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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
President Bush nominates Marine Gen. Peter Pace to be next chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Ref. https://CNN.com
Bush Proposes Corps to Aid New Democracies
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush, seeking to put muscle behind a promise to support young democracies, said Wednesday the administration is creating a special corps of federal workers that will deploy quickly to help foreign governments in crisis.
Citing the lengthy and difficult task of setting up the U.S.-run occupation government in Iraq after Saddam Hussein's ouster, Bush is proposing $100 million next year for a new conflict response fund and $24 million for a new Office of Reconstruction and Stabilization in the State Department. That office will coordinate U.S. government efforts to support emerging democracies, with the new Active Response Corps of foreign and civil service officers as a crucial tool, Bush said.
Ref. https://apnews.excite.com/article/20050519/D8A67MU00.html
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"We know that dictators are quick to choose aggression, while free nations strive to resolve differences in peace." -- George W. Bush UN Speech Sept 2004 |
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BUSH ECONOMIC AGENDA MAY BE IN TROUBLE
Two months isn't a long time, but President Bush's decision to delay tax reform until the fall, at the earliest, may be a sign that his second-term economic agenda is in trouble.
Ref. https://money.cnn.com/2005/06/17/news/econo...genda/index.htm
Bush refusal to bend is break for Dems
President Bush's re-election set the stage for a new Republican revolution. Voters elected a president with big ideas and strengthened Republican control of Congress. "I earned political capital ... and now I intend to spend it," Bush said on Nov. 4. President Bush has not unified Republicans on several issues. Congress isn't always buying.
Bush has not unified his party around his plan to overhaul Social Security. A senior Republican senator, George Voinovich of Ohio, helped trigger the opposition that has stalled confirmation of John Bolton as ambassador to the United Nations. Republicans helped foil White House plans to bar Democrats from filibustering Bush's judicial nominees in the Senate.
Ref. https://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/20...-analysis_x.htm
BUSH USES LOOPHOLE TO SEND BOLTON TO UN
U.S. President George W. Bush used a legislative loophole on Monday to appoint John Bolton as his country's ambassador to the United Nations.
Ref. https://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/200.ton-050801.html
Clinton used the same loophole a couple of times, if I remember right. Since the Senate is refusing to perform its duties as clearly outlined in the Constitution, this is the right thing for President Bush to do.
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