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White House Disputes Book's View of Bush

added on 2008-09-07 09:00:30 (Washington Post - Politics)

The White House yesterday disputed several elements of a new book detailing internal administration battles over Iraq, saying that a news story about the book wrongly portrays President Bush as detached from decision-making and misleading in his public statements about the war. ...more.

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This Time, Bush Finds Better Picture

added on 2008-09-07 09:00:37 (Washington Post - Politics)

BATON ROUGE, Sept. 3 -- When President Bush visited the Louisiana capital after Hurricane Katrina, most of New Orleans lay underwater, thousands were stranded in squalor, and his administration was feuding with the state's Democratic governor over who was to blame. ...more.

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Pentagon Urges Extended Pause in Iraq Drawdown

added on 2008-09-07 09:00:32 (Washington Post - Politics)

Pentagon leaders have recommended to President Bush that the United States make no further troop reductions in Iraq this year, administration officials said yesterday. ...more.

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U.S. Spied on Iraqi Leaders, Book Says

added on 2008-09-07 09:00:32 (Washington Post - Politics)

The Bush administration has conducted an extensive spying operation on Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, his staff and others in the Iraqi government, according to a new book by Washington Post associate editor Bob Woodward. ...more.

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Opening Day Is Abbreviated; Bush, Cheney Won't Appear

added on 2008-09-07 09:00:48 (Washington Post - Politics)

ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug 31 -- Republican officials threw away the script for their presidential nominating convention on Sunday as Hurricane Gustav bore down on the Gulf Coast and threatened to cast a pall over a week intended to boost Sen. John McCain's campaign for the White House. ...more.

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Lifting Spirits At Center Stage

added on 2008-09-07 09:00:46 (Washington Post - Politics)

ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 1 -- Laura Bush reprised her role as official spirits-booster Monday, taking the stage at a convention stripped of almost any pomp in an effort to convey to Republican delegates -- and the nation -- that things will be okay. ...more.

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Rice: U.S. to Give $1 Billion to 'Help Georgia Sustain Itself'

added on 2008-09-07 09:00:38 (Washington Post - Politics)

The Bush administration announced a $1 billion aid package to Georgia yesterday, making the former Soviet republic one of the highest per capita recipients of U.S. economic assistance. ...more.

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Officials Quick to Praise Emergency Response

added on 2008-09-07 09:00:45 (Washington Post - Politics)

As Hurricane Gustav ground through central Louisiana and authorities nervously awaited damage reports, Bush administration officials yesterday were already applauding their performance so far, three years after the misery of Hurricane Katrina. ...more.

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GOP Appears Ready to Move Beyond Bush

added on 2008-09-07 09:00:42 (Washington Post - Politics)

ST PAUL, Minn., Sept. 2 -- When George W. Bush's image was beamed inside the Xcel Energy Center on Tuesday night, the Republican faithful roared in appreciation of the man who led them to victory in the past two presidential elections. But the party's titular leader has been largely an afterthought... ...more.

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