Maybe Bush’s Policy on North Korean Nukes was a Smart Idea (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | America got some of the best foreign policy news of the last few decades today when North Korea signaled an agreement to possibly give up its nuclear weapons. Though it will be scored as a victory for the Obama administration and its negotiators, they should get credited with a save. The real "W" should go to George W. Bush's team and its "smart sanctions" policy.
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Bush and Quayle, the Next Generation, to Hold Texas Fundraiser (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork - Bush and Quayle are teaming up to for a fundraiser for Maverick PAC in Houston, according to the San Antonio Express-News. But they are not the Bush and Quayle one might think of.
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Black history museum to break ground with Obama (AP)

AP - A new national museum telling the history of black life, art, and culture will soon begin taking shape as the 19th museum in the Smithsonian Institution to explore stories that have sometimes been left out on the National Mall.
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Ex-Gov. Jeb Bush rallies Kansas business leaders (AP)

AP - Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush sidestepped talk of presidential campaign politics to focus on business issues Tuesday during a speech at the Kansas Chamber of Commerce's annual dinner.
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Bush’s former faith-based director: ‘Faith-based office has failed President Obama’ (Daily Caller)

Daily Caller - Jim Towey, former director of George W. Bush’s Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives and current president of Florida’s Catholic Ave Maria University, accused the Obama administration of forcing him to “choose between being a good Catholic or a good citizen” Tuesday.
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Best GOP Choice -- A Brokered Convention With a Bush/Rubio Ticket (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | David Frum at CNN is one of the many political pundits who is thinking about a brokered Republican National Convention. He predicts that in the event of a brokered convention, the Republicans will lose to an incumbent Barack Obama in November. Due to the improving economy, it appears the incumbent will win regardless.
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How About a Jeb Bush/Sarah Palin Ticket? (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Sarah Palin was on Eric Bolling's "Follow the Money" show recently. According to Mediaite, she had a couple of interesting things to say about a brokered convention and her possible political future.
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Obama to join black history museum groundbreaking (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama and former first lady Laura Bush will celebrate the groundbreaking for a new national museum showcasing black life, art and history on the National Mall.
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Why Bill Maher is Against Disrespecting Presidents Not Named Bush (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Bill Maher may be one of the unfunniest people on cable television, but he is sometimes unintentionally a hoot. No greater example can be had when Maher accused Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer of being "disrespectful" to President Barack Obama, according to Mediaite.
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Why the Bush and Blair Convictions Will Not Be Recognized (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | In what's considered by most to be little more than symbolism, former U.S. President George W. Bush and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair have been convicted of war crimes by a Malaysian court for the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The "Kuala Lumpur Foundation to Criminalise War" [sic] charged that both men knowingly ordered the invasion of Iraq, under a false pretext of former dictator Saddam Hussein having stockpiled weapons of mass destruction.
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Unemployment Benefits Extensions Expiring, Related to Bush Tax Cuts (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork - Unemployment benefits extensions are set to expire on Tuesday, Nov. 30. At the moment, there doesn't seem to be many on Capitol Hill overly concerned that another two million people, many of whom seem the extensions as their only financial lifeline in a flat and nearly jobless economy, will soon see their unemployment benefits disappear.
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Bush Tax Cuts Shed Light on Right-Wing’s Obsession with Greed Preservation (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | National Journal reported that the failed supercommittee was $678 billion apart over extending the George W. Bush tax cuts for 10 years. This figure is the amount the wealthy would've had to pay if the cuts weren't extended for them, which would pay for 5.5 years of unemployment benefits. The right wing in this country has a very dangerous obsession: Greed preservation at the expense of America which they claim to love so much.
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Chelsea Clinton Career Back in Public View (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork - Chelsea Clinton will be working for NBC News. She will be a special correspondent for "NBC Nightly News" on a special segment called "Making a Difference." Clinton, the daughter of former president Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, joins the network where two other famous political daughters have been working. Jenna Bush Hager, the daughter of former president George W. Bush, works for "The Today Show." Meghan McCain, daughter of Sen. John McCain, will be a contributor to MSNBC.
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Chelsea Clinton to join Jenna Bush Hager, Meghan McCain at NBC (The Ticket)

The Ticket - Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former President Bill Clinton, has been hired to work on-air for NBC News, the network announced Monday, placing her beside fellow daughters of famous political figures including Jenna Bush Hager and Meghan McCain. Clinton "possesses an uncommon understanding of humanity -- on city streets, across this country and around the globe," [...]
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NBC hires Chelsea Clinton; former first daughter joins Jenna Bush, Meghan McCain at network (The Cutline)

The Cutline - Chelsea Clinton will be working on-air for NBC News, the network announced on Monday. The former first daughter will be a "special correspondent" for NBC "Nightly News" and its new primetime newsmagazine, "Rock Center With Brian Williams"--essentially working on stories that fit within NBC's "Making a Difference" franchise, the network said. In a statement, NBC [...]
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Please, No More Clintons or Bushes (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | The country suffered through Clinton burn-out after eight years in the White House. Next, we suffered through Bush burn-out after W's war-torn eight years in the executive mansion.
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Poll: 56 Percent Say Obama 'About the Same' or 'Worse' Than Bush (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | To give an indication as to just how far President Barack Obama has fallen in the job approval polls, a USA Today/Gallup poll has indicated he is perceived by nearly six out of 10 Americans as performing on a level with former President George W. Bush or worse.
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Bush's No Child Left Behind Act and Obama's Updates Leave U.S. Children Behind (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | I find irony in the title No Child Left Behind.
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GOP Forgets ‘Class Warfare’ Started in Bush Administration (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Republicans are calling President Barack Obama's plan to tax those who make more than $1 million per year "class warfare." Obama has stated he plans to use the extra revenue to help pay down the deficit by having millionaires pay the same tax rates as the middle class.
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Former President Bush Visits All Three National Memorials in Honor of 9/11 Victims (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork - Former President George W. Bush has kept a relatively low profile since leaving office in January 2009. But as the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 9/11 approached, he understandably began to be sought out again for his insights on that tragic day in American history and its aftermath.
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