George W. Bush
George W. Bush appears on baseball cards
July 14, 2011Elena Vnorovscaia / Chişinău / Moldova.ORG / -- For a first time a former American president signed Topps Issues Autographed Trading Cards. George W. Bush signed 200 "limited edition" Topps baseball cards that display his ceremonial first...
Russia's Evolving Leadership: The Appearance of Democracy (part 5)
July 05, 2011The first move is to strengthen the ruling party — United Russia — while allowing more independent political parties. United Russia already has been shifted into having many sub-groups that represent the more conservative factions, liberal...
Russia's Evolving Leadership: Medvedev’s New Pragmatism (part 4)
July 05, 2011When Medvedev entered office, his current reputation for compliance and pragmatism did not exist. Instead, he continued on Russia’s roll forward with one of the boldest moves to date — the Russia-Georgia war. Aside from the war, Medvedev also...
Russia's Evolving Leadership: Putin’s Shifts (part 3)
July 05, 2011Putin, who had no choice but to appeal to the West to help keep the country afloat when he took office in 2000, initially was hailed as a trusted partner by the West. But even while former U.S. President George W. Bush was praising Putin’s soul...
Osama Bin Laden's death: Reaction in quotes
May 02, 2011Political leaders have begun reacting to the news that al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden has been killed by US forces in Pakistan. Bin Laden, who was top of the US "most wanted" list, was accused of being behind a number of atrocities, including...
Barack Obama coming to UK on state visit in May
February 18, 2011Buckingham Palace has confirmed US President Barack Obama will come to the UK on a state visit in May. It is the first state visit by a US president since that of President George W Bush and his wife, Laura, in 2003. President Obama came to the UK...
As Bush plugs his memoir, European anger still simmers
November 11, 2010As George W. Bush returns to the public eye to promote his recently published memoirs, he is polarizing opinion. His book is unlikely to help heal the rift that emerged between the US and Europe while he was in office. The 43rd US president's apparent...
George W Bush had 'sickening feeling' over WMD lack
November 03, 2010Former US President George W Bush still has "a sickening feeling" about the failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, US media report. The revelation comes in his memoir, "Decision Points", set to be published next...
Obama Administration Unveils Security Strategy
May 27, 2010The Obama administration Thursday unveiled its new national security strategy, recognizing the need for military force but as a last resort and stressing the need to increase international diplomatic cooperation. President Barack Obama said in the 5...
USA: Republicans counting on energized conservatives for November election
March 03, 2010By Jim Malone In U.S. politics, 2010 is shaping up to be a good year to be a conservative. Poll ratings for President Barack Obama and Democrats in Congress are down, and opposition Republicans are hoping that energized conservatives will carry the...