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George W. Bush: President
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At the United Nations, freelance photographer Rick Wilking snaps a picture of President George W Bush jotting down a note which he then passes to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, seated behind him. "I think I MAY NEED A BATHROOM break? Is this possible? W." Subsequently the President gets up and visits the restroom.
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Bush himself bestows nicknames on nearly everyone he meets. The best known nickname is probably "Pootie-Poot", bestowed by Bush on Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia. Another reported example was one given to Jean Chr�tien, prime minister of Canada, is reputedly "Dino" (short for "Dinosaur"). This flippancy sometimes is picked up by others and is purported to occasionally backfire either on Bush or on them.
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With less than six weeks before the presidential election in the United States, it is no coicidence that Bush is trying to flex his muscle in foreign policy. He ... met with Iraq, Japan, and Afghanistan the day before. Bushs response to spreading violence: is not to retreat it is to prevail.
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[A]nother poll finds that only a quarter of the electorate approves of the job Bush is doing as President. The new American Research Group survey finds Bush's approval rating at 25% -- matching his low point in ARG polling.
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From 1989 to 1992, Osborn served as Special Assistant to the Legal Adviser with the U.S. Department of State during the George H.W. Bush Administration, and prior to that worked in the offices of former U.S. Representative Jim Leach of Iowa and the late U.S. Senator John Heinz of Pennsylvania. Osborn ... worked on several presidential campaigns, beginning with the 1980 Bush campaign. In 2004, Osborn was appointed by then U.S. Secretary of State Colin L. Powell to serve as one of five national members of the Board of Governors of the East-West Center, an education and research organization based in Honolulu, Hawaii that is focused on the Asia Pacific region.
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The American public remains split down the middle on George W. Bush's handling of his job as President. Slightly more people give President Bush positive ratings (51%) than negative (48%) ratings. These levels are low for this President though they are slightly above average for Presidents at a comparable moment in their presidencies.
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