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George H.W. Bush

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George H.W. Bush was the 41st President of the United States, serving from January 20, 1989, to January 20, 1993. A member of the Republican Party, he previously held the office of Vice President under Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1989. Bush was a World War II veteran and served in various roles within the U.S. government, including as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1976 to 1977. His presidency is noted for significant events such as the Gulf War and the fall of the Berlin Wall, as well as his efforts in foreign policy and international diplomacy.

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Oct 27, 2003

The strategy remains the same. The tactics to respond to, more suiciders driving cars will alter on the ground.

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Oct 27, 2003

Today in Washington, the president spoke about the violence in Iraq. But he also spoke about progress on the ground.

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Oct 27, 2003

We're working closely with those countries to let them know that we expect them to enforce borders, prevent people from coming across borders, if in fact we catch them doing that.

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Oct 26, 2003

They hate freedom. They love terror. They love to try to create fear and chaos. And we're determined, and this administration is not to be intimidated by these killers. As a matter of fact, we are even more determined to work with the…

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Oct 26, 2003

Sixty-one percent of 18 to 24-year-olds surveyed by Harvard University's Institute of Politics approve of the job that George Bush is doing.

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Oct 22, 2003

Prime Minister John Howard is a leader of exceptional courage.

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Oct 22, 2003

Terrorists who claim Islam as their inspiration defile one of the world's great faiths.

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Oct 21, 2003

But he criticized Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat for pushing Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas out of the way last month.

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Oct 21, 2003

He had some tough talk for North Korea's Kim Jong-Il, not only for creating a nuclear crisis, but for letting his country starve.

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Oct 21, 2003

I disagree with recent controversial statements by Army Lieutenant General William Boykin.

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Oct 19, 2003

We have a common goal to make sure that the Korean peninsula is nuclear weapons free.

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