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George W. Bush Dismayed Over Tax Policy Bearing His Name [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:44:24 +0000

Ever since former President George W. Bush left office in 2008, he’s kept a pretty low profile. But on Tuesday, he made a rare public appearance to talk about taxes — specifically, how his tax cuts for the rich shouldn’t be allowed to expire.

Dick Cheney Feels Obama Should Rescind Statements Critical of Bush Anti-Terrorism Measures [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:49:05 +0000

Former Vice President Dick Cheney told CNN’s Candy Crowley that in light of Friday’s killing of American-born al Qaeda cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, President Obama should rescind previous statements that were critical of the way the Bush administration dealt with terrorism suspects.

George W. Bush Dodges Foul Ball At Texas Ranger Game [VIDEO]

Aaron Galloway — Wed, 25 May 2011 15:54:38 +0000

One of the most surreal moments of George W. Bush's presidency happened when a Iraqi reporter threw a shoe at him during a press conference.

Love him or hate him, we can all agree that Bush showed excellent reflexes when he dodged the shoe, which was headed straight for his face.

Those reflexes got another test during Monday night's baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Chicago White Sox. Bush was sitting in a front row box when a foul ball headed in his direction. While he did flinch a little bit, the 43rd president basically maintained his cool (as opposed to some of the other folks who were in the box) and allowed the ball to bounce harmlessly in front of him.

Read on to see a video of Bush's latest dodge, and the infamous shoe incident.