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Parody as Protest
The theatrics of "Billionaires for Bush" lampoons the president's ties to the rich

BUDDY BOY
Brian Fairbanks, also know as Buddy O. Bush, participates in a Billionaires for Bush action in Minneapolis on August 17. The theater group has staged tongue-in-cheek protests against the administration throughout the Midwest and in New York during the GOP convention, styling itself a national network of corporate lobbyists, decadent heiresses, Halliburton CEOs and other beneficiaries of the President's economy economic policies

Looking for Mr. Right

Maliki's Last Stand?
The prime minister makes a new call to curb violence, but Iraqis' patience with him and his government is wearing thin

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