Person: George Dubya

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Michelle at 50

Her physical presence transcends fashion and projects natural power. Her easy warmth and confidence seem unlimited, as is her ability to connect with ordinary people. As Michelle Obama turns 50, Suzanne Harrington pays tribute to the First Lady

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Defeat is the hardest word for Fergie

Even Bono’s old hand-me-downs may not be safe from charity thieves

Our Dermot needs a few lessons from the First Lady of Comedy

Yes, Minister. Hospital units are of more use when they’re open

Republicans grab golden moment to push Bush re-election hopes

George Dubya makes me glad there isn’t a drop of oil here

WATCHING the interview with former US president Bill Clinton on the BBC’s Panorama programme the other night, it was inevitable to compare him with the present incumbent. George Dubya Bush came third.

Fri, 25 Jun, 2004

McDowell shoots himself in the foot before Dubya’s hitmen arrive

WHEN Justice Minister Michael McDowell gratuitously gave the nod to US security men to take target practice during their upcoming visit to Ireland, he probably did so with members of Sinn Féin in mind.

Fri, 26 Mar, 2004

True democrats would support the decision of the Spanish people

IT’S reassuring, isn’t it, to hear Taoiseach Bertie Ahern declare unequivocally that Ireland is an al-Qaida-free zone?

Fri, 19 Mar, 2004

Saddam would have done much better up a tree in north Dublin

USUALLY, good advice is that when you realise you’re in a hole, you should stop digging.

Fri, 19 Dec, 2003

Bush’s pals scoop Iraq jackpot, but we’ve also earned a few crumbs

IF revenge is a dish best eaten cold, then George Dubya Bush is making a meal out of freezing ‘old Europe’ out of the lucrative contracts on the table for the reconstruction of Iraq.

Fri, 12 Dec, 2003

Dubya making history while Hillary lives it

WHEN your correspondent, Janet Campbell from Ludlow, Maine (Irish Examiner, June 6) quotes Herr Goering to the effect that people can always be brought to do their leader’s bidding, she must realise he was only half Reich.

Fri, 13 Jun, 2003

Superstar show is far from blasphemous

I MADE my way to the entrance of the Cork Opera House recently for a performance of Jesus Christ Superstar.

Sat, 12 Apr, 2003

Bertie deserves an Iraqi contract for ability to deconstruct language

KOFI ANNAN, the Secretary General of the UN, must have breathed a major sigh of relief when he heard the news from Dublin in the past 24 hours.

Fri, 28 Mar, 2003

Dubya is hearing voices and his pals are getting the $30bn message

IT WAS with a certain sardonic smile that I scanned the headline in one of the Sunday papers last weekend: “Bush to tell IRA it must renounce violence.”

Fri, 14 Mar, 2003

David Trimble – the minister who is first to run away from reality

PREPARING for a war in Iraq that most of the world does not want should be more than enough to occupy Tony Blair’s mind, without having to put up with David Trimble’s petulance.

Fri, 07 Mar, 2003

They say we’re not in neutral, so it’s time we showed them where it is

THE Americans know that one of the most effective ways to concentrate people’s minds is with the mighty dollar.

Fri, 07 Feb, 2003