May 22, 2013
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The presidency of George W. Bush began on January 20, 2001, when he was inaugurated as the 43rd President of the United States of America. The oldest son of former president George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush was elected president in the 2000 general election, and became the second U.S. president whose father had held the same office.
After two recounts, Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Al Gore filed a lawsuit for a third. The Supreme Court's highly controverisal decision in Bush v. Gore resolved the dispute. The Florida Secretary of State certified Bush as the winner of Florida. Florida's 25 electoral votes gave Bush, the Republican candidate, 271 electoral votes, enough to defeat Al Gore. Bush was re-elected in 2004. His second term ended on January 20, 2009.
As president, Bush pushed through a $1.3 trillion tax cut program and the No Child Left Behind Act, and also pushed for socially conservative efforts such as the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act and faith-based welfare initiatives. Nearly 8 million immigrants came to the United States from 2000 to 2005 – more than in any other five-year period in the nation's history. Almost half entered illegally.
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![US Supreme Court dismisses Muslim charity case [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-13827000/13827182/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=9bc2749f30f83079498f235e91e3eba2)
![Guantanamo Bay prison still in use despite Obama's campaign promise [BBC Arabic, UK]](/images/image_cache/base-313000/313619/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=265a13591eff54a8e45314165131d83d "A guard tower is pictured at the Camp Delta detention center for terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, July 23, 2008: REUTERS/Randall Mikkelsen")
![Saudi Arabia backs counterterrorism strategy as Egypt calls for peaceful battle against terrorism [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-312000/312001/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=3aadbdea979820403e22d071c7435c9e "Press TV")