McClellan details culture of secrecy in Bush White House
Summary from United States, from articles in English
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" There's a higher loyalty - a higher loyalty to the truth the former White House mouthpiece said of his scathing new tell-all book about the Bush administration. (article 6)
The president harkened back to the patriotic sacrifice of World War II, the deadliest conflict in history, in again suggesting the country must hold firm and not lose its nerve. (article 9)
" These efforts took time and patience, and as a result, Germany and Japan grew in freedom and prosperity. (article 9)
Instead of effective government, Americans were subjected to a "permanent campaign" that was " all about manipulating sources of public opinion to the president's advantage McClellan writes in a book stunning for its harsh criticism of Bush. (article 8)
" Presidential initiatives from health care programs to foreign invasions are regularly devised, named, timed and launched with one eye (or both eyes) on the electoral calendar. (article 8)
Then-national security adviser Condoleezza Rice cut off Fleischer's authority to read notes on Bush's phone conversations with fellow world leaders. (article 2)
In writing a book that castigates the man he so loyally served, the former presidential press secretary is following a well-worn tell-all path, made surprising mainly because of his reputation as an unyielding George W. Bush loyalist. (article 7)
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McClellan, Bush, White, Secretary, House |
Source articles
- Columnists: William McKenzie (dallasnews.com, 06/03/2008, 319 words)
- McClellan details culture of secrecy in Bush White House (Washington Post, 06/03/2008, 1006 words)
- McClellan: A Bush turncoat, or truth-seeker? (Washington Post, 06/03/2008, 796 words)
- McClellan says he believed in Bush as war started (Washington Post, 06/03/2008, 751 words)
- Former spokesman bashes Bush in new book (Washington Post, 06/03/2008, 373 words)
- RECIPE FOR A BESTSELLER (NY Post, 06/03/2008, 484 words)
- How Scott Got Hot (Washington Post, 06/01/2008, 564 words)
- Exposing Washington's spinning permanent campaign (Washington Post, 06/03/2008, 571 words)
- Bush says country must not lose its nerve in Iraq (Washington Post, 06/03/2008, 352 words)
- Cheney calls suspending gas tax a 'false notion' (Washington Post, 06/03/2008, 359 words)
- Cult of Deception (nytimes.com, 06/01/2008, 778 words)
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