http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorMon, 06 Oct 2008 13:52:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39089/bush-moves-quickly-signs-bailout-bill-into-law.html?refid=rss_all_defaultLess than 2 hours after the House passed the $700 billion bailout bill, President Bush signed it this afternoon. With a stroke of a pen, he set in motion $110 million in tax cuts and sent the legislators on both sides of the 263-171 vote home to explain themselves to their constituents just over a month before Election Day, the Los Angeles Times reports.http://www.newser.com/story/39089/bush-moves-quickly-signs-bailout-bill-into-law.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 03 Oct 2008 14:46:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38947/bush-gambles-left-us-broke-mccains-could-kill-us.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWith Wall Street unraveling, Roger Cohen writes in the New York Times , we should remember who taught America all about incautious betting: President Bush, “the first person to reprice risk on the basis it no longer existed.” The Iraq war was a gamble with US lives and money, even as he allowed the markets to “turn capitalism into a pyramid scheme for trading worthless paper.”http://www.newser.com/story/38947/bush-gambles-left-us-broke-mccains-could-kill-us.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 02 Oct 2008 8:10:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38733/bailout-vote-shows-bushs-power-waning.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe bailout bill’s failure to pass the House—due in large part to defectors from his own party—demonstrates President Bush’s flagging influence in Washington, observes the Washington Post . Bush’s “biggest legislative defeat” as president, it highlighted his tendency to rely on alarmist rhetoric—repeated dire warnings to Congress that failure to pass the measure would be catastrophic—while delegating leadership to cabinet members.http://www.newser.com/story/38733/bailout-vote-shows-bushs-power-waning.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 30 Sep 2008 5:51:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38677/house-debate-heated-as-bush-pushes-bailout.html?refid=rss_all_defaultPresident Bush called on lawmakers this morning to support the hotly-contested bailout bill as the House began debate and leaders on both sides of the aisle counted defections, Politico reports. ““Every member of Congress and every American should keep in mind: A vote for this bill is a vote to prevent economic damage to you and your community,” Bush said. He acknowledged fears about the bill’s cost, but said much of it would be paid back.http://www.newser.com/story/38677/house-debate-heated-as-bush-pushes-bailout.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 29 Sep 2008 10:11:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38271/stones-w-aims-for-the-center.html?refid=rss_all_defaultOliver Stone is looking to attract the political center with his new movie, W. , about the life our 43rd president, USA Today reports. The film, a satirical biopic starring Josh Brolin as George W. Bush, is neither hagiography or damning indictment. “I'm not interested in that radical 15% that hate Bush or the 15% to 20% who love Bush,” Stone said.http://www.newser.com/story/38271/stones-w-aims-for-the-center.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 24 Sep 2008 9:17:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38293/bush-will-address-public-tonight-on-bailout.html?refid=rss_all_defaultPresident Bush will address the nation tonight on the proposed $700 billion Wall Street bailout, CNN reports, in hopes a televised speech could sway reticent lawmakers into quick action. The 9pm EDT speech will come after a second day of Treasury chief Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke explaining the plan to Congress.http://www.newser.com/story/38293/bush-will-address-public-tonight-on-bailout.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 24 Sep 2008 10:52:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38238/dear-iraq-its-time-to-step-up-sincerely-w.html?refid=rss_all_defaultAs America faces "a financial 9/11," what does the $1 trillion bailout mean for the country's other huge expense—the war in Iraq? Thomas L. Friedman plays ventriloquist in the New York Times , imagining President Bush telling Iraqi leaders that "you are now going to have to step up and finish this job" as the US will "turn inward to get our house back in order."http://www.newser.com/story/38238/dear-iraq-its-time-to-step-up-sincerely-w.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 24 Sep 2008 6:56:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38188/in-final-visit-bush-touts-un.html?refid=rss_all_defaultPresident Bush, who once expressed disdain for the United Nations, said today that multinational organizations are now "needed more urgently than ever" to combat extremists threatening world order. In his eighth and final speech to the General Assembly, Bush said the international community must stand firm against North Korea and Iran’s nuclear ambitions and must unite to help Iraq’s struggling democracy succeed.http://www.newser.com/story/38188/in-final-visit-bush-touts-un.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 23 Sep 2008 11:08:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37973/bush-asks-congress-for-700b-bailout-fund.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe Bush administration today formally asked Congress to authorize a $700 billion fund, administered by the Treasury Department, to help troubled financial institutions unload bad debt, the Washington Post reports. The figure is $200 billion higher than legislators were led to expect yesterday, and the national debt limit would be raised to $11.3 trillion. “It is a big package because it's a big problem,” said President Bush, who added that he abandoned his free-market impulses because of the risks involved for the financial system.http://www.newser.com/story/37973/bush-asks-congress-for-700b-bailout-fund.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 20 Sep 2008 11:26:28 CDT