FOXNews, “Bush Orders Military to Deliver Aid to Georgia”
WASHINGTON — President Bush has directed the U.S. military to lead a humanitarian mission to Georgia where tens of thousands have been forced out of their homes following a Russian invasion last week that has been described by Georgia’s president as an “ethnic cleansing.”
Bush said a U.S. C-17 aircraft with humanitarian supplies is already on its way and U.S. aircraft and Naval forces will deliver humanitarian and medical supplies to the country in the coming days.
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My Way News, “All the world an Olympic venue for sportsman Bush”
BEIJING (AP) - Most days, being the U.S. president means trying to extinguish one crisis after another.
Then there are days like Saturday.
Mountain biking on the Olympic course. Getting in a couple of hits with the women’s beach volleyball team. Chuckling after being the target of a softball player’s practical joke. Picking events and knowing he could get in, with a police escort ensuring traffic is no problem.
President Bush, a longtime sports fan, immersed himself into the Olympic spirit with abandon, acting like a kid - even when his body was reminding him that he’s 62.
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Breitbart, “Bush pushes Congress to allow oil drilling”
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush has prodded Congress to allow oil drilling in offshore waters and in the Alaskan wildlife refuge, citing “tough economic times” for the American people.
Bush went to the Energy Department Friday, where he met with his senior economic advisers to discuss soaring prices for gasoline and crude oil. Bush said one answer is to increase supply in this country by tapping “the vast potential” of crude oil reserves on offshore lands and in Alaska as well as oil shale.
He said Congress must address this issue before it goes home.
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Telegraph, “President George Bush: ‘Goodbye from the world’s biggest polluter’”
George Bush surprised world leaders with a joke about his poor record on the environment as he left the G8 summit in Japan.
The American leader, who has been condemned throughout his presidency for failing to tackle climate change, ended a private meeting with the words: “Goodbye from the world’s biggest polluter.”
He then punched the air while grinning widely, as the rest of those present including Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy looked on in shock.
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Breitbart, “Bush to meet Russia’s Medvedev”
US President George W. Bush on Monday holds his first face-to-face talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, a chance to weigh up Vladimir Putin’s heir and tackle outstanding disputes.
Moscow’s opposition to US missile defense plans, US worries about the rule of law and democracy in Russia, and flaring tensions between former Soviet satellite Georgia and its giant neighbour are on the agenda, US officials say.
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FOXNews, “Report: Bush Enlists British Forces in Hunt for Usama Bin Laden”
President Bush, nearing the end of his second term, reportedly has enlisted British special forces to help the U.S. in a final push to hunt down Usama bin Laden, according to the Sunday Times of London.
The newspaper cites unnamed “defense and intelligence sources in Washington and London” who “confirmed that a renewed hunt was on for the leader of the September 11 attacks.”
“If he can say he has killed Saddam Hussein and captured bin Laden, he can claim to have left the world a safer place,” a senior American intelligence source reportedly told the newspaper.
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Jerusalem Post, “‘Bush intends to attack Iran before the end of his term’”
US President George W. Bush intends to attack Iran in the upcoming months, before the end of his term, Army Radio quoted a senior official in Jerusalem as saying Tuesday.
The official claimed that a senior member of the president’s entourage, which concluded a trip to Israel last week, said during a closed meeting that Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney were of the opinion that military action was called for.
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Jerusalem Post, Pat Dollard, “Bush: Iran behind Lebanon instability”
US President George W. Bush, following a nearly two-hour meeting with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, said it was clear that Iran was behind the current instability and violence in Lebanon and that the United States would stand with the government of Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora.
Lebanon, more so than the negotiations with the Palestinians and the situation in the Gaza Strip, was the focus of the meeting, which was also attended by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and Defense Minister Barak.
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Yahoo! News, “Bush embraces pause in troop cutbacks”
President Bush on Thursday ordered an indefinite halt in U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq after July, embracing the key recommendations of his top war commander. Bush said Gen. David Petraeus will “have all the time he needs” to consider when more American forces could return home.
Bush’s decisions virtually guarantee a major U.S. presence in Iraq throughout his term in office in January, when a new president takes office.
In another major decision, the president announced he will seek to relieve the heavy strain on the Army by reducing the length of combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan to 12 months, down from the current level of 15 months. He said the change would take effect on Aug. 1, and would not affect U.S.
forces already deployed on the front lines.
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CNN, “Castro resigns as president, state-run paper reports”
HAVANA, Cuba (CNN) — Fidel Castro announced his resignation as president of Cuba and commander in chief of Cuba’s military Tuesday, according to a letter published in the state-run newspaper, Granma.
The resignation ends nearly a half-century of iron-fisted rule that inspired revolutionaries but frustrated 10 U.S. presidents.
Castro revealed his plans without notice by publishing a letter in the middle of the night in state-run newspaper Granma.
“I will not aspire to, nor will I accept the position of president of the council of state and commander in chief,” Castro wrote. “I wish only to fight as a soldier of ideas. … Perhaps my voice will be heard.”
President Bush said Castro’s decision ought to spark “a democratic transition” for Cuba.
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