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President Obama was first inaugurated in January 2009, in the depths of the Great Recession and a severe financial crisis that began in 2007. His presidency continued the banking bailout and auto industry rescue begun by the George W. Bush administration and immediately enacted an $800 billion stimulus program, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), which included a blend ...
When George H. W. Bush employed the word liberal as a derogatory epithet during his 1988 presidential campaign, [274] he described himself as a patriot and described his liberal opponents as unpatriotic. Bush referred to liberalism as "the L-word" and sought to demonize opposing presidential candidate Michael Dukakis by labeling Dukakis "the ...
Obama supports embryonic stem cell research and was a co-sponsor [15] of the 2005 Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act which was passed by both houses of Congress but vetoed by President Bush. Obama condemned Bush's veto, saying, "Democrats want this bill to pass. Conservative, pro-life Republicans want this bill to pass.
The event hosted by A+E Networks’ History Channel featured Q&As with President Barack Obama, who engaged playfully with Malcolm Gladwell, and President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush.
President Barack Obama unveiled his compromise to extend the Bush-era tax cuts and renew unemployment benefits Monday evening, calling it an "essential step on the road to recovery." But he's ...
Former President Barack Obama had a quick reply when a staffer asked whether he and former President George W. Bush were going to behave during President Donald Trump’s inauguration. “Nope ...
In the first half of the 20th century, both major American parties had a conservative and a liberal wing. The conservative Northern Republicans and Southern Democrats formed the conservative coalition which dominated the Congress in the pre- Civil Rights era .
Though Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) considers it a "moral outrage," the tax cut deal made by President Obama and Republicans this week would help millions of Americans, including me. Since I am a ...