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After gaining his MBA in 1975, he returned to Texas to work in the oil industry. It was one of the closest races in presidential history, but after numerous court challenges and recounts Bush was declared the winner. In December 2003, U.S. forces captured Hussein (who was later executed by Iraqi officials); however, no WMDs were ever discovered.

Also in his first term, Bush won Congressional approval of widespread tax-cut bills and the Medicare prescription drug coverage program for seniors; signed the No Child Left Behind Act into law; allocated billions of dollars to fight HIV/AIDS around the world; created the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, and withdrew America’s support of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which was signed by President Bill Clinton and was intended to combat worldwide global warming (Bush said he was concerned that the international agreement’s requirements would hurt the U.S.

economy).

Bush ran for re-election in 2004 and defeated Democratic challenger John Kerry (1943-), a U.S. senator from Massachusetts, by a margin of 286-251 electoral votes and with 50.7 percent of the popular vote to Kerry’s 48.3 percent.

President of the United States - George W.

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Biography of President George W. Bush

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George W. Bush is the 43rd President of the United States. Then, in the spring of 2003, the United States invaded Iraq in order to overthrow leader Sadaam Hussein (1937-2006), whose regime was accused of supporting international terrorist groups and possessing large caches of weapons of mass destruction (WMD).

President Bush received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School in 1975. In 1988, Bush worked as a paid campaign advisor on his father's successful presidential bid.

Since becoming President of the United States in 2001, President Bush has worked with the Congress to create an ownership society and build a future of security, prosperity, and opportunity for all Americans.

By 2000, he was the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, announcing social policies of 'compassionate conservatism', which included using churches and charities to use federal funds to deliver social services to the needy. The Bush family also includes two dogs, Barney and Miss Beazley, and a cat, Willie.

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Family

Married to First Lady Laura Bush

Daughters

Twin daughters, Jenna and Barbara.

Bush's departure from office was seen by many critics as an opportunity to restore the United States' image around the world.

Scandals involving abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad and the treatment of terrorist suspects at facilities such as Camp X-Ray at Guantanamo, Cuba had also done much to undermine the United States' international standing.

The final months of the Bush presidency were further marred by the US economy entering recession, the 'sub-prime' mortage crisis and subsequent banking crisis.

He is grateful for the service and sacrifice of our brave men and women in uniform and their families. Following graduation, he moved back to Midland and began a career in the energy business. The following month, in response to the attacks, the United States invaded Afghanistan in an attempt to overthrow the Taliban government, which was suspected of harboring Osama Bin Laden (1957-2011), leader of Al-Qaeda, the organization responsible for the 9/11 attacks.

In 1968 he enrolled in the Texas Air National Guard as a pilot and, thus, was not eligible for the Vietnam War draft.

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In the 2000 election, Bush and running mate Dick Cheney (1941-2025), a former congressman and U.S. defense secretary under George H.W. Bush, defeated Vice President Al Gore (1948-) and his running mate, U.S.

Senator Joe Lieberman (1942-2024) of Connecticut, by a margin of 271-266 electoral votes, though Gore won the popular vote by 48.4 percent to Bush’s 47.9 percent.

President Bush is married to Laura Welch Bush, a former teacher and librarian, and they have twin daughters, Barbara and Jenna. Prior to his Presidency, President Bush served for 6 years as the 46th Governor of the State of Texas, where he earned a reputation for bipartisanship and as a compassionate conservative who shaped public policy based on the principles of limited government, personal responsibility, strong families, and local control.

President Bush was born on July 6, 1946, in New Haven, Connecticut, and grew up in Midland and Houston, Texas.

He signed into law tax relief that helps workers keep more of their hard-earned money, as well as the most comprehensive education reforms in a generation, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Around this time he reached an important turning point in his life, pledging to quit his heavy drinking and becoming a born-again Christian.

By the late 1980s, Bush was independently wealthy as a result of selling his stake in the Texas Rangers baseball club.

For many Americans, doubts about Bush's legitimacy as president were swept away on 11 September 2001, when Islamic fundamentalists carried out terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington DC, causing the deaths of almost 3,000 people. In 1994, he ran for the governorship of Texas and won.

By 2008, disapproval of the Bush administration had increased sharply both at home and abroad, largely due to the ongoing war in Iraq.