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The Bush Record
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 1/17/2009
The Bush Record
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Thinking back to George W. Bush’s farewell address it’s striking that the best thing the man can say about his record in office is that only once during his term in office were 3,000 people killed by foreign terrorists. And it’s really striking that other people in the ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 1/16/2009
Full Text of President George W. Bush's Farewell Address
— latimesblogs.latimes.com — Here's the prepared text of the Farewell Address to the nation by the 44th president to be... given in a few minutes from the White House. His audience in the East Room includes family, friends, Cabinet and some selected Americans the President has ... (more) Full Text of President George W. Bush's Farewell Address

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Biography of George W. Bush
whitehouse.gov - 1/21/2009
Biography of George W. Bush
— whitehouse.gov — Photo of George W. Bush 43. GEORGE W. BUSH 2001-2009 George W. Bush, the 43rd President of... the United States, was sworn into office on January 20, 2001, re-elected on November 2, 2004, and sworn in for a second term on January 20, 2005. Prior to his ... (more) Biography of George W. Bush

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thenextright.com - 1/16/2009
George W. Bush's Legacy
— 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 ... (more) George W. Bush's Legacy

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Lawyers, Guns and Money — Sad, and yet true: Thinking back to George W. Bush’s farewell address it’s striking that the best thing the man can say about his record in office is that only once during his term in office were 3,000 people killed by foreign terrorists. And it’s really striking that other people in the conservative movement seem to take this “accomplishment” very seriously.The man did warn us about the soft bigotry of low expectations...

Quote of the day
WTF Is It Now?!? — "Thinking back to George W. Bush’s farewell address it’s striking that the best thing the man can say about his record in office is that only once during his term in office were 3,000 people killed by foreign terrorists."-- Matt Yglesias

State of play
The Sideshow — ... Yglesias: "Thinking back to George W. Bush's farewell address it's striking that the best thing the man can say about his record in office is that only once during his term in office were 3,000 people killed by foreign terrorists. And it's really striking that other people in the conservative movement seem to take this 'accomplishment' very seriously." Yeah, 'cause everyone else had so many more of those attacks on American soil. ...

Scarborough: America Needs A Dick Cheney
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... Oh, yeah, and then there was that whole part where 3,000 Americans died in the worst mass-casualty terrorist attack on the homeland in the past 100 years, followed by that time when we just stopped fighting the perpetrators of that attack (known by the colloquialism, "War In Iraq"). I'm sure the way they were allowed to remove themselves to safe havens and reconstitute their network must have been terrifying for them. Good job, Dick Cheney. ...

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leaders of the United States and Peru finalized a free trade agreement on Friday, just days before U.S. President George W. Bush leaves office and despite concerns about labor laws in the Andean country.
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