When President Bush came to power in 2001, the US spent $1.4bn a year on humanitarian and development aid in Africa. By 2006, the figure had quadrupled to $5.6bn a year. And it is likely to get bigger. The centrepiece of Mr Bush's aid to Africa is the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (Pepfar), a five-year, $15bn Aids prevention and treatment program. His most recent budget proposes doubling the funding to $30bn over the next five years. picked by 2manyusernames 8 months ago tags bush popular africa humanitarian |
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The White House is trying to clarify something: President George W Bush is ''a commander guy'' but not ''the commander guy.'' 0 comments edit related share plime.comOr something like that. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago |
The measure would provide $60 billion over the next five years, $35 billion more than current spending and $30 billion more than the president proposed. Mr. Bush and his backers argue that the bill would be a step toward federalization of health care, and that it would steer the program away from its core purpose of providing insurance for poor children and toward covering children from middle-cla... read full post picked by marli 10 months ago 7 comments edit related share politics |
Keith Olbermann's video response to a recent interview in which President Bush explains his reasons for going to war, his take on the 08 election and his decision to give up golfing... picked by shep182 5 months ago 20 comments edit related share politics |
President George W. Bush may be commander in chief, but his total income was less than half of Vice President d**k Cheney's in 2006, according to tax information released by the White House on Friday. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
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So these guys are at it again...after killing Bush with the "sword of Islam", the puppet vowed that the White House would be turned into a mosque. picked by Moe 6 months ago 6 comments edit related share world |
In-depth TIME article about the isolation of Georgw W.Bush. picked by hypnotode 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share politics |
President Bush and congressional leaders moved closer to agreeing on a compromise economic rescue package yesterday. picked by willster09 9 months ago 0 comments edit related share politics |
The Bush administration is trying to repair its emergency housing policies to avoid the uproar that followed Hurricane Katrina. picked by Arrch8 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share politics |
Here in Sweden, the debate rages on about whether it is possible to hate President Bush while loving America given that 50.7 per cent of Americans re-elected him. But when I see images of the brave men, women and children who courageously stand up for the rights of all those whose rights have been trampled under iron boots of Bush's neocon army, my faith in Americans is restored. picked by techtonix 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Washington – President George W. Bush today officially ended his three day search for Palestine on his Oval Office globe. picked by gratheo 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
President Bush regrets the way his gun-slinging rhetoric made people perceive him. He said that his aim now was to leave his successor a legacy of international diplomacy for tackling Iran. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago 5 comments edit related share politics |
US senators have failed to limit debate on a landmark plan for immigration reform backed by President George Bush picked by osiris12 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share politics |
President Bush gave his wife a triple strand citrine necklace for her 60th birthday. Just in case anyone is remotely interested. picked by ybne1else 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
U.S. President George W. Bush shows up in some very non-presidential situations in the new "Off-Color Coloring Book: The Bush Years." Whether Bush is shown dressed as a cheerleader or drinking beer, the coloring book portrays the president in an unflattering light that its authors said is simply good-natured fun. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
In President Bush's new report The President gives some sign of humility, and accepts some of the blame, something that is rare in this presidency. What do YOU think about his "New Way Forward"? picked by dorkfire 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share politics |
Jenna Bush, daughter of George W. Bush, wrote a non-fiction book, complete with color pictures (By Mia Baxter) and other interesting things from her days volunteering with Unicef in Central America. picked by narfpie 2 years ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
WASHINGTON - Bowing to President Bush's demands, the Senate approved and sent the White House a bill Wednesday to overhaul bitterly disputed rules on secret government eavesdropping and shield telecommunications companies from lawsuits complaining they helped the U.S. spy on Americans. picked by bingo 3 months ago 1 comments edit related share politics |
Banners across the route, decorated with Bush's image against a backdrop of Tanzania's Mt. Kilimanjaro, read: "We cherish democracy. Karibu (welcome) to President and Mrs Bush." 14 comments edit related share politicsInspired by 2many's post: picked by ImNotBlue 8 months ago |
The White House says President Bush will veto legislation on Saturday that would have barred the CIA from using waterboarding — a technique that simulates drowning — and other harsh interrogation methods on terror suspects. picked by TraumaMamma 7 months ago 8 comments edit related share plime.com |