Good for him: Steven Spielberg said Tuesday that he was withdrawing as an artistic adviser to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after almost a year of trying unsuccessfully to prod President Hu Jintao of China to do more to try to end Sudan’s attacks in the Darfur region. Mr. Spielberg’s decision, and the public […]
A golden opportunity for Democrats to excoriate President Bush regarding trade will occur next month: US trade deficit widens to record $68.5bn The US trade deficit ballooned to a record $68.5bn in January, far surpassing expectations and raising the prospect of a large drag on economic growth in the first months of the year. The […]
President Bush has calmed down his attacks against war opponents today: BEIJING – After fiercely defending his Iraq policy across Asia, President Bush abruptly toned down his attack on war critics Sunday and said there was nothing unpatriotic about opposing his strategy. “People should feel comfortable about expressing their opinions about Iraq,” Bush said, three […]
It seems like every time the President takes to foreign soil he has to try and prove he is human by taking to his bike. This time he did it in Beijing. This from CNN: BEIJING, China (Reuters) — U.S. President George W. Bush took a break from talks with Chinese leaders on Sunday, trading […]