George W. Bush

China, Russia bid Bush farewell at trade summit

LIMA (AFP) - Leaders of the Pacific rim are set to meet to chart ways to boost trade despite turmoil in the global economy, as aspiring powers China and Russia bid farewell to US President George W. Bush.

Saudi Arabia offers asylum to Omar-German weekly

BERLIN (Reuters) - King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has offered political asylum to Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, German weekly Der Spiegel reported on Saturday. The offer had been pushed by U.S. President George W. Bush...

Rumors of new treasury chief prop up market

By TIM PARADIS and SARA LEPRO ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Wall Street put a stop to a terrifying decline and stormed higher Friday as President-elect Barack Obama appeared ready to choose the chief of the New York Federal...

Bush Urges Countries to Avoid Protectionism

Bush urges continued pursuit of free trade in face of worsening global economic crisis By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer LIMA, Peru November 22, 2008 (AP) U.S. President George W. Bush, left, with President Hu Jintao of...

Bush pledges final hard push for Doha round

LIMA (Reuters) - The United States will work hard in the coming weeks to forge a breakthrough in world trade talks to set the stage for a successful conclusion of the 7-year-old Doha round, U.S. President George W. Bush said on...

Advice for Congress on automaker bailout

Buy, don't bail I have a better idea than a bailout for the Detroit Three. Shawn McChesney | Chesterfield Good enough for AIG, good enough for GM Author Gore Vidal said that in this country, "we have socialism for the rich and...

The limits of success -- & failure

By Michael Barone Saturday, November 22, 2008 We Americans are blessed with a history that teaches that things work out right. Two of our greatest presidents were struck down, Abraham Lincoln by an assassin and Franklin...

Many Armenian Caucus Members Are Among Incoming Leaders Of 111th U.S. Congress

MANY ARMENIAN CAUCUS MEMBERS ARE AMONG INCOMING LEADERS OF 111TH U.S. CONGRESS PanARMENIAN.Net 21.11.2008 18:37 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ The House Democratic Caucus met this week to select its leaders for the 111th Congress,...

Yes To Turkey!

YES TO TURKEY! Patrick Seale Dar Al-Hayat Nov 20 2008 Lebanon Michel Rocard, a towering figure of the French left, has emerged as an eloquent and powerful advocate of Turkey's membership of the European Union. The subject of...

I'm an American Worker and I'm Tired of Getting Screwed

The American worker doesn't want a handout. Never did. We do want a hand up from our government. We still believe and have hope that this is a government of, by and for the people. We do want to know that our government will...