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A message for Israel and advice for future US presidents: The US president was negative. Groups that would form the Israeli army would be seriously outnumbered and weaponry was sorely lacking. But there was support. It may surprise some that Russia figured largely in Israel’s founding, ...

Chinese, US presidents talk over phone on quake, ties, Tibet: Chinese President Hu Jintao and his US counterpart George W. Bush held a telephone conversation Tuesday, during which they discussed the latest massive earthquake in southwest China, bilateral ties and Tibet. Bush said the United States ...

The US Presidents - Contest Semi-Finalist: Students researched 2 presidents each, gave an oral report on both and then came dressed up as one of the two. Author: kathyploufe Keywords: Elementary Social Studies Added: May 13, 2008, 9:00 am Views: 17 Comments: 0.

The Most Under-Rated US Presidents: If the race to be considered the Most Over-Rated President in American history was won at a canter by Ronald Wilson Reagan, there was a much keener contest to earn the title Most Under-Rated president. No fewer than 36 of the 42 men to ...

The Most Over-Rated US Presidents: Here's the core finding of our quest to discover the Most Over-Rated and Most Under-Rated Presidents in US history: history has pegged Herbert Hoover absolutely right. Hoover was the only 20th century president who did not receive a ...

The odd couple: Gee, at least there was a time when US presidents were more intelligent than their advisers. So much for the watchdog stuff this week. Frankly, ever since the 221 million Chinese Internet users began bellyaching about the global press ...

Balanced policy the only way to peace: Yet he should recall what earlier US presidents did in negotiating with leaders of the Soviet Union. Those presidents avoided nuclear war and won the Cold War. Britain achieved peace in Northern Ireland with similar policies. ...

Rating the Presidents: Alex Massie has conducted an informal survey and came up with lists of The Most Over-Rated US Presidents and The Most Under-Rated US Presidents. Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter topped the respective lists. These ratings are in comparison ...

The Iron Law of Oligarchy Lives: The next US president will still be the most powerful person in the world because of his or her control of the nation's unparalleled military might and influence over our economic and political resources. But that influence is on the ...

The cost of Middle East peace: President Bush, following in the footsteps of US presidents before him, is entering the legacy-setting stage of his presidency. He wants to be remembered, as do a thousand other global movers and shakers, as the man who orchestrated the ...