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africa.reuters.com - 12/17/2008
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By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Many U.N. officials and diplomats see the Bush administration as an enemy of the United Nations, but U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday cooperation with the U.N. has blossomed on his watch. U.S. relations with the ...
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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Bush and Public Opinion
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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breitbart.com - 12/18/2008
Bush says he didn't compromise soul to be popular
— breitbart.com — WASHINGTON (AP) - 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 says he didn't compromise soul to be popular

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Rice: U.S. Under Bush Embraced U.N. More Than Ever
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... From 2005-06, Washington's U.N. ambassador was outspoken conservative John Bolton, a sharp critic of the world body. U.S. officials repeatedly questioned the United Nations about alleged misdeeds in North Korea and elsewhere. Washington also tried and failed to oust Mohamed ElBaradei as head of the Vienna-based U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency because it felt he was too soft on Iran, which Western countries suspect wants nuclear arms -- a charge Iran denies. Read more: http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnN16275118.html

Rice: Under Bush, The U.S. Has Embaced The U.N. ‘Maybe’ More Than Any Other Administration
Think Progress — ... yesterday in New York, a reporter asked Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to “look philosophically” at the state of diplomacy after eight years of the Bush administration and to think of “lessons we can draw out.” Rice then took the opportunity to polish up her boss’s record with the United Nations: ...

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