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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 Left Behind Act...
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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Analysis: U.S. can shift from combat to peace in Iraq
The Associated PressBAGHDAD - The United States is now winning the war that two years ago seemed lost. Limited, sometimes sharp, fighting and periodic terrorist bombings in Iraq are likely to continue, possibly for years. But the Iraqi government and the United States...Tags: Armed Forces, Local Authority, Guerrilla Activity, Wars and Interventions, Forests
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Hempstead High freshmen get poetic about their dreams
jennifer.kelleher@newsday.comYolanda Sampson's students weren't feeling it. "I don't know how to write poetry," they complained. "I don't do poems." She tried to entice them with the idea they would be published poets. Yeah, right, they said. So she passed out a poem she was...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Books and Magazines, Family, Students, Crimes
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Sheryl Crow takes a good detour to Jones Beach
glenn.gamboa@newsday.comSheryl Crow is a bit distracted. The new man in her life - no, not Alex Rodriguez after the All-Star Game, you rumormongers, her 14-month-old son, Wyatt - is trying to get her attention. "Thank you, sweetheart," she says, taking the book he hands her....Tags: Sheryl Crow, Cancer, Tickets, Diseases, Beach Vacations
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A trip that's image of success
So here's the strange part. Barack Obama has been away on this triumphal trip - barnstorming across Europe and the Middle East, drawing Woodstock-size crowds, beaming wonderful pictures back to the voters at home. It's hard to imagine, really, how the...Tags: Barack Obama, John McCain, Ronald Reagan, Quinnipiac University, Elections
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Despite doubts, Bush to sign bill rescuing homeowners
WASHINGTON - It took fears of a market collapse to push President George W. Bush and Congress to compromise on election-year mortgage help for struggling homeowners. Foreclosures are rising and home prices falling. And the prospect that Fannie Mae and...Tags: Foreclosures, Freddie Mac, Government, The White House, Fannie Mae
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Jones' pardon request raises issue of privilege
john.jeansonne@newsday.comIn a not-so-instant replay review of her lying in federal steroid and check-fraud investigations, Marion Jones is going straight to the Decider, petitioning George W. Bush for a presidential pardon. What Jones would gain from a pardon - which experts see...Tags: Theodore Roosevelt, Awards and Prizes, Punishment, John Lennon, Corporate Officers
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Staged campaigns don't give hope
I just got done reading the July 24 story about the staged meeting between Sen. John McCain and the Lower Macungie Republican woman shopping at King's Supermarket at Westgate Mall in Bethlehem. Does she really shop that far from home? The last time...Tags: Bethlehem (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Barack Obama, John McCain, Zionsville
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Mortgage-relief bill awaits Bush's signature
Congress approved mortgage relief for 400,000 struggling homeowners Saturday as part of a housing plan that also aims to calm jittery financial markets and bolster the sagging economy. President Bush said he would sign it promptly. The measure,...Tags: Freddie Mac, Government, Bill Nelson, Fannie Mae, Florida
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As insurgency fades, fragile peace unfolds
The Associated PressThe United States is now winning the war that two years ago seemed lost. Limited, sometimes sharp fighting and periodic terrorist bombings in Iraq are likely to continue, possibly for years. But the Iraqi government and the U.S. now are able to shift...Tags: Armed Forces, Heads of State, Local Authority, Wars and Interventions, Rebellions
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Rice races for diplomatic gains across globe as term nears its end
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is hoping to clinch diplomatic victories before the Bush administration's exit from the world stage in January. Too little, too late, say critics, as Rice and President Bush seek to cement a legacy beyond the...Tags: Condoleezza Rice, Wars and Interventions, International Military Interventions
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