Bush faces gray world as president elect shapes foreign policy
President elect Bush emphasizes people skills and personal judgments as he prepares to lead foreign policy. Aides focus on substance while questions arise about how he will handle Russia's Putin Egypt's Mubarak and China's Jiang Zemin amid rising anti American sentiment and a shifting global balance.
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Bush
Russia
Vladimir Putin
Egypt
Hosni Mubarak
China
Taiwan
Bill Clinton
Boris Yeltsin
Putin
Mubarak
Jiang
Jimmy Carter
France
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Germany
Helmut Schmidt
Ronald Reagan
Margaret Thatcher
Bush era foreign policy brinkmanship and ally picks
Washington Post columnist Jim Hoagland argues that a Thatcher like ally for Bush is likeliest from Latin America, with Mexico's Vicente Fox potentially shaping early policy. He warns Bush should study Putin's persona, push Russia policy, and embrace a leadership club including Blair and others while avoiding overpersonalizing diplomacy.
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Clinton
Tony Blair
Blair
Bush
U.S
Britain
America
Jacques Chirac
Washington
Chirac
Latin America
United States
Mexico
Vicente Fox
Fox
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Venezuela
Hugo Chavez
Russia
Putin
KGB
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
South Korea
Kim Dae Jung
Times
Jim Hoagland
Washington Post Writers Group
How Could Half the Voters Be So Wrong
George Gurley, a Lawrence, Kansas columnist for the Journal-World, reflects on the post election rancor. He notes that Americans broadly share a democracy but decomposed into hostile camps, with liberals and conservatives echoing harsh rhetoric, legal disputes, and mutual distrust. He warns against entrenchment and urges seeking common ground and larger shared pie.
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Supreme Court
Thomas Mann
Berlin Wall
Renato Fucini
Pietrarsa
George Gurley
Lawrence
Journal-World
Bush A Failure Before Term Inauguration Column
This column declares George W Bush III Jr has failed before taking office, noting praised past appointees but highlighting discovery of deceased individuals in FBI background checks. It contrasts with Gore’s concession and surveys strengths and flaws of a looming administration.
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Bill Clinton
Clinton
George “W
Gore
Bush
Washington
George Bush III Sr
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
Warren G. Harding
FBI
Barry Mocking Bush Era Economy and Appointees
Dave Barry skewers Bush administration picks and the economy. He satirizes key posts like secretary of state and defense, mocks energy and commerce departments, and cites Greenspan and Emerson to argue the incoming administration is a failure. He ends with a quip about a fortune teller reply.
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Department of Energy
Department of Commerce
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Middle East
al Pacino
Bush
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
Lee
Gettysburg
Federal Reserve Board
Alan “Mojo” Greenspan
Bill Gates
Ralph “Waldo” Emerson
Bill Clinton
Dave Barry
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