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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

Bush - First Term
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.

Other Investigative Stories

Editorials

As Wall Street eagerly awaits its $700 billion bailout, presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain spar over the details.

The bottom line, however, is that the bailout – because of its unprecedented size – may set the parameters for the next administration whoever wins. The U.S. Treasury will be vastly expanding the national debt to buy up troubled securities that critics call “Cash for Trash.”

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Ron Blackwell, Chief Economist at the AFL-CIO, and Professor of Economics Ellen Frank of the University of Massachusetts, discuss the crisis.

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