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Bush Rewrites History: ‘I Never Said The Taliban Was Eliminated’
thinkprogress.org - 12/15/2008
Bush Rewrites History: ‘I Never Said The Taliban Was Eliminated’
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Early this morning, during a press conference in Kabul with Afghanistan President Karzai, President Bush attempted to paper over his previous declarations of victory over the now-resurgent Taliban . Bush claimed emphatically, “I never said the Taliban was eliminated.” Watch it:  ...
Bush Ducks Shoes Thrown in Iraq, Continues to Afghanistan
washingtonpost.com - 12/14/2008
Bush Ducks Shoes Thrown in Iraq, Continues to Afghanistan
— washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from... the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Bush Ducks Shoes Thrown in Iraq, Continues to Afghanistan

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tnr.com - 12/11/2008
Obama vs. Osama
— tnr.com — Around the time of the November election, John Nagl, a retired Army Colonel, took a helicopter ride... across Afghanistan. What he saw below worried him. Nagl, who is 42 with trim brown hair and academic eyeglasses, spent three years in Iraq, including ... (more) Obama vs. Osama

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Laura Bush speaks out on shoe-throwing incident
usatoday.com - 12/18/2008
Laura Bush speaks out on shoe-throwing incident
— usatoday.com — "As a wife, I saw it as an assault, and that's what it was," she told USA... TODAY during an interview at the White House on Thursday. "So I didn't laugh it off." A month before returning to private life, Bush said she will continue her public advocacy ... (more) Laura Bush speaks out on shoe-throwing incident

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Political Animal — ... to members of Congress individually, to the surprise of members from both parties. "This is unheard of," said retiring Rep. Ray LaHood (R-Ill.). "I don't know of another president-elect who has done this." * Bush may deny it, but he really did say , more than once, that the Taliban has been "eliminated." * If you haven't seen ...

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