Bush Taps Three for Inaugural Fund-Raising
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President Bush has recruited his re-election campaign's fund-raising chief and two of his other top political money men to collect millions of dollars for January inaugural festivities.
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President Bush enlisted two former presidents for an ambitious private fund-raising drive for victims of the deadly tsunami on Monday, asking Americans to open their wallets to help the millions left homeless, hungry and injured.
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In Florida, President Bush is banking on his base.
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President Bush, unpopular nationally but still a fundraising force, is ready to put the power of the White House behind the Republican nominee for president. Exactly what his role will be is a trickier matter.
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President Bush's second inauguration will cost tens of millions of dollars &#151; &#36;40 million alone in private donations for the balls, parade and other invitation-only parties. With that kind of money, what could you buy?
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President Bush is making a renewed push to allow the government to spend food aid money to buy crops in poor countries
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President Bush asked Congress on Saturday for $3.2 billion to pay for at least 4,000 extra combat support troops and military police forces that commanders told the president they need in Iraq.
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President Bush's &#36;81.9 billion request for war and aid to U.S. allies would help start a law school in Afghanistan, improve the issuance of driver's licenses in Ukraine and build water treatment facilities in Jordan, according to administration documents obtained by The Associated Press.
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President Bush met privately Monday with Republican donors at an estate on Long Island Sound, raising almost $800,000 for GOP House members facing tough re-election fights.
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President Bush's record campaign fund raising left him with millions of dollars to spare, allowing him to donate &#36;11 million to the Republican Party and even send a few checks to the White House Historical Association.
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More than &#36;8 million has been donated by corporations and individuals to fund President Bush's reinauguration ceremonies, according to figures released Thursday.
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President Bush on Wednesday sought  inspiration for his inauguration by viewing some of America's  founding documents as Washington mounted a massive security  cordon under a layer of snow.
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The race to raise funds, hire top staff, and generate media buzz for the 2008 presidential election is already well under way.
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President Bush is opening the White House this week to black leaders including pastors and legislators, a second-term overture to a community that overwhelmingly opposed his re-election.
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President Bush and John Kerry have accepted &#36;75 million each in government financing for their campaigns for the White House but tens of millions more will be spent by the parties and partisan interest groups to influence the race.
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President Bush delayed a summit with the Big Three automakers, but he called a Ford Motor Co. executive as he flew here to raise funds for a Republican facing a tough Senate race.
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President Bush has named as his top economic adviser an Indiana businessman and former state Republican Party chairman who was one of Bush's top fund-raisers for both presidential campaigns.