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The 43rd President of the United States, George Walker Bush was born on July 6, 1946. The Republican is a two-term president, narrowly defeating Sen. Al Gore in the 2000 election and winning again in 2004 over Sen. John Kerry. His parents are Barbara Bush and former President George H.W. Bush. He's only the second President in history to be the son of a former President. Bush received his undergraduate degree from Yale and his MBA from Harvard. Bush was elected governor of Texas twice--in 1994 and 1998. Significant events during his presidency have included the 9/11 attacks on the U.S., the invasion of Afghanistan, the Iraq War, the capture of Saddam Hussein, Hurricane Katrina, the No Child...
The 43rd President of the United States, George Walker Bush was born on July 6, 1946. The Republican is a two-term president, narrowly defeating Sen. Al Gore in the 2000 election and winning again in 2004 over Sen. John Kerry. His parents are Barbara Bush and former President George H.W. Bush. He's only the second President in history to be the son of a former President. Bush received his undergraduate degree from Yale and his MBA from Harvard. Bush was elected governor of Texas twice--in 1994 and 1998. Significant events during his presidency have included the 9/11 attacks on the U.S., the invasion of Afghanistan, the Iraq War, the capture of Saddam Hussein, Hurricane Katrina, the No Child Left Behind Act and a $1.3 trillion tax-cut program in 2001.
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Biden tells West Point cadets: prepare for new threats
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most of the cadets who graduated on Saturday from West Point were in elementary school when hijacked planes hit the World Trade Center and Pentagon on September 11, 2001, and enrolled in the U.S. military academy with wars raging in...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Russia, West Point, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Iraq
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Synagogue withdraws invitation for Wasserman Schultz
Church and state — or at least politics and religion — clashed this week as a prominent synagogue withdrew a speaking invitation for U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, was to have spoken Friday at Temple Israel...Tags: Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Religion and Belief, Marco Rubio
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U.N. rights chief to stay two more years; U.S., Syria aren't fans
ReutersUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly on Thursday renewed the mandate of the world body's human rights chief Navi Pillay, but she was given an abbreviated term as part of a compromise deal with the United States, which dislikes her...Tags: Civil Rights, Hamas, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama, Richard J. Goldstone
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McConnell Intelligence Complex to be named after Gates
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe Kansas National Guard’s 184th Intelligence Wing will dedicate its Intelligence Complex to the former U.S. Secretary of Defense Dr. Robert M. Gates. “Because of the experience gained by more than 40 years of service to this nation, Dr....Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Barack Obama, Robert Gates, Sam Brownback
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Search for Romney running mate in audition phase
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney’s vice presidential search has entered a new phase: auditions. As his campaign evaluates potential running mates, Republicans with a possible shot at the No. 2 spot on the presidential ticket are starting to...
Tags: Barack Obama, Tim Pawlenty, Voting, Republican National Conventions, Paul Ryan
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Departing US prosecutor Fitzgerald rules out politics
ReutersBy Andrew Stern CHICAGO, May 24 (Reuters) - Departing U.S. prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald, known for being tough on corrupt politicians, ruled out running for political office himself on Thursday, but said public service is "in my blood." "I'm not...Tags: Abraham Lincoln, U.S. Department of Justice, Lawyers, Barack Obama, Patrick Fitzgerald
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New Q Poll shows Romney ahead of Obama in Florida
TALLAHASSEE -- A Quinnipiac University poll shows Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney pulling ahead of President Barack Obama in Florida in what likely will be a close November match-up in the Sunshine State. The poll, released Wednesday, shows...
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Late Night: Bill O'Reilly reluctantly fist bumps David Letterman
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Kingsley Guy: Democrats' spending leading U.S. to disaster
If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, then the folks with the white coats need to pay visits to the offices of President Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, John F. Kennedy, U.S. Senate, Barack Obama
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House to vote on tax cuts before August break
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on renewing historically low individual tax rates before its August recess, a top Republican said on Friday, in what will be the opening gambit of a months-long, pivotal fight over tax...Tags: Republican Party, Budgets and Budgeting, U.S. Senate, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney
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Testigo dice que se disfrazó de Obama en fiesta de Berlusconi
ReutersROMA, 25 mayo (Reuters) - Una de las mujeres que asistió a las fiestas "bunga bunga" de Silvio Berlusconi dijo el viernes ante una corte que se disfrazó de una versión burlesca del presidente estadounidense, Barack Obama, para entretener al ex primer...Tags: Barack Obama, Silvio Berlusconi
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IRS prepares for potential private equity tax hike
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tax regulators are preparing for a potential tax hike on profits earned by private equity managers such as Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney known as "carried interest," to be ready if the issue flares up in coming...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Investments, U.S. Senate, Barack Obama
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