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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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Obama: The First 100 Days
My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and...Tags: Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Medical Services, Sociology, Health
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Synagogue withdraws invitation for Wasserman Schultz
Church and state — or at least politics and religion — clashed this week as a prominent synagogue withdrew a speaking invitation for U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, was to have spoken Friday at Temple Israel...Tags: Miami-Dade County, Marco Rubio, Judaism, Jeb Bush, Religion and Belief
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Late Night: Bill O'Reilly reluctantly fist bumps David Letterman
Show TrackerBill O'Reilly and David Letterman talk Iraq, Osama bin Laden and Obama.... -
Demise of a centrist nominee dream
That pop you may or may not have heard the other day was the bursting pipedream of a centrist presidential candidate outside the establishment parties. The organizers of a group calling itself Americans Elect decided to close shop after failing to find...
Tags: Political Candidates, Executive Branch, U.S. Electoral College, Michael Bloomberg, Charles Elson Roemer, III
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McConnell Intelligence Complex to be named after Gates
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe Kansas National Guard’s 184th Intelligence Wing will dedicate its Intelligence Complex to the former U.S. Secretary of Defense Dr. Robert M. Gates. “Because of the experience gained by more than 40 years of service to this nation, Dr....Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Robert Gates, Sam Brownback, Barack Obama
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Kingsley Guy: Democrats' spending leading U.S. to disaster
If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, then the folks with the white coats need to pay visits to the offices of President Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House...Tags: Personal Income, John F. Kennedy, Calvin Coolidge, Federal Reserve, Medicare
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New Q Poll shows Romney ahead of Obama in Florida
TALLAHASSEE -- A Quinnipiac University poll shows Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney pulling ahead of President Barack Obama in Florida in what likely will be a close November match-up in the Sunshine State. The poll, released Wednesday, shows...
Tags: Marco Rubio, Election Day, Social Issues, Barack Obama, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Search for Romney running mate in audition phase
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney’s vice presidential search has entered a new phase: auditions. As his campaign evaluates potential running mates, Republicans with a possible shot at the No. 2 spot on the presidential ticket are starting to...
Tags: Bobby Jindal, Chris Christie, Voting, White House, Barack Obama
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Romney sets up education panel, names Phil Handy a co-chair
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelMitt Romney's campaign today announced appointment of a 19-member Education Policy Advisory Group that includes a number of folks from Harvard; President George W. Bush's education secretary, Rod Paige of Houst0o; and a host of other education thinkers.... -
Allentown hockey arena joke betrays suburban smugness
I hope some of you read about a telling recent exchange among Hanover Township supervisors. One of our freelance writers was there, and as a result of his report, Morning Call reporter Andrew McGill went back and listened to the meeting tape.
Here's what...Tags: Sports, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Realty, Justice System
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BP agrees to spend $400 million to reduce pollution at Whiting refinery
Tribune reporterBP will spend more than $400 million to significantly reduce noxious air pollution from its massive refinery in northwest Indiana, the company announced today in a settlement with federal authorities and environmental groups that could set a precedent for...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Heavy Engineering, Economy, Business and Finance, Manufacturing and Engineering, Environmental Pollution
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ACLU, Tea Party agree NDAA could take away your freedoms
A bill passed by Congress and signed into law last New Year's Eve by President Barack Obama has united the extreme right and the extreme left in this country. The American Civil Liberties Union calls it dangerous, the Tea Party calls it an attack on...
Tags: Journalism, Terrorism, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Judges
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