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Tax breaks for individuals making more than $200,000 get most of the attention with the Bush tax cut package. But the tax compromise includes other conditions that could help normal Americans, depending on how well off they're. Economists are praising the deal as a stimulus bundle once believed impossible following the midterm elections.

The Bush Administration has been called a lot of names by a lot of people, but competent has never been one of them. If something distinguishes Dubya from previous chief executives, it’s his uncanny ability to screw up and remain shockingly confident.

Some presidents get carved into Mt Rushmore; others have airports, motorways, and even entire cities named in their honour. But when George Bush leaves office, his most visible memorial may be a mouldering patch of human effluent.

On April 9, ABC News reported that in 2002, President Bush’s most senior advisers approved the use of harsh interrogation tactics. Days later, Bush confirmed to ABC he “approved” of the tactics. Since the ABC report, the media have largely ignored the story. Morever, it took 14 days for a reporter to raise the issue in a White House press briefing.