Cost of pursuing bin Laden? Half a trillion and climbing

By John Aloysius Farrell and Aaron Mehta

Cost of chasing bin Laden won't stop climbing with his death

Excerpts from this story referencing "George W. Bush":

"… aden, toppling the Taliban, and routing al-Qaida in Afghanistan.Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama have requested, and Congress has appropriated, almost $1. …"

Harken Energy Corporation internal documents

July 19, 2002 — In his July 8, 2002, press conference, President George W. Bush told reporters "to look back on the directors' minutes" for

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"… o it.” …"

Lax enforcement of Title IX in campus sexual assault cases

By Kristin Jones

Feeble watchdog leaves students at risk, critics say

Excerpts from this story referencing "George W. Bush":

"… Jones, a high-level official at OCR for more than four years of President George W. Bush’s administration, said that when pushing colleges to change their polici …"

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Democrats desperately seek their own Rove

By Peter H. Stone

For chastened Democrats, ‘a lesson and a beating’; Republicans hone tactics that brought in secretive millions last year...

Democratic donors and operatives talk money at posh Laguna Beach resort

By Peter H. Stone

Democratic donors and consultants talk money for the 2012 campaigns at exclusive Laguna Beach hotel

Excerpts from this story referencing "George W. Bush":

"… in $71 million last year with the guidance of Karl Rove, former President George W. Bush’s political guru. The two entities have said they hope to raise $120 mil …"

Newsmaker interview: Bailout watchdog warns of "doomsday cycle"

By Peter H. Stone

Neil Barofsky, the TARP special inspector general, tells the Center in an interview that the government has sown the seeds for a future fina

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"… olicies. The TARP program was created during the final months of President George W. Bush’s administration and largely carried out by Obama’s appointee, Treasur …"

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High-capacity magazine sellers raise millions for NRA

By Peter H. Stone

A Center review uncovers symbiotic ties between high-capacity magazine gun sellers and the NRA, including fund-raising tactics to underwrite

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"… 1994 and expired in 2004 — despite support for its renewal by President George W. Bush. …"

History repeat?

By Peter H. Stone

The killing spree by an Arizona man wielding a semiautomatic pistol with a high-capacity magazine raises the prospect of a fresh debate on w

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"… the renewal of the assault weapons ban was notable because then-President George W. Bush supported it. The Senate voted to extend the ban but the House never voted …"

Harold Simmons

By Peter H. Stone

In conservative and GOP money circles, Dallas billionaire Harold Simmons is almost a household name. ...

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"… allas, has also been a hefty money rustler for recent presidential runs of George W. Bush and Sen. John McCain.Simmons’ wealth additionally includes large holding …"

Widespread fraud in Ivory Coast HIV/AIDS prevention programs

By Laurel Adams

A review of HIV/AIDS prevention programs in Ivory Coast finds that millions of dollars in aid was blatantly misused by non-governmental orga

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"… AST FACT: The initiative was part of emergency AIDS relief under President George W. Bush, which allocated $15 billion in 2003 to help combat HIV/AIDS in the develo …"

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