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Bush End Game
George W. Bush's presidency since 2007

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George W. Bush's presidency from 2005-06

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George W. Bush's presidency, 2000-04

Who Is Bob Gates?
The secret world of Defense Secretary Gates

2004 Campaign
Bush Bests Kerry

Behind Colin Powell's Legend
Gauging Powell's reputation.

The 2000 Campaign
Recounting the controversial campaign.

Media Crisis
Is the national media a danger to democracy?

The Clinton Scandals
Behind President Clinton's impeachment.

Nazi Echo
Pinochet & Other Characters.

The Dark Side of Rev. Moon
Rev. Sun Myung Moon and American politics.

Contra Crack
Contra drug stories uncovered

Lost History
America's tainted historical record

The October Surprise "X-Files"
The 1980 election scandal exposed.

International
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The latest US national budget deficit numbers set a record high and represented one more sign of an economy in distress, along with foreclosures rising, home prices falling, soaring energy prices and nearly a half-million jobs lost since January.

After returning from his overseas trip, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama, met with more than a dozen economic advisers in Washington, DC. Obama's economic team includes deregulators Paul Volcker, Robert Rubin and Paul O'Neill.

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"it's not clear that these are the people that are going to lead us to a new regulatory environment that can prevent some of the problems that we're living through right now," said economist and author Ellen Frank.

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