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43rd U.S. President George W. Bush
This article is about the 43rd U.S. President George W. Bush, It will be discussing the challenges, and effects of his presidency. An example of one of his challenges was the 9/11 attack. His response to the attack was to announce the war of Terror, and International Military Campaign which included the War in Afghanistan all launched in the same year as the 9/11 attack. In came the war in Iraq which was launched in 2003. Read on to find out more facts about the 43rd president of the U.S. George Walker Bush was born July 6, 1946 and is American politician and businessman who was the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 and the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. The eldest son of Barbara Bush and George H. W. Bush, he was born in New Haven, Connecticut. After graduating from Yale University in 1968 and Harvard Business School in 1975, Bush worked in oil businesses. He married Laura Welch in 1977 and ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives shortly after. He later co-owned the Texas Rangers baseball team before defeating Ann Richards in the 1994 Texas gubernatorial election. Bush was elected president in 2000 after a close and controversial election, becoming the fourth president to be elected while receiving fewer popular votes nationwide than his opponent. Bush announced the War on Terror, an international military campaign which included the war in Afghanistan launched in 2001 and the war in Iraq launched in 2003. In addition to national security issues, Bush also promoted policies on the economy, health care, education, and social security reform. He signed into law broad tax cuts, the PATRIOT Act, the No Child Left behind Act, the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, and Medicare prescription drug benefits for seniors. His tenure saw national debates on immigration, Social Security, and electronic surveillance. Bush successfully ran for re-election against Democratic

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