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 Bush on His Legacy: I 'Liberated' Iraqis
Bush on His Legacy: I 'Liberated' Iraqis
In a personal and wide-ranging interview conducted by his sister about his legacy, his faith and the influence of his father, President George W. Bush said he hopes to be remembered as a liberator of the Iraqi people. "I'd like to be a president [known] as somebody who liberated 50 million ...
Bush Weighs In on His Legacy
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com — George W. Bush said he wants to be remembered as a president who "did not sell his... soul in order to accommodate the political process." (more) Bush Weighs In on His Legacy
Bush reflects on legacy
Bush reflects on legacy
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — President Bush says he wants to be remembered as a president who stuck to his values. (GETTY... IMAGES) (CNN) — Reflecting on his eight-year presidency, President Bush said above all he would like to be remembered as a commander-in-chief who ... (more) Bush reflects on legacy
Bush Legacy in a Word: Unprepared
Bush Legacy in a Word: Unprepared
news.aol.com — Two stories up at ABC News corroborate a growing body of evidence that suggest George W. Bush's... single greatest flaw was that he was unprepared for the job of commander-in-chief. First comes the admission from the president himself, concerning the ... (more) Bush Legacy in a Word: Unprepared
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Bush Speaks Of Legacy
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines — Still-president Bush has discussed his legacy with sister Dorothy Bush Koch as part of a national oral-history project, suggesting the future should remember him for his “liberation” of 50 million Iraqis and reluctance to “sell his soul ... to accommodate the political process”—likely referring to ...

FRIDAY ROUNDUP
News — FRIDAY ROUNDUP MSNBC's Chris Matthews appears to be gearing up for a 2010 Senate bid, some speculate after sources told one blogger  that Matthews is hiring campaign staff. The reason for Vice President-elect Joe Biden's low profile, meanwhile, is debated by others. Multiple sources have told FiveThirtyEight's Sean Quinn that Matthews is staffing up for a 2010 bid to unseat Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), the blogger tells readers, noting that Matthews trails Specter in polls on the hypothetical matchup. Matthews's challenge, if he runs, will be to get Pennsylvanians to take him seriously, Hot Air's Allahpundit asserts, while ...

MORNING READ
News — MORNING READ With President-elect Barack Obama set to announce his national security team this morning, bloggers debate whether national security will look much different under the new administration. Others, meanwhile, debate President Bush's potential legacy as Iraq's liberator. A sea change in national security policy is on the way with Obama's new team, Political Animal's Steve Benen asserts, citing a report in today's New York Times. The new team, which reportedly will include Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, will recommit the U.S. to diplomacy, emphasize prevention, and cut back ...

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