time.com - 12/19/2008
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(WASHINGTON) The Bush administration came to the rescue of the troubled U.S. auto industry Friday, offering $17.4 billion in loans in exchange for concessions from carmakers and their workers. "Allowing the auto companies to collapse is not a responsible course of action," President Bush ...
huffingtonpost.com - 12/18/2008
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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 ...
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Bush: I Didn't Compromise My Soul To Be Popular
pewresearch.org - 12/18/2008
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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 ...
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Bush and Public Opinion
people-press.org - 12/20/2008
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people-press.org —
As George W. Bush prepares to leave the
White House, the United States is in many ways...
dramatically different from when he took the oath of office in 2001. His first few months as president were largely unremarkable, despite the contentious 2000 ...
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Overview: Bush and Public Opinion: Bush and Public Opinion
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Bush to Make Statement on White House Auto Plan
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... Options discussed recently include an "orderly" bankruptcy in return for an emergency infusion of billions of dollars.
Plus: Treasury Secretary Paulson tells a business forum in New York Thursday night "orderly" bankruptcy might be the best solution. ...
George W. Bush PUNTS $17.4 Billion to Automakers
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
... did hit President Goerge W. Bush in the head the other day, the Bush Administration announced this morning a loan package for United States automakers. ...
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theanchoressonline.com 1/15/2009 — Offered without apology :
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Obama should be like Bush
the-reaction.blogspot.com 11/10/2008 — By Michael J.W. Stickings At least according to TNR's Jonathan Cohn. Cohn argues that has actually accomplished a great deal as president, from overhauling the tax code to reforming education to gutting the regulatory state to rewriting ...
Halperin Hearts Bush
dailykos.com 1/2/2009 — What next? Is he going to want to see Bush's face on Mt. Rushmore ? Let's take just three things that are totally wrong about Halperin's analysis: 1) Halperin asserts Bush didn't want the presidency as much as most people who seek it. Well ...
Mr. President, will you answer the question?
dir.salon.com 12/17/2008 — Dec 3, 2004 | George W. Bush has held far fewer solo news conferences than any president in the modern era. And when he does meet with the press, he avoids direct answers so brazenly that there is scant little value in it anyway. It's time the White ...
Bush White House: On the auto deal —
First Read 12/19/2008
The Washington Post reports, “The White House was moving closer yesterday to a dramatic restructuring of the nation's ailing automakers, deliberating among several options including an ‘orderly’ bankruptcy in return for an emergency government ...
Bush announces auto rescue —
CNN Political Ticker 12/19/2008
Bush announced an auto bailout plan Friday morning.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — President Bush announced a rescue plan for General Motors and Chrysler LLC Friday morning that will make $13.4 billion in federal loans available almost ...
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