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...George W. Bush's biggest economic mistakes...
...forget that Obama's first few weeks weren't any more uncertain than some other maiden voyages we?ve seen. George Herbert Walker Bush's initial days in office were marked more by symbolism than substance - he was hardly trying to execute any fancy dives. Bill Clinton's first two weeks - studded by a needless political explosion about gays in the military and its own share of household employee miscalculations - made Obama's seem wildly successful. (See how the world is cashing in on Obama...
...which prohibited federal funds from being spent on abortion in the United States. The policy bore immediate fruit: In 1985, the UN Population Fund repudiated the funding and advocacy of abortion as a means of family planning. Though the policy was reversed by Bill Clinton, George W. Bush restored...
...cultivate it. Either way, this is the kind of atmosphere Obama will fly into in April when he attends his first regional summit, the Summit of the Americas, in Trinidad. It's instructive to note that Astorga's offending letter was dated Jan. 8 - while former President Bush, whose hemispheric policy was as ham-handed as any in memory, was still in office. Obama's first job in Trinidad is to convince the Latin Americans that he's not Bush. If he does, they're just as obligated to show him that they're ready to enter the 21st century...
Joseph Cirincione, who advised President Obama on nuclear issues during the presidential campaign, disagrees. "Claims by the Bush adminstration that they had 'shut down' the network were never true," he tells TIME by e-mail. "The network still operates, in part to keep equipment coming into the Pakistani program. European intelligence agencies say companies and individuals in the network are still involved in black market sales. Khan's release means it is likely that these operations will increase." (See a map of A. Q. Khan's dangerous game...