All major political parties, including Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party and the Left, on Saturday lashed out at United States President George W Bush for blaming growing demand in India for the spiralling global food prices as the opposition used the opportunity to attack the government. Most parties said a major reason for the spiralling global food prices was diversion of land producing foodcrops in the US to bio-fuel production.
But how would he spend it? Bush and his administration clearly believed in unilateralism, and didn't mind flexing muscle to show America means business, even to its allies.
"Our message is to the military rulers: Let the US come to help you, help the people. Our hearts go out to the people of Burma. We want to help them deal with this terrible disaster. At the same time, of course, we want them to live in a free society," Bush said. President George W Bush on Tuesday asked Myanmar's military junta to allow the United States to provide disaster relief to thousands of people, who were left homeless by the devastating cyclone,
US President George W Bush telephoned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday during when the two leaders expressed a desire to move forward on the nuclear deal "as expeditiously as possible".
But the US president said the punishment for the former Iraqi ruler will be decided by 'the citizens of Iraq'.
On what he will choose between cricket and a Bollywood movie, Bush said he was more a 'cricket match person.'
"We think it is a good thing that countries are developing, that more and more people have higher and higher standards of living," Deputy White House Press Secretary Scott Stanzel said in reply to a question in Washington on Monday. The White House official said, "The point I think is that as you increase your standard of living, the food that you eat can venture more into meats that require more commodities to feed the livestock, which uses more of those commodities, whether
A new analysis by the American City Business Journal has revealed that America's employment base grew at an annual rate of 0.28 per cent during Bush's eight years as President, by far the slowest pace for any of the 11 postwar presidents. The previous low had been set by Bush's father, George HW Bush, with an annual job growth rate of 0.59 per cent. The elder Bush served between 1989 and 1993.
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee met United States President George W Bush at the White House in Washington on Monday and discussed the entire gamut of bilateral ties, including the civil nuclear deal.Bush and Mukherjee are said to have exchanged not only pleasantries but also discussed the width and depth of the United States-India relations that included the civilian nuclear initiative.Specific details of the meeting have not been made available to the media.
Bush said the US is in constant communications with the Pakistan government over the issue.
As many analysts have pointed out, by excessively identifying with Israeli policies, Bush has actually worked against Israel's long-term interests. Indeed, the Jewish State has become more unsure now than in it was in January 2001 when Bush became president.
While his approval ratings remain high, a poll reveals most Americans think President Bush does not share their priorities on domestic and foreign issues.
Forty-eight per cent of likely voters questioned in an ABC News-Washington Post survey said they would vote for Bush while 48 per cent opted for Kerry.
The prize, comprising Rs one lakh, a plaque and an invitation to lecture in Delhi, will be awarded at a function to be held in April.
Gore was among the 2007 American Nobel Prize winners who were invited for a photo session with the president.
The leaders agreed to strengthen the multifaceted relations between the two countries.
For the fifth time since its inception in 1982, the Siena College Research Institute has released a survey of expert opinions on US presidents. And George W Bush, ranking 39th out of 44 presidents, is a new inclusion to the list's dreaded 'Bottom Five' of worst presidents ever. He scored particularly poorly with the 238 historians in 1) handling the economy, 2) communication, 3) ability to compromise, 4) foreign policy accomplishments and 5) intelligence.
This is the first time President Bush has gone on record saying that US forces were `stressed' in Iraq.
Bush's job approval rating remains at its all-time low -- 31 percent. Sixty-two per cent of those polled disapprove of how he is handling his job as President.
It was more of a reunion of two old friends on Friday with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wasting no time in hosting his "good friend" George W Bush to a sumptuous Indian lunch of prawns, mutton korma, fish curry, lamb chops and a host of other delicacies at his residence 7, Race Course Road.
The committee adopted the measure by 12-9 vote with one Republican, Senator Chuck Hagel, breaking ranks to join the 11 Democrats on the panel in approving the resolution.
Chavez also said the UN has become worthless.
Bush Sr is in Japan for business meetings.
Talking for the first time about her husband's drinking habits, former United States First Lady Laura Bush has admitted that President George W Bush was a 'bore' when he had too much. President Bush, who was in the White House from 2001 to 2009, has always denied that he was an alcoholic. He claimed that he gave up drinking when he turned 40 and didn't drink during his tenure. He was arrested for drunk driving in 1976.
Former United States President George Bush returned to his former home, where he shared space with his successor Barack Obama, as his portrait and that of former First Lady Laura Bush was unveiled at the White House on Thursday.
Bush has come to the defense of his successor, President Barack Obama, where golf is concerned -- saying it's good for any commander in chief to hit the links while running the country.
The deal, which would allow Russia to import and store spent nuclear fuel, is likely to face stiff opposition from Congress.
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Samajwadi Party, which is extending outside support to the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government, Friday opposed any plans for scheduling United States President George W Bush's address to Parliament during his visit to India.
Newsweek has compared the upcoming visit of US President George W Bush to India to that of Richard M Nixon to China in the early 1970s.
In his memoirs, the former German Chancellor says that 'when (a leader) takes political action directly from prayer, in other words from a dialogue with God, it can be problematic for a democracy.'
Bush did not answer a question on the reports of the Central Intelligence Agency running secret facilities overseas - primarily in Europe - that are known as 'Black Sites.'
'The US motivations are far from clear, but there is a balance of rights and obligations in the Indo-US deal.'
Frustrated by Democrats, United States President George W Bush will on Monday circumvent the Senate and install embattled nominee John Bolton to be ambassador to the United Nations, a senior administration official said.
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