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THE BUSH PRESIDENCY
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THE 2000 ELECTION: BUSH V. GORE Extremely close election comes down to a few hundred votes in Florida Hanging chads,
voter intent, butterfly ballot
Ralph Nader: He just keeps trying…
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BUSH V. GORE Supreme Court had to step in to resolve Bush declared the
win in Florida by 327 votes
Subsequent recount by the media found Bush official won (conspiracy?)
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GORE WINS POPULAR VOTE COUNT BUT LOSES IN THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE TO BUSH
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THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION
Many Americans tired of scandal in the White House Want moral, down
to earth person Like his homey
charm and optimism
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PROBLEMS UNDER BUSH Dot com bubble from late
90s burst Tax cuts “for the wealthy”
enacted to help
No Child Left Behind Voucher idea (angers the Left) Requires: testing, accountability,
and school improvement for funding
Seniors Prescription Drug coverage angers the Right
Hurricane Katrina
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SEPTEMBER 11TH
4 planes crash Close to 3,000 dead
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BUSH’S FOREIGN POLICY Blame for 9/11 is laid
on Bin Laden and the Taliban in Afghanistan
Leads to Patriot Act Department of Homeland
Security Strengthening of the NSA Legally bugging phones
Iraq, Saddam Hussein, WMDs
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US AND AFGHANISTAN Invasion triggered by the 9/11 attacks
The Taliban are harboring Al-Qaeda and Bin Laden in Afghanistan Do succeed in removing the Taliban from
power Eventually catch Bin Laden
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IRAQ
Overthrow Saddam Hussein and find WMDs The Surge (of forces and ideas)
General David Petraeus Ideas: change in the overall strategy of the war
Biggest – switching from handing over security tasks to the Iraqis to focusing on the protection of the Iraqi people
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KATRINA 29 August 2005
Stuck the Gulf Coast of the US (Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama) – worst damage: New Orleans
Mayor Ray Nagin issued a mandatory evacuation order in New Orleans Tens of thousands of people ignored it and chose to wait out
the storm
Storm surge – in some places 9 meters high (12 feet) Nearly 80% of New Orleans ended up under water
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FALLOUT OF KATRINA Major Problems
Levee breaches that led to flooding Fed gov’t was slow to meet the needs of
the people affected President accused of being racist
Cost $100,000,000,000 worth of damage