Author: Deb Riechmann
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Bush leaves White House for last time
WASHINGTON – As he left the White House for the last time, President George W. Bush blew a kiss out the window of his presidential limousine, a goodbye gesture at the closing of a two-term administration that confronted the biggest terrorist attack on U.S. soil, war and recession.Bush and his successor, President-elect Barack Obama, briefly…
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Bush says he acted in nation’s best interest
WASHINGTON – Unpopular but unbowed, President George W. Bush defended his tumultuous two terms in a farewell address to the nation Thursday night, claiming a series of successes at home and abroad. Reaching back to the Sept. 11 attacks, when the public rallied behind him, Bush declared the United States will “never tire, never falter…