modern political Islam, the Muslim Brotherhood.

PROVIDENCE — Immigration reform was to be George W. Bush’s legacy. It’s now clear that he won’t have a legacy to stand on. The president’s visit to the Capitol was supposed to restart the immigration “grand bargain,” currently in a mid-air stall. As is his habit, he painted scary scenarios if things don’t go his way. (Note how he lists the dire consequences of pulling out of the mess he created in Iraq.) On immigration, he warns that “the status quo is unacceptable.” And we can thank him for that unacceptable status quo. As America’s chief executive, it was Bush’s...

The S.S. GOP is sinking fast, and it looks like Skipper Bush is going down with his ship. That's only fair — after all, he's the one who torpedoed his own ship with the immigration-reform-bill warhead. Not fair is the fact that he's taking his party down with him. I can understand his stubbornness in sticking with this insane program that doesn't do a damned thing to plug the leaking borders that are allowing the United States to be flooded with all manner and shapes of illegal aliens, some of them terrorists who want to kill large numbers of Americans...

An editorial — 6/09/2007 9:31 am It is always big news when a Catholic bishop or other prominent member of the church expresses concern about the stance of a particular politician -- most recently Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani -- on the issue of abortion. So why isn't it big news when the pope takes issue with the president of the United States? Pope John Paul II pleaded with President Bush to seek alternatives to armed conflict in Iraq and called Bush's decision to go to war "a defeat for humanity." His successor, Pope Benedict XVI, has been equally blunt...

White House officials said it had led them to engage the blogosphere in a concerted way for the first time, posting defenses on liberal and conservative sites [ source page http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/03/washington/03immig.html?ei=5065&en=a485630150ff33a1&ex=1181448000&partner=MYWAY&pagewanted=print ]

  In this exclusive, six-part series, we put the Bush presidency in perspective by taking a look at achievements in several key areas, including the economy, homeland security, Iraq, tax cuts and more. Next installment: Friday, May 25 Part One Bush's Real Record On The Economy The Presidency: Years from now, pundits and academics will surely wonder why President Bush's greatest achievement — his stewardship of the economy — got so little notice during his time in office. Yet that's how it is. Part Two Homeland Security: So Far, So Good The Presidency: Addressing Congress just after 9/11, President Bush...

Why Bush boggles the mind Posted: May 22, 2007 1:00 a.m. Eastern As if President Bush didn't have enough problems in his beleaguered Justice Department, a couple more key officials resigned last week. One of them was a real surprise to me. His name was Lanny Davis. Do you remember Lanny Davis from the Clinton years? He was the ultimate spinner – one of the very public faces of the scandal years, defending his boss come hell or Whitewater. So why was his resignation from the Bush administration a surprise to me? That wasn't the surprise at all. The surprise...

The (Republican) party's over -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: May 21, 2007 1:00 a.m. Eastern Vox Day made the point during Bush's first term that he thought George Delano would do more damage to the Republican party and conservatives than any Democrat could do. It turns out that he was entirely correct. - Physics Geek (Warning: Website contains graphic language) I'm not particularly interested in rubbing the White House's latest treachery in the faces of the Three Monkey Republicans, who are finally beginning to see and hear a little of the evil that has always been readily apparent in George W. Bush. What's...

It's Political Suicide for the GOP John LeBoutillier Monday, May 21, 2007 We are witnessing political self-immolation on a major scale. Right in front of our eyes we are witnessing the Bush-McCain Forces kill themselves politically — and, unfortunately, in the process they may kill any chances the GOP ever had of regaining Congress or keeping the White House in 2008. Last week's "deal" for what is known as Comprehensive Immigration Reform, code for total amnesty for all law-breakers in hopes of getting their votes once they are given the vote, is the biggest act of political suicide we have...

The Secretary General of the UN has asked Sweden’s Prime Minister to send troops to Darfur as part of a future peace-keeping mission. After the meeting with Ban Ki Moon in New York on Monday, Fredrik Reinfeldt said neutral Sweden is considering whether it could create a unit with Norway to send to the Sudanese province. But he says they would need to see what the force would look like, what the security situation would be and who would be leading the mission. The Swedish Prime Minister is meeting American President George W. Bush in Washington Tuesday as he continues...

Where is Afghan mission heading? Canada should demilitarize the mission as much as possible, seek political reconciliation with the Taliban and stop blaming Pakistan for the insurgency Apr 12, 2007 04:30 AM Haroon Siddiqui What are Canadian soldiers dying for in Afghanistan? The official answer is that (a) they are there so that terrorists don't come here, though the reverse is more likely, and (b) our troops are helping the Afghans get back on their feet. The more realistic answer is that (a) Gen. Rick Hillier wanted to prove to the Americans that Canada belonged in the big league, and...

March 20, 2007 -- In a memorandum to the Secretary of State, President Bush has authorized arming of Serbia and its once partner, Montenegro. According to the White House Press Release, President Bush has authorized "furnishing defense articles and defense services" to both, Montenegro and Serbia. "Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 503(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and section 3(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended, I hereby find that the furnishing of defense articles and defense services to the...

WASHINGTON - While it is not unprecedented for a president to be ostracized by Congress, abandoned by even most of his own party's members, it's still pretty rare. It was a delegation of congressional Republicans who convinced Richard Nixon that his days were numbered and that it was time to step down. Certainly Gerald Ford was not in a comparable situation after his pardon of Nixon, but many Republicans on Capitol Hill were still dismayed by the move, although Ford's decision to grant clemency to Nixon has been vindicated by history, and he was given his due at his recent...

President Bush once said he was determined to stick with the Iraq war even if his wife and his dog were the only ones left at his side. It's moving in that direction. [...] Democrats always in opposition were joined very publicly by some Republicans in dissent. Even Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki had to be persuaded to go along with a larger U.S. presence in Baghdad. "He is as isolated as a president can be," said Julian Zelizer, a political historian at Boston University. Lawmakers did authorize the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Today, however, the Democratic-controlled Congress is poised...

Just 35% of Americans now approve of the way that George W. Bush is performing his role as President. That’s down sharply in recent days and is the lowest level of Approval ever measured by Rasmussen Reports (see comments on comparing Approval Ratings from different polling firms). Sixty-one percent (61%) disapprove of his performance.

Mon 8 Jan 2007 Birthday-suit parties all the rage for Ivy League students CRAIG HOWIE STUDENTS at America's prestigious Ivy League universities are rebelling against their colleges' stuffy reputations, casting off society's norms along with their clothes to hold naked parties. The Pundits, a secretive society at Yale University, initiated the events - which profess to be non-sexual in nature - in the mid-1990s, open to a select few. The society claims that president George Bush's daughter, Barbara, attended a naked party during her second year, in 2002. The White House has always declined to comment. But the naked parties...

WASHINGTON - President Bush has quietly claimed sweeping new powers to open Americans' mail without a judge's warrant, the Daily News has learned. The President asserted his new authority when he signed a postal reform bill into law on Dec. 20. Bush then issued a "signing statement" that declared his right to open people's mail under emergency conditions. That claim is contrary to existing law and contradicted the bill he had just signed, say experts who have reviewed it.

Ford's big mistake It's time to turn down the volume on Gerald Ford's funeral rites.....

It was the early 1980s and Ronald Reagan was under assault. Yet instead of buckling Reagan wound up providing a classic case study in presidential leadership As President Bush's Iraq policy and his goal of victory comes under merciless attack from the non-believers, doubters, and skeptics in official and unofficial Establishment Washington, it is worth a look back at how Reagan led America to the land of lower taxes and great prosperity. It wasn't easy. While the subject was taxes, it could just as easily have been something else Reagan believed in because his leadership abilities were so frequently on...

Coming GOP war … over the war! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: December 12, 2006 1:00 a.m. Eastern "I believe this is a recipe that will lead to our defeat ... in Iraq," said John McCain. He has a point. For what does the Iraq Study Group say? We are not winning this war. Our situation is "grave and deteriorating." Yet we may succeed if only we will withdraw all U.S. combat brigades in 15 months and bring Syria and Iran to the table to resolve the political crisis. This is simply not credible. Nowhere in this report are there any "disincentives" to...

New video by George Bush's Barney

JOHN Bolton's resignation as the American ambassador to the United Nations makes it official: The Bush administration is now drifting idly toward a mixture of centrism and impotence. In less than a month, two of President Bush's stronger and more independent aides - Donald Rumsfeld and Bolton - have been dispatched. Rumsfeld's designated successor, former CIA head Robert Gates, is a leading member of the Beltway's permanent bureaucracy. The administration seems to be waiting for the Baker-Hamilton commission of old Washington hands to dictate U.S. policy on Iraq. Leaks from the commission suggest it will recommend a gradual U.S. withdrawal...

In traditional Christianity, the motif of liberation and deliverance is a strong one—so strong that the story of Israel’s freedom from bondage in Egypt and the spiritual liberation of humanity from sin through Christ’s death and resurrection can easily become confused with ideas of earthly, political liberty from which they are clearly and sharply distinct. We have seen this sort of conflation of spiritual and earthly emancipation in the liberation theology of Latin American Catholics, who give their preaching of the Gospel a steady dose of Marxism and vague endorsements of revolutionary violence, but lately here in America we have...

Bush changes course, how about Harper? The era of American militarism is coming to an end, notes Haroon Siddiqui Nov. 12, 2006. 01:00 AM HAROON SIDDIQUI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reality is setting in on the White House. George W. Bush seems ready to abandon, or at least radically modify, his failed approach to the world ? the one Stephen Harper backs. There are several signs that the era of American unilateralism and militarism is coming to an end. The process has already begun, with indirect American participation in multi-party talks on Iran and North Korea, and Bush ruling out military retaliation against...