Turns out Pres. Bush CAN Learn From Past Mistakes

Pres. Bush and the members of his administration are notorious for not being interested in history. As a result, they continually make the same mistakes that have been made in the past. There is one arena in which they have learned from the mistakes of the past, however: if you don’t control the […]

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Posted in Politics No Comments 11.06.2007 on 11:06.

Senator’s Death Sees Both Parties Eye Wyoming

The death today of a Republican senator, Craig Thomas, opens a new opportunity for the Democratic party, even if it does little to change the political landscape in Washington in the short term.
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Republican Presidential Debate, Live

The 10 Republican presidential candidates attempt to score points with the US public in New Hampshire tonight for the second debate of the presidential primary campaign, in a two-hour format that includes questions from journalists and voters.
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White House Reels As Libby Gets 30 Months

Lewis Scooter Libby, a former top official in the Bush administration, was sentenced to two and a half years in jail today for perjury and obstruction of justice in relation to the Iraq war.
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Posted in Politics No Comments 11.06.2007 on 10:06.

Congressman Held Over ‘freezer Full of Cash’

A Democratic Congressman, William Jefferson, whose freezer was allegedly stuffed with $90,000 (£45,000) in used notes, was charged today with bribery, money laundering, racketeering and wire fraud.
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Isolated Bush Sees Divisive Immigration Bill Killed Off

President George Bush’s proposed reform of the US’s crisis-hit immigration system, intended to be the administration’s lasting legacy, was in tatters yesterday.
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A GENERATION LOST: For Whom the Bell Tolls

We were the generation with the greatest promise, the greatest moral founding, the greatest hope and vision for transforming the nation, yet we squandered that bountiful promise for the darkest vision an American president has ever advanced.
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