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George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American former politician, businessman, and former United States Air Force officer who was the 43rd president of the United States, serving from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. He is the eldest son of George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States.
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2026· 42 entries
Rappler: FALSE: George W. Bush says Philippines is wealthiest country in the world
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“I believe that God helped open my eyes, which were closing because of booze”
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“are anguished by the brutal suffocation of George Floyd and disturbed by the injustice and fear that suffocate our country”
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“the country safe amid a real danger”
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“better choices and more control over their health care”
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“Neill opposed some of the tax cuts on the basis they would contribute to budget deficits and undermine Social Security. O”
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“the surplus is not the government”
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imdb.com: X-ed out: Chris Carter explains why his ‘X-Files’ director’s cut axed George W. Bush gag, sidelined Mulder-Scully romance
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Gold Derby: The X-Files director's cut axed George W Bush, sidelined Mulder-Scully
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University of New England in Maine: UNE welcomes 43rd U.S. President George W. Bush for exhibition of original artwork
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Ohio Magazine: See Portraits of Post-9/11 Veterans Painted by President George W. Bush
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noticias24carabobo.com: El polémico cuadro encontrado en la casa de Jeffrey Epstein sobre George W. Bush
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Noticias 24 Carabobo: El polémico cuadro encontrado en la casa de Jeffrey Epstein sobre George W. Bush
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Daily Mail: Why I've no regrets about throwing my shoes at George W Bush and would do it again
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bta.bg: April 23, 2001: US President George W. Bush Hosts Bulgarian PM Ivan Kostov at the White House
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БТА: April 23, 2001: US President George W. Bush Hosts Bulgarian PM Ivan Kostov at the White House
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Daily Mail: What does the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at George W Bush's head say now? Find out in this week's DC Insider newsletter
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Daily Mail: Today show 'nepo baby' Jenna Bush Hager says co-star cuttingly claimed she only got her TV job because dad George W Bush was president
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imdb.com: Jenna Bush Hager Recalls Getting a Nepotism Dig From ‘Today’ Colleague
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IMDb: Jenna Bush Hager Recalls Getting a Nepotism Dig From ‘Today’ Colleague
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AOL.com: George W. Bush Ripped for Wearing a 'Tiny' Suit to Dick Cheney's Funeral as Ex-Prez Appears Terribly Uncomfortable in His Seat With His Bare Legs on Display
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Mshale: Election Night 2000: Al Gore Vs. George W. Bush | Full Coverage + Results Jordan Peterson (4v2wBkob4D)
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USA Today: Trump's 80th birthday in 2026. Just like George W. Bush, Bill Clinton
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Mshale: George W. Bush Painted Hoda And Daughters For Her 60th Birthday! Final Jeopardy Today (WeStqWy7M3)
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George W. Bush Presidential Center: The George W. Bush Institute and the ONE Campaign launch More Than a Match exploring North America – Africa connections through soccer
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LinkedIn: WASHINGTON — When George W. Bush wrote an essay this year about another president named George, he avoided mentioning the one named Donald.
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Newsweek: While 9/11 Came Closer, George W. Bush’s Team Focused on Saddam Hussein’s WMDs
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Visit Maine: The Artist: George W. Bush Exhibition
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The Maine Wire: Storm-Damaged Maine Church With Long Bush History To Benefit From Auction of George W. Bush Paintings
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Newsweek: Inside the Briefing Where George Bush Heard, ‘Bin Laden Is Determined to Strike’
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C-SPAN: User Clip: George W Bush Against Racial Profiling of Arab-Americans - C-SPAN
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The Boston Globe: George W. Bush paintings of Kennebunkport to go on display at fund-raiser in Maine
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Snopes rated the claim “A military dog named Face was awarded the Medal of Honor by then-President George W. Bush after saving five soldiers from a burning tank in Iraq.” False.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “A military dog named Face was awarded the Medal of Honor by then-President George W. Bush after saving five soldiers from a burning tank in Iraq.” False.
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People: George W. Bush Is a Proud Grandpa in Rare Family Photo with Daughter Barbara and Her Kids for His 80th Birthday (Exclusive)
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Public attention spiked: 25,047 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3× the usual 8,310, with 3 article edits. Coverage that week: “George W. Bush Celebrates 80th Birthday During Milestone Year for 3 U.S. Presidents” (People).
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Public attention spiked: 25,047 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3× the usual 8,282, with 3 article edits. Coverage that week: “George W. Bush Is a Proud Grandpa in Rare Family Photo with Daughter Barbara and Her Kids for His 80th Birthday (Exclusive)” (People).
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People: George W. Bush Celebrates 80th Birthday During Milestone Year for 3 U.S. Presidents
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Real Obama selfie shows him with Biden, Clinton, Bush and Carter” It's A Shamfie.
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Snopes rated the claim “Former U.S. President George W. Bush once said of quitting golf during the war in Iraq: “I didn’t want some mom whose son may have died to see the commander-in-chief playing golf. I owe it to the families to be in solidarity as best I can. And I think playing golf during a war sends the wrong sig…” Correct Attribution.
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Snopes rated the claim “In January 2026, former President George W. Bush said he was celebrating "no longer having started the dumbest war in U.S. history."” Originated as Satire.
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2025· 2 entries
Lead Stories rated the claim “George W. Bush has declined his presidential pension” Unfounded.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Trump's mobilization of National Guard to Los Angeles in 2025 is just like George HW Bush mobilization in 1992.” Gov. Requested.
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2024· 6 entries
Snopes rated the claim “A photograph authentically shows former U.S. president George W. Bush "flying over 9/11."” Miscaptioned.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “A photograph authentically shows former U.S. president George W. Bush "flying over 9/11."” Miscaptioned.
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USA Today rated the claim “George W. Bush 'agreed to be executed'; Biden, Obama and Clintons jailed” False.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “A photo authentically shows the daughters of George W. Bush and Barack Obama sliding down a ramp in the White House during the 2008 presidential transition.” True.
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USA Today rated the claim “Image shows George W. Bush meeting with Osama bin Laden” Altered.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “An authentic photograph shows Osama bin Laden seated with former U.S. President George W. Bush or his father, the late President George H.W. Bush, in a Pentagon meeting that included other U.S. officials.” Fake.
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2021· 2 entries
AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Photo of US ex-president George W. Bush’s daughter ‘who converted to Islam’” False.
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Rappler rated the claim “George W. Bush said that the Philippines is the “wealthiest country in the world” a week after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack at the World Trade Center.” False.
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2019· 1 entry
PolitiFact rated the claim “"The household median income for eight years of President Bush, it rose $400. For eight years of President Obama, it rose $975. And for two and a half years President Trump … it rose $5,000."” Not the official statistic.
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2016· 1 entry
“Laura and I are heartbroken by the heinous acts of violence in our city last night. Murdering the innocent is always evil, never more so than when the lives taken belong to those who protect our families and communities.”
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2013· 2 entries
That "Bush did more to stop AIDS and more to help Africa than any president before or since
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“Ultimately history will judge the decisions I made, and I won”
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2012· 1 entry
Awarded Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class (2012).
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2011· 1 entry
“There is no need to defend myself. I did what I did and ultimately history will be the judge.”
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2010· 3 entries
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said that Bush offered to accept 100,000 Palestinian refugees as American citizens if a permanent settlement had been reached between Israel and the Palestinian Authority
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Bush said: "While South Korea prospers, the people of North Korea have suffered profoundly," adding that communism had resulted in dire poverty, mass starvation, and brutal suppression
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The Justice Department investigator concluded that though political considerations did play a part in as many as four of the attorney firings, the firings were "inappropriately political" but not criminal
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2009· 2 entries
“Citation choisie pour le 12 juillet 2009.”
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“While South Korea prospers, the people of North Korea have suffered profoundly,”
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2008· 7 entries
A United States district court judge ruled that Bush's top advisers were not immune from congressional subpoenas
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Awarded Doublespeak Award (2008).
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Bush signed into law the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, aimed to protect Americans against health insurance and employment discrimination based on a person's genetic information
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The Congress filed a federal lawsuit to enforce their issued subpoenas
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“In the long run, the solution is to reduce demand for oil by promoting alternative energy technologies. My administration has worked with Congress to invest in gas-saving technologies like advanced batteries and hydrogen fuel cells ... In the short run, the American economy will continue to rely largely on oil. And that means we need to increase supply, especially here at home. So my administration has repeatedly called on Congress to expand domestic oil production.”
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“This means that the only thing standing between the American people and these vast oil reserves is action from the U.S. Congress.”
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Bush lifted a ban on offshore drilling
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2007· 12 entries
North Korea agreed to disclose and dismantle all its nuclear programs by the end of 2007
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The ruling was vacated by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on the grounds that the plaintiffs lacked standing
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When a cloture motion failed on a 46–53 vote
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Bush met with Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha and became the first president to visit Albania
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North Korea agreed to shut down its nuclear reactors immediately pending the release of frozen funds held in a foreign bank account
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Bush used his second-ever veto to reject a bill setting a deadline for the withdrawal of U
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Attorney General Alberto Gonzales informed U
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Bush launched a surge of 21,500 more troops for Iraq, as well as a job program for Iraqis, more reconstruction proposals, and $1
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The NSA launched a replacement for the program, referred to as PRISM, which was subject to the oversight of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
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“Opis: według relacji dziennikarza Boba Woodwarda, prezydent Bush powiedział to podczas dyskusji z ważnymi republikańskimi politykami na temat Iraku w 2007.”
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The United States entered the longest post-World War II recession
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Bush opposed and vetoed State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) legislation, which was added by the Democrats onto a war funding bill and passed by Congress
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2006· 12 entries
Bush signed the Military Commissions Act of 2006 into law
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Bush used his veto power for the first time in his presidency to veto the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act
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Awarded Doublespeak Award (2006).
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“Opis: odpowiedź na krytykę Donalda Rumsfelda, kwiecień 2006.”
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The Taliban insurgency appeared larger, fiercer and better organized than expected, with large-scale allied offensives such as Operation Mountain Thrust attaining limited success
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Bush urged Congress to allow more than twelve million illegal immigrants to work in the United States with the creation of a "temporary guest-worker program"
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“Opis: Nashville, 1 lutego 2006”
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“The Decline and Fall of the Republican Party”
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A National Intelligence Estimate concluded that the Iraq War had become the "cause célèbre for jihadists"
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The first such cut in 36 years, due to rising inflation
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Bush declared the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands a national monument, creating the largest marine reserve to date
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“Opis: Waszyngton, 5 maja 2006.”
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2005· 3 entries
Bush launched a National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza, which culminated in an implementation plan published by the Homeland Security Council in May 2006
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Awarded Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Three Stars (2005).
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While President Bush was giving a speech in Freedom Square, Vladimir Arutyunian, a native Georgian who was born to a family of ethnic Armenians, threw a live Soviet-made RGD-5 hand grenade toward the podium
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2004· 8 entries
Awarded Doublespeak Award (2004).
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Won Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple/Ensemble for Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004).
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Won Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor for Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004).
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“Why We Must Not Reelect President Bush”
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Bush nominated Porter Goss to head the agency
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Campaign: 2004 presidential election.
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And later 2007, the Treasury Department froze the assets of two Lebanese and two Syrians, accusing them of activities to "undermine the legitimate political process in Lebanon" in November 2007
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Bush was re-elected president in a close race, beating Democratic opponent John Kerry and winning the popular vote
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2003· 3 entries
Awarded Doublespeak Award (2003).
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And after two years, the regulations passed the House but died in the Senate
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Bush signed the Syria Accountability Act, which expanded sanctions on Syria
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2002· 4 entries
Awarded Financial Times Person of the Year (2002).
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Bush proposed the Clear Skies Act of 2003, which aimed at amending the Clean Air Act to reduce air pollution through the use of emissions trading programs
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“In a December 2002 Oval Office meeting, after Congressman Tom Lantos suggested the Swedish Army as a peacekeeping force for the West Bank and Gaza Strip”
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The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM) with Russia
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2001· 7 entries
Bush signed an executive order lifting the ban on federal funding for the 71 existing "lines" of stem cells, but the ability of these existing lines to provide an adequate medium for testing has been questioned
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While Bush was in the residence area of the White House, Robert W
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“Bullying and intimidation are not acceptable ways to conduct foreign policy in the 21st century.”
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Career landmark: Participated in commencement at the University of Notre Dame (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: President of the United States (2001–2009).
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Bush's budget estimated that there would be a $5
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Bush stated his opposition to the Kyoto Protocol, an amendment to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change which seeks to impose mandatory targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, citing that the t
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2000· 4 entries
Election won: 2000 presidential election.
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Bush surprised some observers when he selected Dick Cheney – a former White House chief of staff, U
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Campaign: 2000 presidential election.
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Career landmark: President-elect of the United States (2000–2001).
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1999· 1 entry
Bush signed a law that required electric retailers to buy a certain amount of energy from renewable sources (RPS), which helped Texas eventually become the leading producer of wind-powered electricity in the U
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1998· 2 entries
Bush won re-election with a record 68 percent of the vote
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Brought him over $15 million from his initial $800,000 investment
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1997· 1 entry
On a resolution expressing its disapproval of the protocol
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1996· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Independence (1996).
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1995· 1 entry
Career landmark: Governor of Texas (1995–2000).
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1988· 1 entry
To work on his father's campaign for the U
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1986· 19 entries
“Opis: o przedłużaniu się pobytu wojska USA w Iraku.”
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“I saw an elegant, beautiful woman who turned out not only to be elegant and beautiful, but very smart and willing to put up with my rough edges, and I must confess has smoothed them off over time.”
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“Opis: pytanie zadane przez Busha brazylijskiemu prezydentowi Fernando Henrique Cardoso podczas wizyty w tym kraju. Widząc zdziwienie brazylijskiego prezydenta, sytuację próbowała ratować Condoleezza Rice, doradca Busha ds. bezpieczeństwa narodowego, która wyjaśniła, że w Brazylii jest więcej czarnoskórych niż w USA i że jest to kraj posiadający najwięcej czarnoskórych poza Afryką.”
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“Opis: problemy z liczeniem czasu objawiły się raptem dzień po obchodach drugiej rocznicy wydarzeń 11 września.”
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“Opis: uznawana za gafę wypowiedź, w której G. Bush użył przestarzałego przymiotnika „Grecian”, na oznaczenie narodowości greckiej, którą współcześnie zwykle nazywa się po angielsku „Greeks”. Jednakże Słownik Webstera uznaje słowo „Grecian” i „Grecians” za poprawne.”
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“I know that the human being and the fish can coexist peacefully. (ang.)”
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“Opis: wypowiedź w przemówieniu w dorocznym orędziu o stanie państwa.”
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“Opis: gafa polegająca na pomyleniu słów opportunity (możliwość) i opportunistic (oportunistyczny). Powinno być: „Amerykańskie szkoły przygotowują młodzież do sukcesu w naszym społeczeństwie cudownych możliwości.”
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“Bóg was kocha i ja was kocham. Możecie liczyć na nas obu.”
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“These imigrants helped transformed thirteen small colonies into a great and growing nation of more than three hundred people. (ang.)”
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“Our nation is chosen by God and commissioned by history, to be a model to the world of justice. (ang.)”
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“When I was young and irresponsible, I was young and irresponsible. (ang.)”
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“I understand small business growth – I was one. (ang.)”
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“Opis: komentarz do zasłabnięcia, po zakrztuszeniu preclem.”
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“I'm a uniter, not a divider.”
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“If you're a single mother with two children—which is the toughest job in America, as far as I'm concerned—you're working hard to put food on your family.”
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“More and more of our imports come from overseas.”
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“I haven't had a sip of alcohol since 1986.”
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“I know the human being and the fish can coexist peacefully.”
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1984· 1 entry
His company merged with the larger Spectrum 7, and Bush became chairman
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1981· 1 entry
On November 25, 1981, Laura Bush gave birth to fraternal twin daughters, Barbara and Jenna.
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1977· 2 entries
Bush established Arbusto Energy, a small oil exploration company, which began operations in 1978
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While Bush was at a backyard barbecue in 1977, friends introduced him to Laura Welch, a schoolteacher and librarian.
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1976· 1 entry
“You helped our nation celebrate its Bicentennial in 17- [hastily corrects himself] in 1976. [Queen gives him a sharp look and mutters inaudibly] She gave me a look that only a mother could give a child.”
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1975· 2 entries
With a Master of Business Administration
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Studied at Harvard Business School, Master of Business Administration (1973–1975).
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1972· 1 entry
Bush was suspended from flying for failure to take a scheduled physical exam
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1968· 1 entry
Studied at Yale College, Bachelor of Arts (1964–1968).
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1967· 1 entry
Bush was engaged to Cathryn Lee Wolfman in 1967, but the engagement did not last.
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1964· 1 entry
Studied at Phillips Academy (1961–1964).
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1961· 1 entry
Studied at The Kinkaid School (1959–1961).
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1946· 3 entries
At Grace-New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut
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Born 1946-07-06.
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“t do. Stephen Colbert on The Colbert Report (3 December 2009) Winning the Nobel Prize does not automatically qualify you to be commander in chief. I think George Bush has proved definitively that to be president, you don”
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