george w. bush

George W Bush was the 43rd President of The United States, taking office on January 20th 2001 and leaving office January 20th 2009. He is the son of George H W Bush, 41st President of the United States.

Eight months into his presidency, on September 11th 2001, the World Trade Center towers were destroyed by terrorists. The subsequent "War On Terror" was a defining element of George W Bush's presidency. On the back of this struggle and a new doctrine of "pre-emption," the United States was lead into seperate wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

The existence of the Guantanamo Bay detention center and the use of torture and questionable intelligence gathering practices provided for considerable controversy during George W Bush's presidency. The economic crisis that emerged in the latter part of his second term further cast a shadow on his presidential legacy.

Often the butt of political humor, George W Bush's colorful political quotes and unique predicaments, like the notorious shoe throwing incident, made for spirited discussion in the blogosphere during much of his Presidency.

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  Golden State Of Mind — Authority: 657
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• A Class Act

  
  Barking Moonbat Early Warning System — Authority: 512
  Former President George Bush and his wife Laura visit Fort Hood, spend hours visiting the wounded. No press coverage wanted. Compare that to the classless pretender’s “Oh, and another thing, there’s been this massacre in Texas” bit glued on to the end of his closing notes talk at some indian conference. ...
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• Sophia Bush & Austin Nichols Hit Masquerade Ball

  
  Just Jared — Authority: 788
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  dingoRUE — Authority: 443
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• Whats going on Sunday?

  
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• Online Media Daily: Senate Expands Probe Of Discount Club Practices

  
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• Its Oil Stupid as The Truth Comes Out - 1 Million Dead Later

  
  Tony Greenstein's Blog — Authority: 494
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• Army Chief of Staff Concerned for Muslim Troops

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 916
  General George Casey Jr. said he worried speculation about the beliefs of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan could “cause a backlash against some of our Muslim soldiers.”
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• Fmr. President George W Bush Visits Ft. Hood, Visits Soldiers Wounded in Thursday Shooting Rampage

  
  Political Punch — Authority: 817
  ABC News Karen Travers reports:Former President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush made a private visit to Darnall Army Medical Center at Ft. Hood Friday evening.The former president and first lady visited with soldiers wounded in the incident on Thursday, as well as some of their family members. "They also had a ...
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• Why Physicists Like Ratios

  
  dorigo's blog — Authority: 509
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• "Elie Should Stop Her Whining"

  
  The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Authority: 828
  Because of my horror at the inhumanity of, the Gaza assault, my support for a two-state solution soon enough to rescue Israel from becoming South Africa, and my desire to see the US-Israel alliance become less suffocatingly one-sided, I am deemed an anti-Semite. This is the fate of most goyim who question the ...
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  politicalbetting.com — Authority: 138
  Wikimedia Commons Peter the Punter looks at the 2012 White House market If there is anybody out there who does not yet know about Mike Smithson’s prediction that Barack Obama, then a 50/1 outsider, would win the US Presidency three years later, they had better acknowledge it now. Trying to follow that ...
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  WaitingForNextYear — Authority: 147
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• Kristol by the case

  
  Balloon Juice — Authority: 152
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• Cokie Calls Jon Voight "Cringemaking"

  
  George's Bottom Line — Authority: 744
  Cokie Roberts didnt hold back on those health care protests headlined by actor Jon Voight, who in a speech Thursday during a health care rally on Capitol Hill said Obama “has had 20 years of subconscious programming by Rev. Wright to damn America.”
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• Casey cautions on backlash against Muslims

  
  Marine Corps Times - Benefits — Authority: 646
  WASHINGTON — Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey warned Sunday against focusing on the Muslim faith of the suspected Fort Hood shooter.Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, a psychiatrist at Fort Hood, Texas, is suspected of shooting 13 and wounding 29 during last week’s rampage.Casey said focusing on Hasan’s Muslim ...
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• Casey cautions on backlash against Muslims

  
  Air Force Times - Entertainment — Authority: 638
  WASHINGTON — Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey warned Sunday against focusing on the Muslim faith of the suspected Fort Hood shooter.Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, a psychiatrist at Fort Hood, Texas, is suspected of shooting 13 and wounding 29 during last week’s rampage.Casey said focusing on Hasan’s Muslim ...
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• Casey cautions on backlash against Muslims

  
  Navy Times - Entertainment — Authority: 663
  WASHINGTON — Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey warned Sunday against focusing on the Muslim faith of the suspected Fort Hood shooter.Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, a psychiatrist at Fort Hood, Texas, is suspected of shooting 13 and wounding 29 during last week’s rampage.Casey said focusing on Hasan’s Muslim ...
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