Archive for May, 2007

Almost Famoso

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

Orange County Weekly - We were desperate to fill our news section the week he saw El Piol n the Weekly s long-running column Burning ...

Bush picks Zoellick to be World Bank chief

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

MSNBC - President George W. Bush will on Wednesday announce the nomination of Robert Zoellick, the former US deputy secretary of state, to be the next president of the World Bank. If confirmed by the bank's board, Mr Zoellick will replace Paul Wolfowitz, who >>> Read more ...

Sudan: Bush Imposes New Sanctions Over Darfur

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007

AllAfrica.com - Security Council to adopt a new package of international sanctions, including an expanded weapons embargo and the prohibition of military flights over Darfur. Announcing the new measures at the White House Tuesday, U.S. President George W. Bush said >>> Read more Washington ...

Bush pays tribute to fallen troops

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007

MSN UK News - US President George Bush has paid tribute to fallen US troops, calling those who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan "a new generation of heroes". In a Memorial Day visit to Arlington National Cemetery, Bush said that today's fighting forces follow a >>> ...

Books — ‘Can I Keep My Jersey?’

Monday, May 28th, 2007

Washington Post - Crofton, Md.: Sounds like Dubya is putting quite the crimp on your nightlife in Europe. How do you pass the time during the season, especially if you're in a country that isn't particularly enthralled with Americans? Paul Shirley: My most recent gig in >>> ...

President Bush Cannot Reach 33% in U.S.

Monday, May 28th, 2007

Angus Reid Consultants - (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Public support for George W. Bush fell this month in the United States, according to three recent public opinion polls. In the Financial Dynamics Diageo/Hotline survey, 32 per cent of respondents approve of the way the >>> Read ...

Evangelical Christians search for a political savior

Sunday, May 27th, 2007

MSNBC - Conservative Christians were crucial in sending George W. Bush to the White House and were even more important to his narrow re-election in 2004 but many evangelical leaders complain that he hasn't shown much thanks, and their devotion to the >>> ...

Campaign tunes not so simple in campaigns

Sunday, May 27th, 2007

Washington Post - The father of current President George W. Bush played Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA" over and over in 1988. In their presidential bids, Jimmy Carter used "Ode to the Georgia Farmer," Gerald Ford used "I'm Feeling Good About America" and, during >>> Read ...

Castro links Bush, apocalypse

Saturday, May 26th, 2007

USA Today - HAVANA (AP) Fidel Castro called George W. Bush "an apocalyptic person" on Friday, hours after the U.S. president signed a bill that will pay for military operations in Iraq without setting a timetable for troop withdrawal. In his latest comments ...

Bush: We Need More NATO Troops

Friday, May 25th, 2007

Post Chronicle - U.S. President George Bush, meeting with the NATO chief at his Texas ranch, said he plans to ask NATO members to send more troops to Afghanistan. "We'll work with our NATO allies to convince them that we must share more of the burden and must all ...