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Saudi Prince Gives $127,000 in Gifts to Bush Family

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The Knight Ridder news agency is reporting that Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah gave $127,000 in jewelry and other presents to the Bush family and top presidential aides last year including a diamond and sapphire jewelry set to Laura Bush. According to Knight Ridder, no foreign leader gave the Bush family more gifts last year. http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=04/08/06/152227 "What an impressive crowd: the haves, and the have-mores. Some people call you the elite, I call you my base."   – George W. Bush, at a black-tie fundraising dinner What does Bush call the Saudis?  His bedrock?

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Saudi Prince Gives $127,000 in Gifts to Bush Family The Knight Ridder news agency is reporting that Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah gave $127,000 in jewelry and other presents to the Bush family and top presidential aides last year including a diamond and sapphire jewelry set to Laura Bush. According to Knight Ridder, no foreign leader gave the Bush family more gifts last year. Bush Oks $25 Billion More for Iraq & Afghanistan President Bush yesterday approved an additional $25 billion in emergency funds to pay for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Bush administration had previously said it would not need more money for the two wars until the new fiscal year begins October 1. Last month a Congressional report found the Bush administration had underestimated this year’s cost of the Iraq and Afghanistan operations by $12 billion. Bush: "[Our enemies] Never Stop Thinking About New Ways to Harm Our Country and Our People, and Neither Do We." Bush also held a public ceremony to sign a $417 billion military bill. One of Bush’s comments took many reporters by surprise. He said "This bill meets our commitment to America’s Armed Forces by preparing them to meet the threats of tomorrow. Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." That was President Bush yesterday at a public ceremony where he signed a $417 billion military bill. Headlines from www.DemocracyNow.org STILL FEELING LIKE THE MAINSTREAM U.S. CORPORATE MEDIA IS GIVING A FULL HONEST PICTURE OF WHAT’S GOING ON? = = = = Daily online radio show, news reporting: www.DemocracyNow.org = = = = Sorry, we cannot read/reply to most usenet posts but welcome email For more information: http://EconomicDemocracy.org/wtc/ (peace) And http://EconomicDemocracy.org/ (general) ** ANTI-SPAM EMAIL NOTE: For email "info" and "map" don’t work. Email to ** m-a-i-l-m-a-i-l (without the dashes) at economicdemocracy.org instead

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