swamppolitics.com - 1/12/2009
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by Mark Silva
A retiring President George W. Bush, delivering the final and most introspective press conference of his long presidency, acknowledged today the several "mistakes" and "disappointments'' of his tumultuous two terms in the Oval Office, yet voiced a defiant insistence that he ...
whitehouse.gov - 1/12/2009
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whitehouse.gov —
For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary
January 12, 2009 Press Conference by the President James
S. Brady Press Briefing Room Fact sheet In Focus: The Bush Record 9:17 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Tapper. We have been through a ...
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Press Conference by the President
thenextright.com - 1/16/2009
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thenextright.com —
As a blog titled The Next Right, we
have not featured much discussion of George W. Bush.
With tonight being the last night President Bush was able to command the nation's attention, it is worth trying to put a few words in on the conclusion of this ...
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George W. Bush's Legacy
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 1/12/2009
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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com —
(CNN) — The White House announced Monday that
President Bush would hold his final White House press
conference this morning. “As we start our final full week here in the White House, President Bush will hold his last press conference at 9:15a.m. ...
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President Bush to hold final press conference
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A BUZZFLASH NEWS ANALYSIS by Meg White As Bush gives his final press conference today, lamenting the "mistakes" of his presidency, some are wondering if he and other members of his administration will get a chance to tell such tales to a special prosecutor."History will look back,'' he told reporters, most likely hoping the next administration's Justice Department will solely look forward. Judging from the most recent comments from his successor, that may very well be the case. It all started when ...
Phil Bronstein: Bush and Cheney Mosey Off Into the Sunset, Cowboys Till the End
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... Eight years away from Texas clearly had taken a little starch out of this cowboy's checkered shirt. It's a tough job, but despite recognizing the "writers and opiners (who) don't like me", smacking the foreign "elites" who don't respect the US and wading into what has always been awkward territory of press conference joke-making, Mr. Bush was clearly speaking from the heart when he talked about Barack Obama's family and the love they have for each other. ...
Neal Rodriguez: Neither Bush or Obama have Addressed Police Shootings
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... Instead Bush tries to reinforce the misconception that the United States is still held in the same regard as the country's perception before the Bush administration. "I strongly disagree that our moral standing has been dinished." ...
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