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Bush End Game
George W. Bush's presidency since 2007

Bush - Second Term
George W. Bush's presidency from 2005-06

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George W. Bush's presidency, 2000-04

Who Is Bob Gates?
The secret world of Defense Secretary Gates

2004 Campaign
Bush Bests Kerry

Behind Colin Powell's Legend
Gauging Powell's reputation.

The 2000 Campaign
Recounting the controversial campaign.

Media Crisis
Is the national media a danger to democracy?

The Clinton Scandals
Behind President Clinton's impeachment.

Nazi Echo
Pinochet & Other Characters.

The Dark Side of Rev. Moon
Rev. Sun Myung Moon and American politics.

Contra Crack
Contra drug stories uncovered

Lost History
America's tainted historical record

The October Surprise "X-Files"
The 1980 election scandal exposed.

International
From free trade to the Kosovo crisis.

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Editorials

President George W. Bush says the $700 billion bailout of Wall Street over bad lending strategies is needed to spare Main Street from financial hardship.

But Democrats say the plan offers little or nothing for Main Street Americans, who are still facing job losses and house foreclosures.

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Ron Blackwell, the AFL-CIO’s chief economist, says the crisis shows that the neo-liberal policies of the last 35 years have failed. Economic Professor Ellen Frank of the University of Massachusetts adds: "This is clearly socializing risk with returns still privatized."

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