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thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 12/25/2008
Top Bush Aides to Linger on High-Profile Boards
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'Twas the night before Christmas and President Bush was busy handing out going-away gifts to some of his key advisers, including Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez.
First Lady, Rice, Defend Bush's Legacy, "History Will Judge, And We'll See Later," Says Laura Bush; "This Generation Will Thank This President," Rice Says
cbsnews.com - 12/29/2008
First Lady, Rice, Defend Bush's Legacy, "History Will Judge, And We'll See Later," Says Laura ...
— cbsnews.com — (AP) The two most influential women in President George W. Bush's White House - first lady Laura... Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice - are strongly defending the president's legacy against critics who are calling his administration one of the ... (more) First Lady, Rice, Defend Bush's Legacy, "History Will ...

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No Thanks: Condoleezza Rice Thinks You'll Thank George Bush Someday
jezebel.com - 12/29/2008
No Thanks: Condoleezza Rice Thinks You'll Thank George Bush Someday
— jezebel.com — Tweaking the lines your parents used when they grounded you, Condoleezza Rice claims that life is not... "a popularity contest," and that someday, people will " start to thank this president for what he's done." Rice brushes off the historians who are ... (more) No Thanks: Condoleezza Rice Thinks You'll Thank George ...

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Hullabaloo
digbysblog.blogspot.com - 12/29/2008
Hullabaloo
— digbysblog.blogspot.com — Sunday, December 28, 2008 Long Run Fantasy by digby Condi Rice and Laura Bush are insisting that... the administration will be vindicated by history for all the wonderful work it has done around the world. Rice, especially, is intent upon making the case ... (more) Hullabaloo

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The Page by Mark Halperin:  Bush's Christmas Gifts to Aides

Think Progress:  Bush rewards top aides with appointments to boards and commissions.

Political Animal:  Nice Christmas gifts for loyal Bushies

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Bush's Christmas Gifts to Aides
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... The White House announces on Christmas Eve that President Bush has appointed several outgoing officials to high-profile boards and commissions. Includes Condoleezza Rice to the Kennedy Center's board, Commerce Secretary Gutierrez to the Woodrow Wilson Center board, Laura Bush's chief of staff to the Fulbright scholarship board.       ...

Bush rewards top aides with appointments to boards and commissions.
Think Progress — In his last days in office, President Bush is busy doling out “presents to some of his top aides.” Not Medals of Freedom to hang around their necks. Rather, they’re key spots on governmental boards and commissions. Condoleezza Rice “got a spot on the John F. Kennedy Center’s board of trustees until September 2014. The position should guarantee her good seats at the performing arts venue for the next six years.” Carlos Gutierrez and Barry Jackson, a former Rove aide, will be appointed by Bush to the board of trustees of the Woodrow ...

Nice Christmas gifts for loyal Bushies
Political Animal — NICE CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR LOYAL BUSHIES.... One might think the Bush gang will finally be gone on or around Jan. 20. Alas, a whole lot of these characters will be hanging around Washington quite a while longer, thanks to rewards from their boss . As President Bush settles in for his last Christmas in office, he has been busy handing out presents to some of his top aides. And they are not the kind that require wrapping paper or a bow. The White House announced on Wednesday the appointments of key members of the president's inner circle, including Secretary of State Condoleezza ...

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