George Bush Unplugged

ABC News – He laid out a new energy and health care plan during his recent State of the Union address, which immediately faced scrutiny in Congress. “Well, if people all of a sudden say if their attitude is, ‘George Bush is for it, I’m against it,’ if that’s [...]

Medical tests show that the level of dioxin in President Viktor Yushchenko’s blood has decreased by 80 percent, more than two years after the Ukrainian leader was disfigured and nearly died from the poisoning, his spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Last week’s poll results: Which non-politician would you be most likely to vote for president? Which [...]

Guardian Unlimited – George Bush will tomorrow exploit the weekend’s breakthrough in global trade talks when he announces that he wants an extra year to fast-track a deal covering agriculture, services and manufactured goods through Congress. With Tony Blair now
Bush warns Iran against fueling violence in IraqReuters India – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – [...]

Redlands Daily Facts – Ronald J. Stephany, Finishes 15 years at the University of Redlands in June. REDLANDS – Ronald J. Stephany, vice president for university relations at the University of Redlands, will retire at the end of the academic year, it was announced Friday
Experts See Peril in Bush Health ProposalLedger – [...]

The search for a Harvard president could wrap up as early as next weekend. One of the final contenders is Nobel laureate and philanthropic official Thomas R. Cech , while Drew Gilpin Faust , dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, appears to be the leading inside candidate, according to people familiar with the [...]

MSNBC – The president and I think you also have spoken about the possibility of regional war in case of American withdrawal, a chaos in Iraq, and I think the president referred to it as an epic battle between extremists. What’s the basis for thinking
Israeli president: I’m not [...]

Seattle Post Intelligencer – Don’t tell that to the legions of paranoid bloggers and others who already are hyperventilating about this latest effort at “government mind control.” Some even believe Facebook is itself a clandestine government plant.) In recent years, the CIA has
Serbia’s presidents sets next week for talks on new governmentHerald [...]

The Catholic Church of England and Wales has dug in for a battle with the government over proposed laws which would force their adoption agencies to consider placing children with gay couples.
Amtrak seeks upgrade, wants government funds WASHINGTON Amtrak’s new president wants to upgrade the passenger railroad’s image and the tracks it shares with [...]

Israeli President Moshe Katsav was considering whether to step down after the attorney general said he faced indictment on charges of rape and abuse of power the most serious accusation against a top Israeli official in the country’s history.
OSU President Considered For New Mexico Job  The president of a state university could soon [...]

CNN Money – WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. budget deficit will fall sharply this year to $172 billion and the government could go into surplus by 2012, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday in its latest economic forecast. The new estimate for the
Chadian government official says a hijacked plane has landed in [...]