Sugar Editorial Picks
Jan 27, 2009 -
George Bush received many splendored things from foreign leaders as president, but he couldn't keep anything that exceeded $335 in value. High-value gifts are turned over to government archives when a president's term is up. Probably for the best, though!
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Jan 21, 2009 -
Being the first lady is not all tea and cake and greeting foreign dignitaries. Even when it is, there's still a staff to be managed.
The idea of paying the first lady goes back to 1946, when a congressman proposed a $10,000 salary for First Lady Bess Truman, calling the position "the only case of involuntary servitude in America."
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Jan 07, 2009 -
President-elect Barack Obama, President Bush, Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, and Bill Clinton (that's all of the surviving past presidents) met up for lunch at the White House today in a historic gathering. Collectively the bunch has more than 30 years of presidential experience.
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Jan 05, 2009 -
In an interview with FOX News Sunday former president George Bush senior described his youngest son, Jeb, the former governor of Florida, "as qualified and as able as anyone I know in the political scene" to be president.
"I'd like to see him run. I'd like to see him be president some day.
- 47 Comments
Oct 07, 2008 -
Do looks matter in a president? Perhaps, though, you can ask the infamous JFK/Nixon debate match up on that one — but how about sheer size? With Obama's workout regiment closely watched earlier this campaign, in the face-off between 6'1.5", 180 lbs.
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Apr 09, 2007 -
No matter what your current presidential views are, we all have specific issues we wish our leader would address. Politics is an extremely touchy subject, sure to spark heated debate no matter what side you sit on. The President has authority on every issue ranging from global warming to the war in Iraq; so if you could choose any celebrity to lead our country, which would you, trust with your future?
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