She testified at the hearing, calling the new missile defense plan for Europe a "dramatic improvement" over the old Bush administration plan, and rejecting criticism that it is a unilateral concession to Russia.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

The 55-year-old Bernanke was appointed Fed chairman by Republican President George W.Bush, and took office in February,2006.

VOA: standard.2009.08.25

On Friday,that officer, Admiral Mike Mullen, who was deeply involved in the Afghanistan and Pakistan strategy review during both the Bush and Obama Administrations, declined to characterize the old strategy, but told reporters the new one is very different.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

That would be largely the result of the old Bush income tax cuts expiring and a number of automatic spending cuts kicking in.

BBC: Gauging the fiscal cliff

Instead, the report does nothing to fill the policy vacuum that is being filled by an argument over what to do about the decade-old Bush tax cuts.

FORBES: Tax Reform Report A Letdown For Actual Reform

Just before the crews started their work, 35-year-old Jeremy Bush, who had tried to save his brother, was seen praying outside the house.

BBC: Florida sinkhole: Jeffrey Bush home partially demolished