Hopes and Fears
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- Still time for Bush to alter history's view. D'Amato, Alfonse // Long Island Business News (7/1993 to 5/2009);8/31/2007, Vol. 54 Issue 39, p15A
The author offers his insights about the strategy to be used by U.S. President George W. Bush to salvage his administration and reputation. He suggests that Bush should adopt a pragmatic view of the geopolitical realities. Moreover, Bush should acknowledge that the war in Iraq is so muddled and...
- September showdown. Fortier, John // Hill;5/9/2007, Vol. 14 Issue 54, p23
The author reflects on the deadline for the decision of the U.S. government about the withdrawal of the troops in Iraq in September 2007. He stressed that in September two timelines will clash including the decision on whether to withdraw or retain the troops in Iraq until January 2009. He...
- No more talking. // Long Island Business News (7/1993 to 5/2009);1/16/2009, Vol. 56 Issue 3, p12A
The author reflects on the replacement of U.S. President George W. Bush by Barack Obama into the Oval Office on January 20, 2009. The author asserts that Obama has big ideas and the Congress is willing to support him. The author claims that Obama's tax relief for middle-class families could not...
- Hitting the finish line, and glad of it. Tucker, Brian // Crain's Cleveland Business;11/3/2008, Vol. 29 Issue 44, p10
The article offers the author's views on the 2008 U.S. Presidential elections. He says that these may have been the longest presidential elections in the U.S. history. Commenting on U.S. President elect, Barack Obama, he says that there is no arguing that an African American occupying the...
- WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA? // New Yorker;6/30/2008, Vol. 84 Issue 19, p21
The author comments on a speech that was delivered by U.S. Senator Barack Obama on the war in Iraq and provides a comparison between Obama's position and that of U.S. President George W. Bush. Obama's campaign slogan is "change we can believe in" and the author considers what it implies about...
- Looking Back. // National Review;12/29/2008, Vol. 60 Issue 24, p14
This editorial makes the case that U.S. President George W. Bush was not the worst president ever. The success of the War in Iraq is presented as an area where Bush's judgment moved the country forward. While the authors criticize many of Bush's domestic policies and economic initiatives, they...
- How My Party Lost Its Way. Gerson, Michael // Newsweek;1/28/2008, Vol. 151 Issue 4, p28
The article presents the author's opinions on why the U.S. Republican Party has lost its way under U.S. President George W. Bush. The author believes that the U.S. involvement in the Iraq War has associated Bush and the Republican Party with violence, war mongering, and chaos. The party was...
- How My Party Lost Its Way. Gerson, Michael // Newsweek (Pacific Edition);1/28/2008, Vol. 151 Issue 4, p22
The article presents the author's opinions on why the U.S. Republican Party has lost its way under U.S. President George W. Bush. The author believes that the U.S. involvement in the Iraq War has associated Bush and the Republican Party with violence, war mongering, and chaos. The party was...
- How My Party Lost Its Way. Gerson, Michael // Newsweek (Atlantic Edition);1/28/2008, Vol. 151 Issue 4, p26
The article presents the author's opinions on why the U.S. Republican Party has lost its way under U.S. President George W. Bush. The author believes that the U.S. involvement in the Iraq War has associated Bush and the Republican Party with violence, war mongering, and chaos. The party was...
