<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>George W. Bush: News &amp; Videos about George W. Bush - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/George_W_Bush</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about George W. Bush from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:02:42 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>George W. Bush: News &amp; Videos about George W. Bush - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gif</url><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/George_W_Bush</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about George W. Bush from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>Bush throws out first pitch at Japan Series game</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/more/11/03/japan.bush.ap/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/more/11/03/japan.bush.ap/index.html</guid><description>TOKYO (AP) -- Former President George W. Bush threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 3 of the Japan Series between the Yomiuri Giants and Nippon Ham Fighters.</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:51:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Obama, George H.W. Bush unite to support volunteerism</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/16/obama.bush.volunteerism/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/16/obama.bush.volunteerism/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Some issues, it seems, still transcend America's increasingly bitter partisan divide.</description><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:39:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Clinton criticizes Bush handling of Afghan conflict</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/16/clinton.interview/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/16/clinton.interview/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday that President Bush's administration was "unrealistic" in its dealings with the war in Afghanistan.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:52:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Analysis: Did Obama win Nobel for not being Bush?</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/09/oakley.obama.nobel/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/09/oakley.obama.nobel/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Did President Obama land a Nobel peace prize at such an early stage of his presidency simply because he's not George W. Bush?</description><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:59:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Borger: Obama's is vote that matters on Afghanistan</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/30/borger.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/30/borger.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Sometimes, even in Washington, there's no way around a central truth: that in governing, there are moments when real, tough decisions must be made. No waffling. None of the usual "on the one hand, on the other hand." No hiding behind the votes cast by others.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:38:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush 'shoe thrower' to be freed from Iraqi jail</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/14/iraq.shoe.thrower/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/14/iraq.shoe.thrower/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The Iraqi man who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush last year, Muntadhar al-Zaidi, will be released from jail Tuesday, his lawyer told CNN Monday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:20:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Early release possible for Iraqi shoe-thrower, attorney says</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/11/iraq.shoe.thrower/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/11/iraq.shoe.thrower/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at then-President George W. Bush at a news conference in December could be released from jail as early as next week, his attorney told CNN on Friday.</description><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:43:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Obamas Get Praise from ... Laura Bush</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20303051,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20303051,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>The former First Lady would like to see the nation come together on issues</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:47:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Could George W. Bush end up behind bars?</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/04/mann.george.w.bush/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/04/mann.george.w.bush/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Could George W. Bush or some of his top aides end up behind bars?</description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 10:22:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Quirky gifts for past presidents</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/08/04/presidential.gifts/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/08/04/presidential.gifts/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>President Barack Obama turns 48 on Tuesday. While the first family encourages you to send contributions to your favorite charity in lieu of the White House, if you insist on doing some last-minute birthday shopping for 44, you might consider a pair of jeans or a case of Bud Light. For some historical precedent, here's a look back at some of the more interesting presidential gifts.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:22:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush-era wiretap program had limited results, report finds</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/12/bush.wiretap/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/12/bush.wiretap/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Federal agents found much of the information produced by the Bush administration's top-secret warrantless surveillance program vague and difficult to use, a sweeping review of the program found.</description><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 06:11:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>From secret prisons to Guantanamo Bay</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/30/terror.suspects/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/30/terror.suspects/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>In September of 2006, President Bush announced that 14 suspected terrorists who were being held in CIA custody had been transferred to the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:53:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The demise of the 'ownership society'</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/11/magazines/moneymag/ownership_society.moneymag/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/11/magazines/moneymag/ownership_society.moneymag/index.htm</guid><description>Old: The 1980s ushered in a lasting change: the systematic transfer of risk from the government and employers down to individuals. Tax cuts on income and capital gains, for example, were meant to encourage you to invest more in stocks, buy homes, and start up businesses. These activities became the pillars of what George W. Bush would later dub the "ownership society."</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:56:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush defends interrogation program in Michigan speech</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/29/george.bush.speech/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/29/george.bush.speech/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Former President George W. Bush on Thursday repeated Dick Cheney's assertion that the administration's enhanced interrogation program, which included controversial techniques such as waterboarding, was legal and garnered valuable information that prevented terrorist attacks.</description><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 07:05:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Groups seek disbarment for Bush's top lawyers</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/18/torture.bush.lawyers/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/18/torture.bush.lawyers/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A coalition of progressive groups sought Monday to have 12 Bush administration lawyers disbarred for their roles in crafting the legal rationale for so-called enhanced interrogation techniques that many view as torture.</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 16:09:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rice: Bush wouldn't approve illegal interrogations</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/03/rice.interrogations/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/03/rice.interrogations/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice defended the Bush administration's policies on the interrogation of terrorism suspects Sunday, saying former President George W. Bush would not have authorized anything illegal.</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 11:03:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Report: Bush-era officials authorized detainee abuse</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/21/detainees.report/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/21/detainees.report/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Senior Bush administration officials authorized aggressive interrogation techniques -- including forced nudity and waterboarding -- on suspected terrorists, despite concerns from military psychologists and attorneys, according to a Senate report released Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:22:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Prosecutor: Drop case against Bush officials</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/16/spain.guantanamo/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/16/spain.guantanamo/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Prosecutors will recommend that a Spanish court drop its investigation of six former officials in the administration of U.S. George W. Bush for alleged torture of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Spain's attorney general said Thursday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:57:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Commentary: April 15 is patriots' day</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/15/begala.taxes/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/15/begala.taxes/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Happy Patriots' Day. April 15 is the one day a year when our country asks something of us -- or at least the vast majority of us.</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:56:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Judge OKs probe of torture complaint against Bush officials</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/29/gonzales.spain.gitmo/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/29/gonzales.spain.gitmo/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A senior Spanish judge has ordered prosecutors to investigate whether key Bush aides should be charged with crimes over the Guantanamo Bay detention center, a lawyer said Sunday.</description><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:38:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush to write book on important decisions of presidency</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/19/bush.book/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/19/bush.book/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Former President George W. Bush is writing a book focusing on defining decisions he's made in his personal and political life, a publishing house announced Thursday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:43:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Commentary: GOP's "small government" talk is hollow</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/18/zelizer.small.government/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/18/zelizer.small.government/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>As the budget debate heats up, Republicans are warning of socialism in the White House and claiming that Democrats are rushing back to their dangerous tonic of big government.</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:11:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Obama moves to separate politics and science</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/09/obama.science/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/09/obama.science/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>As President Obama reversed the Bush administration's limits on embryonic stem-cell research, he said scientific decisions must be "based on facts, not ideology."</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:03:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Obama overturns Bush policy on stem cells</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/09/obama.stem.cells/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/09/obama.stem.cells/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>President Obama signed an executive order Monday repealing a Bush-era policy that limited federal tax dollars for embryonic stem cell research.</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:22:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Embryonic stem cell reversal is distraction, congressman says</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/08/obama.stem.cells/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/08/obama.stem.cells/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A top congressional Republican on Sunday criticized President Barack Obama's expected decision to reverse the Bush administration's limits on embryonic stem-cell research, calling it a distraction from the country's economic slump.</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:39:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Commentary: Obama cuts through Bush secrecy</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/03/campbell.brown.bush/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/03/campbell.brown.bush/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>As we continue to call for more transparency in government, cheers to the White House for starting to cut through the veil of secrecy left by its last occupant, former President Bush.</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:26:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Senate panel to review CIA programs under Bush</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/27/cia.senate/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/27/cia.senate/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The Senate Intelligence Committee is preparing a review of the CIA's controversial interrogation programs under the Bush White House, a Senate Democratic aide told CNN.</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:06:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Iraqi shoe thrower: Bush's 'soulless smile' set me off</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/19/iraq.shoe.thrower/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/19/iraq.shoe.thrower/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Muntadher al-Zaidi, the Iraqi journalist on trial for throwing his shoes last year at then-President George W. Bush, said the former American leader's "bloodless and soulless smile" and his joking banter provoked him.</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Monument to Bush shoe-throwing shines at Iraqi orphanage</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/29/iraq.shoe.monument/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/29/iraq.shoe.monument/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>For the war-beaten orphans of the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit, this big old shoe fits.</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:18:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Schneider: Republicans take on a new rallying cry</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/29/rallying.gop/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/29/rallying.gop/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>With the departure of President George W. Bush, Republicans have a new rallying cry: "Back to basics!''</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Jenna &amp;amp; Barbara Bush Give Advice to Sasha &amp;amp; Malia</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20253747,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20253747,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>"Enjoy your childhood in such a magical place," the former first daughters write</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:49:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush's last day: Calls, candy and a flight to Midland</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/20/bush.day/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/20/bush.day/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Former President George W. Bush and Laura Bush have landed in Midland, Texas, the former first lady's hometown and her husband's childhood home.</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 05:22:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Inside the Bushes' Moving Truck? Not Much</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20253622,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20253622,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Except for her clothes, Laura Bush isn't taking a lot to Texas, she tells PEOPLE</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:38:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush commutes sentences of former Border Patrol agents</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/19/bush.commute/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/19/bush.commute/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>On his final full day in office, President Bush issued commutations for two former U.S. Border Patrol agents convicted in 2006 of shooting and wounding an unarmed illegal immigrant -- suspected of drug smuggling at the time -- and then covering it up.</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:59:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Commentary: Bush will be vindicated</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/19/wall.bush/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/19/wall.bush/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>In his final radio address as president-elect on the Sunday ahead of his inauguration, Barack Obama said President Bush "extended the hand of cooperation" to him throughout this period of transition. It was a final act of civility, on Mr. Bush's part.</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:06:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Special Ops: How to move a president in a few hours</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/19/obama.move/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/19/obama.move/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Comedian Mark Russell was at a recent event in Chicago, Illinois, when he found himself sitting next to Valerie Jarrett, an adviser to President-elect Barack Obama.</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:58:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Most see Bush presidency as a failure, poll shows</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/18/poll.bush.presidency/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/18/poll.bush.presidency/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>As George W. Bush spends his final days in office, a national poll suggests that two-thirds of Americans see his presidency as a failure.</description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 14:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Obama says he always thought Bush was a 'good guy'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/16/obama.interview/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/16/obama.interview/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>After two years of traveling around the country and criticizing President Bush, President-elect Barack Obama said Friday that he "always thought [Bush] was a good guy."</description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 11:21:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Commentary: Bush saved 10 million lives</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/15/frist.bush/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/15/frist.bush/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A legacy of President George W. Bush will be that he saved 10 million lives around the world.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush's farewell speech: 'This is a moment of hope and pride'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/15/bush.speech.text/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/15/bush.speech.text/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>President George W. Bush gave a farewell speech to nation on Thursday night. The text of the speech follows:</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 07:36:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush: I would have done some things differently</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/15/bush.farewell/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/15/bush.farewell/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>In his final public address from the White House, a reflective President Bush on Thursday recalled the ups and downs of his eight-year tenure and said he was willing to make the tough decisions.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 03:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Analysis: Americans happy 'failed marriage' with Bush is ending</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/14/bush.political.legacy/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/14/bush.political.legacy/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>For most Americans, the Bush era is ending not a moment too soon.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:41:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>First family reflects on eight years in office</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/14/lkl.bush/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/14/lkl.bush/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>As President George W. Bush prepares for his last week in office, he and First Lady Laura Bush spent time Tuesday talking with CNN's Larry King.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:24:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush has lost more domestic battles than he's won</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/15/bush.legacy/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/15/bush.legacy/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>There was a candid moment in President Bush's final news conference that was largely overlooked, but should not be completely ignored because it offers a window on why his domestic legacy is looking pretty thin as he readies a farewell address on Thursday evening.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:56:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush's legacy: Bully or liberator?</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/14/bush.international.legacy/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/14/bush.international.legacy/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>In the eyes of the world, President Bush is a bully engaging in "cowboy diplomacy" who has hurt America's image abroad or a liberator who has freed millions from tyranny.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:52:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Commentary: Will U.S. find bin Laden?</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/14/campbell.brown.bush/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/14/campbell.brown.bush/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>It was one of the best known lines President Bush ever uttered. Just a few months after the September 11 attacks, who can forget what he said about catching Osama bin Laden:</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:16:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush awards medals to wartime allies</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/14/bush.medals.blair/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/14/bush.medals.blair/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Three former wartime allies were reunited at the White House for one last time on Tuesday when President George W. Bush awarded America's top civilian honor to the former prime ministers of Britain and Australia.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:19:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Commentary: Bush honors unpopular friends</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/13/campbell.brown.medal/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/13/campbell.brown.medal/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>On Tuesday, President Bush, in one of his final acts in office, awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to three foreign leaders.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:41:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush's legacy evokes passionate, sometimes angry reader response</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/13/bush.legacy.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/13/bush.legacy.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The last eight years In the United States have included momentous events including the September 11 attacks, the Iraq war, Hurricane Katrina and an economic recession.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:31:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Commentary: Bush still doesn't get it</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/13/rollins.obama/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/13/rollins.obama/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>One week from today, a historic presidency begins and a tarnished presidency ends.</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush touts accomplishments, admits mistakes</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/12/bush.press.conference/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/12/bush.press.conference/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>President Bush admitted mistakes but defended his accomplishments in the final White House news conference of his presidency Monday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:12:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush poised to seek $350B for bailout</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/10/news/economy/bush_request_restoftarp/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/10/news/economy/bush_request_restoftarp/index.htm</guid><description>The Bush administration may soon ask Congress for the remaining $350 billion from the $700 billion bailout program passed in October, a Democratic leadership source confirmed to CNN.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:24:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>USS George H.W. Bush commissioned</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/10/bush.ship.commissioning/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/10/bush.ship.commissioning/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>An aircraft carrier named after the first President Bush was commissioned Saturday in Norfolk, Virginia.</description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:36:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Commentary: How Bush botched war on terror</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/07/bergen.war.terror/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/07/bergen.war.terror/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>President-elect Barack Obama and his foreign policy advisers and speechwriters are wrestling with one of the most important speeches of his presidency, his inaugural address.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:09:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Ferrell taking Bush spoofs to Broadway, HBO</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/06/ferrell.bush/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/06/ferrell.bush/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Will Ferrell, the man who invented "strategery" and other Bushisms, is taking his spoofs of the 43rd president to Broadway and HBO.</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:42:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush casts wide net for marine conservation</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/06/bush.conservation/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/06/bush.conservation/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Nine sites in the central Pacific will be set as sanctuaries for marine life and bases of research for scientists, President Bush said Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:32:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush orders pardon re-examined</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/24/bush.pardon.reexamined/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/24/bush.pardon.reexamined/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>President Bush on Wednesday ordered one of 19 presidential pardons granted earlier in the week to be re-examined.</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:33:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Commentary: Throwing shoes doesn't help Iraq</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/16/iftikhar.shoe/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/16/iftikhar.shoe/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Not since Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev's famous footwear pounded into a table at an October 1960 United Nations session have we seen a shoe create such a global political firestorm.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:51:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Poll: Obama leadership rates high as Bush's after 9/11</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/31/obama.leadership.poll/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/31/obama.leadership.poll/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A national poll suggests that three-quarters of the public thinks President-elect Barack Obama is a strong and decisive leader, the highest marks for a president-elect on that characteristic in nearly three decades.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:51:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Poll: 75% glad Bush is done</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/26/bush.poll/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/26/bush.poll/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A new national poll suggests that three out of four Americans feel President Bush's departure from office is coming not a moment too soon.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 23:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Iranians toss shoes at Bush posters</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/26/shoe.thrower.iran/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/26/shoe.thrower.iran/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A few dozen Iranians threw shoes at posters of U.S. President George W. Bush in Tehran Friday morning, a demonstration of support for an Iraqi journalist jailed for throwing his shoes at President Bush two weeks ago in Baghdad.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 12:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush pardons 19, commutes sentence of meth dealer</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/23/bush.pardons/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/23/bush.pardons/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>President George W. Bush granted pardons Tuesday to 19 citizens charged with a variety of crimes, but none was prominent.</description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:47:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Commentary: What the Iraq mission cost Bush</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/19/zelizer.bush/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/19/zelizer.bush/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>President George W. Bush's hope in making his surprise visit to Iraq last week was to highlight the stability that had been achieved in the country.</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Iraqi shoe thrower in court next week, brother says</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/22/iraq.shoe.thrower/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/22/iraq.shoe.thrower/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The trial of a reporter charged with throwing his shoes at President Bush during a news conference will begin next week, according to the reporter's brother.</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush announces auto rescue</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/19/news/companies/auto_crisis/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/19/news/companies/auto_crisis/index.htm</guid><description>President Bush announced a rescue plan for General Motors and Chrysler LLC Friday morning that will make $13.4 billion in federal loans available almost immediately.</description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:48:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks open higher on auto bailout</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/18/markets/stocks_watch/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/18/markets/stocks_watch/index.htm</guid><description>Stocks opened higher Friday after President Bush said he would give a $13.4 billion federal loan to the Big Three.</description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:36:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush: Open to 'all options' on auto rescue</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/16/news/economy/Bush_automakers/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/16/news/economy/Bush_automakers/index.htm</guid><description>The Bush administration said Tuesday it is "considering all options" when it comes to aiding the U.S. auto industry. But a growing chorus of Republican lawmakers urged the president not to use Wall Street bailout money for an automaker bailout.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush on auto bailout, war in Iraq, shoe-throwing reporter</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/16/bush.crowley.interview/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/16/bush.crowley.interview/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>President Bush said Tuesday he is "considering all options" in aiding the U.S. auto industry because doing nothing could lead to further economic decline.</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:43:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Iraqis urge government to free shoe-thrower</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/16/shoe.reporter.profile/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/16/shoe.reporter.profile/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Protesters across Iraq Tuesday urged government authorities to free the TV correspondent who threw his shoes at President Bush.</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:08:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Shoe-thrower's brother: He wanted to humiliate 'tyrant'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/15/shoe.reporter.profile/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/15/shoe.reporter.profile/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The brother of the journalist now famous for hurling his shoes at President Bush said his sibling's actions were "spontaneous" and represented millions of Iraqis who want to "humiliate the tyrant."</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:52:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>TV station urges release of shoe-throwing journalist</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/15/bush.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/15/bush.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>An Iraqi TV reporter who threw his shoes at President Bush during a news conference remained in custody Monday, while judicial officials decided whether to charge him with assault.</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:47:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks inch lower</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/15/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/15/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</guid><description>Stocks weakened Monday morning as investors mulled the future of the automakers and looked to economic news due later in the week.</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:50:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush doesn't set auto bailout timeline</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/15/news/economy/bush_bailout/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/15/news/economy/bush_bailout/index.htm</guid><description>President Bush said Monday he might use money from the Treasury program to aid financial services companies in order to avoid the bankruptcy of U.S. automakers, but he would not provide a timeline.</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:23:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Iraqi journalist throws shoes at Bush in Baghdad</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/14/bush.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/14/bush.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A man identified as an Iraqi journalist threw shoes at -- but missed -- President Bush during a news conference Sunday evening in Baghdad, where Bush was making a farewell visit.</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:52:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Commentary: Obama can learn from Bush's failures</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/13/zelizer.presidential/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/13/zelizer.presidential/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>President Bush failed to persuade Senate Republicans to vote for the automaker bailout, but it wasn't for lack of effort. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney put on a full-court press last week.</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:31:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush declares emergency in icy Massachusetts</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/12/13/massachusetts.emergency/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/12/13/massachusetts.emergency/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A severe ice storm prompted President Bush to declare Saturday that a state of emergency exists in northern Massachusetts, a move that authorizes the use of federal aid to help the recovery effort.</description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 02:57:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Environmentalists blast changes to Endangered Species rules</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/12/12/endangered.species/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/12/12/endangered.species/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The Bush administration cleared the way Thursday for federal agencies to skip consultations with government scientists when embarking on projects that could impact endangered wildlife, the interior secretary said.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:19:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush opens up on struggle with alcohol abuse</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/11/bush.alcohol/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/11/bush.alcohol/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>President Bush reflected on his own struggle with alcohol in a White House meeting Thursday that touted gains in the war on drug abuse.</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:44:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Accord on North Korean nuclear program may elude Bush</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/11/north.korea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/11/north.korea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The Bush administration signaled Thursday that it may not be able to reach an agreement with North Korea on its nuclear program before President Bush leaves office next month but said it will continue to try.</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:06:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush must navigate a treacherous post-presidency</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/05/bush.post.presidency/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/05/bush.post.presidency/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>It's a position that John Quincy Adams once called downright pathetic: that of a former president.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:59:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush: Protect taxpayers in auto bailout</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/05/news/economy/economic_fallout_jobs/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/05/news/economy/economic_fallout_jobs/index.htm</guid><description>On the heels of the worst job-loss report in more than 30 years, President Bush on Friday urged Congress to act next week to help the ailing Big Three automakers, but stressed they needed to do so in a way that protects the taxpayer.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:53:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Obama, Blair laud Bush's AIDS work in Africa</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/01/world.aids.day/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/01/world.aids.day/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>President-elect Barack Obama doesn't often offer praise for President George W. Bush's foreign policy, but on Monday he offered the outgoing head of state accolades for battling AIDS in Africa.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Former First Lady Barbara Bush Hospitalized</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20242936,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20242936,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>The 83-year-old was admitted for testing after days of stomach pain</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:49:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Dems, Bush at odds over automaker bailout</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/12/news/economy/automakers/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/12/news/economy/automakers/index.htm</guid><description>A standoff between congressional Democrats and President Bush continued to brew Wednesday, as lawmakers pressed a skeptical administration to help ailing U.S. automakers.</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:28:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush: More rescues like Citigroup possible</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/24/news/economy/bush_treasury_statement/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/24/news/economy/bush_treasury_statement/index.htm</guid><description>President Bush said Monday that the first step toward economic recovery is to stabilize the financial system - and that the government may step in to help financial institutions again the way it did with Citigroup.</description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Commentary: Bush should do something to stop crisis</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/21/zelizer.lame.duck/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/21/zelizer.lame.duck/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The lame-duck president is believed to be one of the more impotent figures in American politics -- a commander in chief who is unable to do much because he lacks political muscle.</description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:07:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>At summit, Bush touts free-trade record</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/22/bush.apec.summit/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/22/bush.apec.summit/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>President Bush, in what could be his final overseas trip as president, called on international leaders Saturday to continue his administration's push for free trade despite the global financial crisis.</description><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:07:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush urges against trade barriers</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/22/news/economy/Bush_APEC/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/22/news/economy/Bush_APEC/index.htm</guid><description>President George W. Bush, in what could be his final overseas trip as president, called on international leaders to continue his administration's push for free trade despite the global financial crisis.</description><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:14:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Attorney general back to work after fainting spell</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/21/michael.mukasey.collapse/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/21/michael.mukasey.collapse/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Doctors gave U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey a clean bill of health Friday morning after an apparent fainting spell, according to Gina Talamona, spokeswoman for the Department of Justice.</description><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush signs bill extending jobless benefits</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/21/news/economy/unemployment_extension/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/21/news/economy/unemployment_extension/index.htm</guid><description>President Bush signed legislation Friday to extend unemployment insurance benefits nationwide, his spokeswoman Dana Perino said.</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush signs bill to extend jobless benefits</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/20/senate.jobless/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/20/senate.jobless/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>President Bush on Friday morning signed a measure to extend unemployment benefits by at least seven weeks in every state, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said.</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:51:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush hopes to ease holiday travel congestion</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/11/18/bush.air.travel/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/11/18/bush.air.travel/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Corridors of military airspace will be temporarily opened to commercial airliners during the holiday season in an effort to alleviate heavy traffic, President Bush announced Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush ready to defend free-market principles during summit</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/14/bush.summit/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/14/bush.summit/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The world leaders gathering for Saturday's economic summit may be looking ahead to his successor, but President Bush signaled that he's ready to defend Western-style capitalism and free-market principles during what will be one of his last appearances on the world stage.</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:41:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Commentary: Why U.S. has two half-presidents</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/14/mann.ct.obama.bush/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/14/mann.ct.obama.bush/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Who is the president of the United States? The real president?</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:52:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Democrats prepared to push ahead with aid to automakers</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/12/congress.automakers/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/12/congress.automakers/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The likelihood of a showdown over aid to ailing automakers increased Wednesday after the administration's economic point man suggested that he would not use the current bailout program to help the industry.</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:18:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush: 'I regret saying some things I shouldn't have said'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/11/bush.post.presidency/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/11/bush.post.presidency/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>As his presidency nears its end, a reflective President Bush suggested Tuesday that he regrets some of his more blunt statements on the war on terrorism over the last eight years and said he wishes he had not spoken in front of a "Mission Accomplished" banner only a month after U.S. troops in Iraq were deployed.</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:48:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Brolin: I heard that Bush liked 'W.'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/11/brolin.bush.w/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/11/brolin.bush.w/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Oliver Stone's biopic "W." has gotten little feedback from the Bush White House since its release last month. Perhaps that's no surprise, considering the film's depiction of President Bush as a young man who partied hard and chased women.</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:17:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Transcript: Bush recalls regrettable, proud moments</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/11/bush.transcript/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/11/bush.transcript/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>In his first post-Election Day interview, President Bush spoke to CNN's Heidi Collins on Tuesday aboard the Intrepid, a former U.S. Navy aircraft carrier where he was commemorating Veterans Day. 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