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news.yahoo.com - 1/14/2009
"True friend" Blair gets Bush medal - Yahoo! News
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WASHINGTON (AFP) President George W. Bush praised three "true friends of the United States" as he awarded the nation's highest civilian honor to Tony Blair , John Howard and Colombian leader Alvaro Uribe . The three men were given the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a ceremony at the White ...
foxnews.com - 1/18/2009
Pelosi Open to Prosecution of Bush Administration Officials | Political News
— foxnews.com — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is receptive to the idea of prosecuting some Bush administration officials, while letting... others who are accused of misdeeds leave office without prosecution, she told Chris Wallace in an interview on "FOX News Sunday." "I ... (more) Pelosi Open to Prosecution of Bush Administration ...

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google.com - 1/20/2009
AFP: Bush, Rumsfeld should be pursued for torture: UN rapporteur
— google.com — 22 hours ago BERLIN (AFP) The UN's special torture rapporteur called on the US Tuesday to pursue... former president George W. Bush and defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld for torture and bad treatment of Guantanamo prisoners. "Judicially speaking, the ... (more) AFP: Bush, Rumsfeld should be pursued for torture: UN ...

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White House: Increase in terror attacks since 9/11 a success
rawstory.com - 1/11/2009
White House: Increase in terror attacks since 9/11 a success
— rawstory.com — One of the many sad ironies of the Bush era that is rapidly and mercifully drawing to... a close is that after the president created a “central front in the war on terror” by invading Iraq, the amount of “terrorism” in the world skyrocketed. I call it ... (more) White House: Increase in terror attacks since 9/11 a ...

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Just like old times - boot lickers and buffoons
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — I'm not going to miss these two nor their old chum John Howard. AFP: President George W. Bush praised three "true friends of the United States" as he awarded the nation's highest civilian honor to Tony Blair, John Howard and Colombian leader Alvaro Uribe. The three men were given the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a ceremony at the White House in the final days of Bush's presidency. "This afternoon I'm pleased to award the Medal of Freedom to three extraordinary leaders," Bush said. Each of the men was "a true friend of the ...

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Rising Hegemon — Long day at the grooming salon: President George W. Bush praised three "true friends of the United States" as he awarded the nation's highest civilian honor to Tony Blair, John Howard and Colombian leader Alvaro Uribe. The three men were given the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a ceremony at the White House in the final days of Bush's presidency. Two leaders thrown out in shame, and one guy who was a buddy to Pablo Escobar. Oh, and look who dropped by to ask Uribe for some samples ...

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