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President Bush’s inauguration speech Thursday was long on rhetoric and short on substance. Signaling the promising possibility of a new chapter in his approach to foreign policy, Bush filled his speech with idealistic abstractions??mentioning “freedom” and “liberty” more than 40 times—and he charged America with the venerable task of ending tyranny worldwide. But just in case anyone was fooled, the following day, White House officials clarified that Bush’s speech was in no way meant to suggest a shift...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: Making Electoral History | 1/24/2005 | See Source »

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