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Obama: Not Caving to GOP on Bush Tax Cuts

(Nov. 12) -- President Obama on Friday dialed back a top aide's assertion that he was ready to accede to Republican demands that Bush-era tax cuts to be extended to all Americans, including the wealthy. Obama said his "number one" priority remains preserving the tax relief for the middle class -- that is, families earning...

Opinion: 10 Years Later, Our Electoral System Is Still Broken

(Nov. 10) -- Let's face it -- our electoral system is broken. Not completely. In most instances the system does its job and determines a winner. But if the race is close and the outcome determines who gets political power, the cracks in the structure become painfully clear. This was the real lesson of the 2000...

Bush: 'Damn Right' on Waterboarding

LONDON (Nov. 9) -- Former U.S. President George W. Bush says that information obtained from terrorist suspects subjected to "waterboarding" thwarted what could have been spectacular attacks in London. Bush told The Times of London that the coercive interrogation technique -- where water is poured over a person's mouth...

Bush Re-Enters Spotlight With Big Interviews

Since leaving office nearly two years ago, George W. Bush has stayed out of the public spotlight, maintaining a decidedly low profile. That ends this week, starting with his prime-time interview Monday night on NBC to promote his presidential memoir, "Decision Points." Taped last month, the interview with Matt Lauer...

George W. Bush on Alcohol: 'It Became a Love'

(Nov. 4) -- For the first time, George W. Bush has opened up about the years he spent as a lush. In an interview with NBC's Matt Lauer, Bush describes years of heavy drinking that caused embarrassing moments and even strained his relationship with his family. "It became a love and, therefore, began to compete for my love...