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81) Plan of attack
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[2004]
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Account of how and why President George W. Bush, his war council, and allies launched a preemptive attack to topple Saddam Hussein and occupy Iraq. Based on interviews with 75 key participants and more than three and a half hours of exclusive interviews with President Bush.
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Encyclopedia of presidents volume 41
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 2
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""The rule of thumb in any White House is that nobody is indispensable except the president," said The New York Times, "but Karen Hughes has come as close to that description as any recent presidential aide." Karen Hughes has worked beside President George W. Bush since, as she says, "the motorcade was only one car and he was sometimes the one driving it." As counselor to the president, she brought the working mom's perspective to the White House,...
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[2008]
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In his fourth book on President George W. Bush, Bob Woodward describes the period between 2006, when the failure of the Iraq strategy became apparent, through the decisions to send more troops in 2007, to mid-2008, when the war became a major decision point in the presidential election.
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2024.
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"As America heads into what promises to be a tumultuous 2024 presidential election year, Character Matters will be a good reminder of the importance of character when defining true leadership. Colleagues, friends, and family will share their often very personal stories of what they learned from watching and listening to President Bush, including former United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice; Secretary of State James A. Baker; stand-up comedian...
90) What we've lost
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c2004
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How the Bush administration has curtailed our freedoms, mortgaged our economy, ravaged our environment, and damaged our standing in the world.
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[2003]
Description
"The first inside account of a historic year in the Bush White House, by the presidential speechwriter credited with the phrase axis of evil. David Frum helped make international headlines when President George W. Bushs 2002 State of the Union address linked international terrorists to Iran, Iraq, and North Korea. But that was only one moment during a crucial time in American history, when a president, an administration, and a country were...
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Pub. Date
2016
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"Stone lashes out with a blistering indictment that exposes [what he sees as] the true history and monumental hypocrisy of the Bushes. In his usual 'go for the jugular' style, Stone collaborates with Saint John Hunt--author, musician, and son of legendary CIA operative E. Howard Hunt--to make this a no-holds-barred history of the Bush family ... After detailing the vast litany of Jeb's misdeeds, Stone travels back to Samuel, Prescott, George H.W.,...
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[2003]
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Chronicles the destructive impact of the Bush administration on the very people who put him in the White House. Here are chapters on: the ties that connected Bush to Enron; the story of the woman who walks six miles to the unemployment office daily, wondering what happened to the economic security Bush promised; reports on failed nation-building missions in Kabul and Baghdad; and the story of a rancher who has fallen prey to a Bush-Cheney Interior...
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Pub. Date
2021.
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"As chief of staff, Jean Becker had a ringside seat to the never-boring story of George Herbert Walker Bush's life post-presidency, including being at his side when he died and subsequently facing the challenge-and great honor-of being in charge of his state funeral. Full of heart and wisdom, THE MAN I KNEW is a vibrant behind-the-scenes look into the ups and downs of heading up the office of a former president by one of the people who knew him best....
100) America's leaders
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Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Discusses the leadership of George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, and many other powerful political and military players following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.