"In President Bush's red states there's an appreciation for people like DonnyOsmond, " says Steven Cohn, editor ofMedia Industry Newsletter in New York.

FORBES: Schmaltz Appeal

And he roams the badlands of the central Australian bush, where the red gums wait for the river to flood before releasing their seeds to be carried away and germinate downstream.

ECONOMIST: Trees

Ripe red or yellow cherries are twisted off the bush and dropped into wicker baskets.

BBC: Thailand��s mountainous coffee journey

Republicans who are so concerned about out-of-control spending now did not seem so worried (with one or two honourable exceptions) when it was Mr Bush steering the economy into the red.

BBC: Analysis: Obama's deficit dilemma

President Bush and Vice President Cheney, who could have tossed rhetorical red meat to the party faithful, were banished from the stage in Minnesota.

NPR: Stormy Weather Might Just Help This GOP Ticket

Those who stand with Bush get invites to his Crawford, Texas ranch, and the red carpet treatment at the White House.

CNN: Will Bush forgive and forget?

On Friday November 21st, President George Bush finished a three-day state visit to Britain, complete with red carpets, banquets, cannon salutes and a vast security operation.

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"I hardly ever wear red, " said Mary Mochary, an attorney and former government official under the Reagan and Bush administrations, "So I had to have this made, " she explained, of her crimson gown.

WSJ: Hitting the Dance Floor

And Bush, the team's former managing partner, defended the Rangers' recent decision to let former Red Sox starting pitcher Aaron Sele sign with the Seattle Mariners, a division rival.

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