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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

Barack Obama’s decision to surround himself with a foreign policy team dominated by hawkish Democrats and even a senior Bush administration official suggests no sharp break with the neocon policies of George W. Bush.

The message – of putting Hillary Clinton at State and leaving Robert Gates at Defense – is more one of continuity than change, argues news analyst Pepe Escobar.

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Escobar fears that America will remain stuck within President Bush’s “war on terror” framework, withdraw only gradually from Iraq and continue to be burdened by gargantuan Pentagon spending.

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