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

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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
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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
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates has played up the cuts in Cold War weapons in his fiscal year 2010 budget, while playing down the fact that the overall military budget is about $20 billion higher.

The U.S. press corps followed Gates’s lead in presenting the military increase as a decrease. The Wall Street Journal even claimed that Gates and President Barack Obama had gutted the Pentagon’s budget.

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Military analyst Miriam Pemberton says the underlying story, however, is that President Obama has asked more for the Pentagon than even President George W. Bush did.

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