George H.W. Bush
1924–2018
ANALYSIS | In a time of flux and unpredictability, George H.W. Bush was buffeted by surprises, made mistakes he regretted, harbored doubts about himself and never proved a visionary. In the hardest moments, he prized stability and practiced caution. He was a pragmatist, not an ideologue.
Bush's last words, to his son George: “I love you, too.”
Despite years of animosity between the Bush family and President Trump, he praised Bush’s legacy and ordered flags at public buildings to be lowered to half-staff for 30 days.
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David Valdez, a Texan hired in 1983 to follow George H.W. Bush first as vice president and then as president, remembers the intimacy of moments shared between the former president and his family.
President Trump agreed to cancel a planned Jan. 1 tariff increase on Chinese products during a dinner meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, in return for what the White House called purchases of a “very substantial” amount of Amercan farm, energy, and industrial goods.
Mohammed bin Salman communicated with Saud al-Qahtani in the hours before and after journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed by Saudi agents, intelligence intercepts are said to show.
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With every sex abuse crisis to hit the Catholic church, the Rev. Brian Christensen had allowed himself to hope that it would be the last one. But this year’s explosive allegations plunged the church at large into turmoil — and his own obscure corner of it.
The president campaigned hard against him in the November election, but he will now host the West Virginian at the White House on Monday.
To the senator from Vermont and his supporters at the Sanders Institute’s inaugural conference, it was clear that Democrats had squandered power when they last held it, leading to a surge of right-wing nationalism.
After the allegations were published on the website Patheos, Fox Entertainment, National Geographic and the producers of the show "Cosmos" are investigating the celebrity astrophysicist.
Boxing’s most significant heavyweight championship bout on American soil in more than 15 years ended in a split-decision draw as Tyson Fury, a former champion, survived two knockdowns from WBC titleholder Deontay Wilder.
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Alabama, Clemson and Notre Dame remain unbeaten, so the playoff committee has basically one overarching question to answer: Between the Big 12 and Big 10 champions, which one should contend for the national title?
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Presidents throughout history have visited battlefields to better grasp conditions, reverse public doubt and signal that the country took war efforts seriously.
