George H. W. Bush

Presidential slip-ups fuel conspiracy theories

22 Apr 2006

Conspiracy theories abound on the internet about whether the US deliberately let slip a series of humiliations during President Hu Jintao's visit to the White House.

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Meeting of minds

20 Apr 2006

After weeks of intense media coverage in the run-up to President Hu Jintao's trip to the United States, he finally meets US President George W. Bush today. What's your verdict on the visit?...

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Don't stand on ceremony

7 Sep 2005

Hurricane Katrina has claimed thousands of lives and caused damage that may well amount to more than US$100 billion.

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A poor state of the world

4 Feb 2005

Somebody told me that US President George W. Bush gave an important speech yesterday, apparently about the state of the onion, or some such thing. Whatever the subject, I have no doubt that, had I...

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Please turn off the light...

5 Nov 2004

From beneath the chemical-warfare-proof plastic sheet I have draped across one corner of my living room, the world looks decidedly sinister. The grey light gasping to push through the dust-flecked...

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Bush's poisoned chalice

22 Sep 2004

As the opinion polls move steadily in favour of President George W. Bush, and the likelihood of a John Kerry presidency recedes, Democrats in the United States can take solace in two facts.

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Opinion

EU fails to adapt to borderless world

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Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

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Bush's jobs tsar in factory shock

In an embarrassment to the Bush administration, it has emerged that a US businessman expected to be named to a new position to help save American jobs recently set up a factory in Beijing.

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US China-bashing ritual will evaporate, as usual

When the economy starts to take centre stage in the race for the US presidency, we know it will not be long before the China-bashing begins. So the recent emergence of American job losses as the...

7:35AM

Trademark to get to the bottom of Bush's name

A Beijing-based screenwriter has filed an application to use the two-character phrase 'Bushi', the Chinese translation for the family name of US President George W. Bush, as a trademark for...

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An empty gesture

Was the flying visit to Baghdad by US President George W. Bush a public relations coup ('Bush pays surprise Thanksgiving visit to troops in Iraq', November 28)?

Far from it.

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UNJUST WAR IS AGAINST BUSINESS INTEREST R

The United States economy is tumbling daily as my country tilts dangerously close to an unjust war.

My wish would be to see business leaders speaking out more against an American-led...

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Short-sighted policies damaging the planet

I find it disgraceful that US President George W. Bush chose not to attend the Earth Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa.

I think the president has done a very poor job addressing...

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