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usatoday.com - 12/18/2008

Laura Bush speaks out on shoe-throwing incident

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"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 of women's rights in Afghanistan and democracy ...

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breitbart.com - 12/17/2008

Bush says sacrificed free-market principles to save economy

— breitbart.com — US President George W. Bush said in an interview Tuesday he was forced to sacrifice free market... principles to save the economy from "collapse." "I've abandoned free-market principles to save the free-market system," Bush told CNN television, saying ... (more) Bush says sacrificed free-market principles to save economy

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huffingtonpost.com - 12/18/2008

Bush: I Didn't Compromise My Soul To Be Popular

— huffingtonpost.com — WASHINGTON — President George W. Bush knows he's unpopular. But here's what matters, he says: "I didn't... compromise my soul to be a popular guy." In a wide-ranging interview with Fox News Channel, Bush also praised the national security team ... (more) Bush: I Didn't Compromise My Soul To Be Popular

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pewresearch.org - 12/18/2008

Bush and Public Opinion

— pewresearch.org — Just 11% say Bush will be remembered as an outstanding or above average president -- by far... the lowest positive end-of-term rating for any of the past four presidents. Yet Bush's impact on public opinion over the past eight years is seen in ways that ... (more) Bush and Public Opinion

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Iraqi shoe-thrower to Maliki: Hey, how about a pardon?
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... . Exit quotation from Laura Bush : “As a wife, I saw it as an assault, and that’s what it was. So I didn’t laugh it off.”

Laura Bush on why the President was able to duck Iraqi’s shoe: He’s ‘such a natural athlete.’
Think Progress — ... with USA Today, First Lady Laura Bush said she took Iraqi journalist Muntader al-Zaidi’s actions much more seriously. “As a wife, I saw it as an assault, and that’s what it was,” she said. “So I didn’t laugh it off.” Laura Bush also confirmed that she had seen video of the incident wasn’t at all surprised that the shoe didn’t hit her husband because he’s “very quick.” “That’s one of things I saw — he’s such a natural athlete,” she added. ...

Laura Bush: Shoe Incident Wasn't Funny
Drudge Retort — Thursday, December 18, 2008 Laura Bush: Shoe Incident Wasn't Funny President Bush may have been amused by the shoe-throwing incident in Iraq, but first lady Laura Bush was not. "As a wife, I saw it as an assault, and that's what it was," she told USA Today . Posted by ...

I Know Where He Can Put His Shoe
blonde sagacity — ... What would have happened if they would have thrown a shoe during a Presidential conference under Saddam?! WMD or not, al Qaeda or not...their country is a better placenow because of Bush. Regardless of the in-fighting among Americans about whether or not it should have been OUR blood and money that disposed their despot...THEY have benefited and now they're uppity? I was glad to see that Laura wasn't amused either. ...