Bono is hanging out with George W Bush at his Texas ranch, for some reason
“Bono is the real deal,” says George. Right.
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“Bono is the real deal,” says George. Right.
Bush took up painting as a hobby in 2012. His early efforts were criticised as “naive” and “clumsy”.
Influential Trump aide Steve Bannon is fond of referring to the media as the “opposition party.”
Making America hug again.
Marcel Lehel Lazar also hacked a relative of George W Bush.
Some 100,000 Irish people protested on 15 February 2003 to oppose the invasion.
He also planned to back a rebellion in Iraq.
Retrace every step of the Storm of the Century.
Most Americans also rate Bill Clinton highly.
“It is now time to take action.”
Director Amir Amirani writes about his stunning documentary, We Are Many, which explores the 2003 Stop the War global protests and their legacy.
The book will be “heartfelt, intimate, and illuminating”. Bless.
Everyone’s been talking about Peaches Geldof, the death of a woman after a Luas crash and the Rwandan genocide commemorations.
South Africa’s apartheid regime designated the African National Congress as a terrorist organisation as it fought against racial segregation.
The 67-year-old is said to be in “high spirits”.
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Shootin’ the breeze at the opening of George W Bush’s presidential library in Dallas, Texas earlier today.
All you need to do is add cats, dogs and babies to the mix.
Ten years ago this week the United States-led “coalition of the willing” launched the Iraq War. If we’ve learned anything from the Iraq experience it’s that governments should refrain from biting off more than they can chew, says Scott Fitzsimmons.
Including combatants on all sides and as-yet undocumented civilian fatalities that figure could be as high as 174,000, according to the Iraq Body Count organisation.
From Eisenhower to Obama versus Romney, this video shows how campaign videos have changed (and how a lot has remained the same…)
Abigail Fisher, who recently graduated from Louisiana State University, believes her failure to be accepted at the University of Texas was race-related.
Mitt Romney’s been caught rapid dismissing 47 per cent of American voters. Who else didn’t know the mic was on?
Politicians have been instructed not to take part in the commemoration at Ground Zero in New York City later today.
Tutu said the invasion of Iraq left the world more destabilised and divided than any other conflict in history and had “hardened hearts and minds of members of the human family across the world”.
And why doesn’t Bertie Ahern wear sun cream…
The programme makers said the prosthetic head of the former president just happened to be around the set.
Current and former US presidents exchanged jokes at the unveiling of Bush’s official portrait.
Colin Powell had cross party lines to endorse Barack Obama’s candidacy four years ago – but isn’t likely to do so again.
Bush said the United States shouldn’t fear the spread of freedom – even if it doesn’t know what policies newly liberated countries will pursue.
The former vice president of the United States said that the risk of violent protest during his visit was too high.
But who do you think ranked last in the poll of how favourably presidents from Nixon to Obama would be remembered?
Who knew the 44th president of the United States was this talented?
Nine years, thousands dead and billions of dollars spent, the US has formally ended its mission in Iraq.
Obama didn’t try to declare victory in the decade-old war but applauded the “extraordinary achievement” of US troops in the region.
And one other that had far reaching implications for its protagonist: Brian Cowen…
The popular New Jersey governor faces increasing calls to enter the race although he has previously been categorical in his stance that he won’t be running.
In tonight’s Fix: 9/11 remembered on emotional day in New York and elsewhere; the latest on David Norris’ possible Áras race re-entry; and why India’s sexiest woman is coming to Dublin…
The key moments of one of the worst days in US history in words and video.
Remembering the dead ten years on – Ground Zero’s restricted guest list, and the talking points they’ve been requested to stick to.