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President of the United States of America

2008-01-08T18:26:53Z

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[[Image:Presidential seal 506x508.gif|thumbnail|right|300px|The [[United States]] Presidential Seal]]
The '''President of the United States''' is the head of the [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[Executive Branch]]. As the [[head of state]] of the [[United States of America]] the President is one of the most powerful people in the [[world]]. The writers of the [[United States Constitution|constitution]] recognized that they were writing a job description which, in [[England]], was and is filled by the office of the [[Prime Minister]] and position of the [[Monarchy|Monarch]]. At that time, the Monarchy of England did not seem to serve the common man and the Founders wanted to create a [[government]] that did.
==Current President==
The current President is [[George W. Bush]]. He is scheduled to leave office on January 20, 2009.
His successor will be [[2008 Presidential Election|elected in 2008]].

==Election==
The President is selected every four years by the American people, although not through a [[popular vote]] but rather through the [[Electoral College]]. This process makes the Presidency one of the few elected officials in the [[United States of America]] chosen indirectly.

==Term Limits==
After [[Franklin Roosevelt]] served a little over twelve years in office, [[Congress]] passed a [[Constitutional Amendment]] restricting future Presidents to two terms.

However if the Vice President succeeds to the Presidency, with no more than two years left in the prior President's term, they are allowed to run for two terms, raising the potential time in office to ten years.

The first President to whom term limits applied was [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]].

==See Also==
[[Vice President of the United States of America]]

==Presidents list==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!President
!Years
!State
!Party
!Vice President(s)
|-
|1. [[George Washington]]
|1789-1797
|[[Virginia]]
|none
|Adams
|-
|2. [[John Adams]]
|1797-1801
|[[Massachusetts]]
|Federalist
|Jefferson
|-
|3. [[Thomas Jefferson]]
|1801-1809
|[[Virginia]]
|Democratic-Republican
|Burr, Clinton
|-
|4. [[James Madison]]
|1809-1817
|[[Virginia]]
|Democratic-Republican
|Clinton, Gerry
|-
|5. [[James Monroe]]
|1817-1825
|[[Virginia]]
|Democratic-Republican
|Tompkins
|-
|6. [[John Q. Adams]]
|1825-1829
|[[Massachusetts]]
|National Republican
|Calhoun
|-
|7. [[Andrew Jackson]]
|1829-1837
|[[Tennessee]]
|Democratic
|Calhoun, Van Buren
|-
|8. [[Martin van Buren]]
|1837-1841
|[[New York]]
|Democratic
|Johnson
|-
|9. [[William H. Harrison]]
|1841
|none
|Whig
|Tyler
|-
|10. [[John Tyler]]
|1841-1845
|[[Virginia]]
|Whig
|none
|-
|11. [[James Knox Polk]]
|1845-1849
|[[Tennessee]]
|Democratic
|Dallas
|-
|12. [[Zachary Taylor]]
|1849-1850
|none
|Whig
|Filmore
|-
|13. [[Millard Filmore]]
|1850-1853
|[[New York]]
|Whig
|none
|-
|14. [[Franklin Pierce]]
|1853-1857
|[[New Hampshire]]
|Democratic
|King
|-
|15. [[James Buchanan]]
|1857-1861
|[[Pennsylvania]]
|Democratic
|Breckenridge
|-
|16. [[Abraham Lincoln]]
|1861-1865
|[[Illinois]]
|Republican
|Hamlin, Grant
|-
|17. [[Andrew Johnson]]
|1865-1869
|[[Tennessee]]
|none
|none
|-
|18. [[Ulysses S. Grant]]
|1869-1877
|[[Ohio]]
|Republican
|Colfax, Wilson
|-
|19. [[Rutherford Hayes]]
|1877-1881
|[[Ohio]]
|Republican
|Wheeler
|-
|20. [[James Garfield]]
|1881
|[[Ohio]]
|Republican
|Arthur
|-
|21. [[Chester Arthur]]
|188-1885
|[[New York]]
|Republican
|none
|-
|22. [[Grover Cleveland]]
|1885-1889
|[[New York]]
|Democratic
|Hendricks
|-
|23. [[Benjamin Harrison]]
|1889-1893
|[[Ohio]]
|Republican
|Morton
|-
|24. [[Grover Cleveland]]
|1893-1897
|[[New York]]
|Democratic
|Stevenson
|-
|25. [[William McKinley]]
|1897-1901
|[[Ohio]]
|Republican
|Roosevelt
|-
|26. [[Theodore Roosevelt]]
|1901-1909
|[[New York]]
|Republican
|Fairbanks
|-
|27. [[William Taft]]
|1909-1913
|[[Ohio]]
|Republican
|Sherman
|-
|28. [[Woodrow Wilson]]
|1913-1921
|[[Virginia]]
|Democratic
|Marshall
|-
|29. [[Warren G. Harding]]
|1921-1923
|[[Ohio]]
|Republican
|Coolidge
|-
|30. [[Calvin Coolidge]]
|1923-1929
|[[Massachusetts]]
|Republican
|Dawes
|-
|31. [[Herbert Hoover]]
|1929-1933
|[[California]]
|Republican
|Curtis
|-
|32. [[Franklin Roosevelt]]
|1933-1945
|[[New York]]
|Democratic
|Garner, [[Henry A. Wallace|Wallace]], Truman
|-
|33. [[Harry S. Truman]]
|1945-1953
|[[Kansas]]
|Democratic
|Barkley
|-
|34. [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]
|1953-1961
|[[Pennsylvania]]
|Republican
|Nixon
|-
|35. [[John F. Kennedy]]
|1961-1963
|[[Massachusetts]]
|Democratic
|Johnson
|-
|36. [[Lyndon Johnson]]
|1963-1969
|[[Texas]]
|Democratic
|Humphrey
|-
|37. [[Richard Nixon]]
|1969-1974
|[[California]]
|Republican
|Agnew, Ford
|-
|38. [[Gerald Ford]]
|1974-1977
|[[Nebraska]]
|Republican
|Rockefeller
|-
|39. [[Jimmy Carter]]
|1977-1981
|[[Georgia]]
|Democratic
|Mondale
|-
|40. [[Ronald Reagan]]
|1981-1989
|[[California]]
|Republican
|Bush, Sr.
|-
|41. [[George H.W. Bush]]
|1989-1993
|[[Texas]]
|Republican
|Quayle
|-
|42. [[Bill Clinton]]
|1993-2001
|[[Arkansas]]
|Democratic
|Gore
|-
|43. [[George W. Bush]]
|1981-present
|[[Texas]]
|Republican
|Cheney
|-
|}

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[[Category: United States Government]]
[[Category: United States Elected Officials]]
[[Category: President of the United States]]
[[Category:United States History]]

George W. Bush

2008-01-08T18:26:10Z

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'''George Walker Bush''' (born New Haven, [[Connecticut]] 1946) was the Governor of [[Texas]] (1996-2001) and has served as the [[Republican]] [[President of the United States of America]] since 2001. Campaigning on the notion that the United States should not be in the business of nation-building,<ref>http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2000/debates/transcripts/u221003.html</ref> he won the office by a narrow margin in the decisive State of [[Florida]]. Legal challenges to the certified vote count went all the way to the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] in 2000. Democratic contender [[Al Gore]] initially conceded defeat on the night of the election, but then contested the outcome for weeks until the Supreme Court case [[Bush v. Gore]].

In 2004 Bush won reelection, helped in part by a 300,000 vote victory (5%) in the State of Florida, where the outcome had been so close in 2000 <ref>[http://election.dos.state.fl.us/elections/resultsarchive/SummaryRpt.asp?ElectionDate=11/2/2004&Race=PRE&DATAMODE= Florida Election Records], ''[[Florida Dept. of State]]''</ref>. Democratic candidate [[John Kerry]] quickly conceded defeat the day after the election.

== Foreign policy ==
George W. Bush has spent most of his Presidency focusing on foreign policy issues, namely the war on terror in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the USA. As part of the fight against terrorism, he received Congressional approval to invade the countries of [[Afghanistan]] and [[Iraq]], and the military has successfully effected regime changes in those countries. He is now working to end the Iraqi insurgency and stabilize the region.

Egyptian President [[Hosni Mubarek]] and Libyan [[Socialist]] General Secretary [[Muammar Gaddafi]] in negotiations with [[Saddam Hussein]] relayed a message through Italian Prime Minister [[Silvio Berlusconi]] and Spanish President [[Jose Maria Aznar]] to UK Prime Minister [[Tony Blair]] and President Bush] that Saddam would be willing to avoid removal by force and voluntarily go into exile, provided Saddam was allowed to take $1 billion dollars and "all the information he wants about [[weapons of mass destruction]]." <ref>[http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2007/09/saddam_risked_his_life_for_wmd_1.asp Saddam Risked His Life for WMD Secrets], ''WeeklyStandard.com. Spetember 29, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003646639 Scoop for Spanish Daily: Transcript of Private 2003 Bush Talk Promising Iraq Invasion], ''Editor & Publisher'', September 26, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/26/AR2007092602414.html Report Says Hussein Was Open To Exile Before 2003 Invasion], He Is Said to Have Sought $1 Billion and Information on Arms, By Karen DeYoung and Michael Abramowitz, ''[[Washington Post]], September 27, 2007; Page A17.</ref><ref>[http://www.elpais.com/articulo/espana/Llego/momento/deshacerse/Sadam/elpepunac/20070926elpepinac_1/Tes Llegó el momento de deshacerse de Sadam], ''El Pais'', 26/09/2007. (In Spanish).</ref>

In a show down with Congressional Democrats after taking control of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate in the 2006 Congressional Midterm elections, Democrats retreated on their pledge to end the [[Iraq War]] early and bring the troops home. Democrats had threatened to withhold funding for the troops unless a date certain for withdrawal was set. After the final vote, 280-142 in the House and 80-14 in the Senate, the anti-War movement was defeated. The deal cut with Democratic leaders in exchange for their acquiescing to fund the troops calls for the President to sign legislation raising the [[minimum wage]]. <ref>[http://washingtontimes.com/national/20070525-122215-4854r.htm Congress OKs war bill sans time-line,] By S.A. Miller, The Washington Times'', May 25, 2007. </ref> One commentator remarked, "Despite all the talk of standing up to George W. Bush, despite all the bravado about taking control of Congress, despite the so-called mandate to change direction, Democrats caved....They claim that the majority of Americans are with them on the Iraq issue, but...President Bush, at the weakest moment of his presidency, still bested his Democratic rivals." <ref>[http://www.newmediajournal.us/staff/phyrillas/05292007.htm Democrats Show True Colors], Tony Phyrillas, ''New Media journal'', May 29, 2007, </ref>

== Economic issues ==
Though the liberal media continues to disparage Bush's handling of the economy, they neglect to report all aspects of the economy are at historically high levels. This is partially due to changes in the stock market that lead to a record high in 2007. Corporations show profits growing by double digits growth.<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/money/markets/us/2006-05-08-mart-usat_x.htm</ref> Even the working class is benefiting from the Bush economy, as unemployment hits an all time low in March 2007.<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/economy</ref> Bush worked with Democrats to raise the minimum wage to a more livable level.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/20/AR2006122001784.html</ref> Tax policies have been favorable to reducing the Capital Gains Tax, with a subsequent surge in investment.

== Family ==
[[Image:GWBush.jpg|thumb|300px|right|President Bush admires pictures of his family in the Oval Office.]]
George W. Bush is the son of [[George H. W. Bush]], who served as vice-president from 1981 to 1989 and as president from 1989 to 1993, and [[Barbara Bush]]. President Bush is married to Laura Welch Bush, a former teacher and librarian, and they have twin daughters, Barbara and Jenna. John Ellis "Jeb" Bush, Neil Bush and Marvin Bush are his brothers. Dorothy Bush Koch is his only surviving sister, as Pauline Robinson Bush died at age four of leukemia.

==Faith==
George W. Bush is a member of the [[United Methodist Church]], and most people feel that George W. Bush's faith is sincere and profound. ''The Faith of George W. Bush'', a non-political book by author Stephen Strang, made the [[New York Times]] best-sellers list. <ref>http://www.christianlifemissions.org/ministries/georgewbush.htm</ref>
When asked where he would be without the influence of family friend [[Billy Graham]], George W. Bush said "I wouldn't be president." "It was just a conversation," said the younger Bush about a talk with Graham in the mid-'80s that changed his life. During the pivotal conversation Bush recalled saying, "'You know, Billy, I'm longing for something.' And I know that he sent me a Bible I still have. All I can tell you is that as a result of being inspired by Billy Graham, I started reading the Bible and shortly after, I quit drinking." <ref>Billy Graham and the White House [http://religion.beloblog.com/archives/2007/08/billy_graham_and_the_white_hou_1.html]</ref>

==Threats==
[[Nobel Prize|Nobel Peace Prize]] winner Betty Williams said she "could kill George Bush” because he has repeatedly violated the Constitution and committed crimes against humanity.<ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/12/when-peaceniks-attack/ When peaceniks attack: “Right now, I could kill George Bush”] by [[Michelle Malkin]], July 12, 2007</ref>

<blockquote>
“Right now, I could kill George Bush,” she said at the Adam’s Mark Hotel and Conference Center in Dallas. “No, I don’t mean that. How could you nonviolently kill somebody? I would love to be able to do that.”
</blockquote>

==Reaction==

George W. Bush recently reached the lowest popularity levels of any president in history, passing both [[Jimmy Carter]], an extremely unpopular Democrat president, and [[Richard Nixon]], who was disliked serevely for his involvement in the Watergate scandal.

==See Also==
*[[Previous Breaking News/George W. Bush|Articles about '''George W. Bush''' from previous "Breaking News"]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

[[Category:Presidents of the United States]]
[[Category:Political people]]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bush, George W.}}
{{USPresidents}}

George W. Bush

2008-01-08T18:24:19Z

BSGfan: /* Reaction */

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'''George Walker Bush''' (born New Haven, [[Connecticut]] 1946) was the Governor of [[Texas]] (1996-2001) and has served as the [[Republican]] [[President of the United States of America]] since 2001. Campaigning on the notion that the United States should not be in the business of nation-building,<ref>http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2000/debates/transcripts/u221003.html</ref> he won the office by a narrow margin in the decisive State of [[Florida]]. Legal challenges to the certified vote count went all the way to the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] in 2000. Democratic contender [[Al Gore]] initially conceded defeat on the night of the election, but then contested the outcome for weeks until the Supreme Court case [[Bush v. Gore]].

In 2004 Bush won reelection, helped in part by a 300,000 vote victory (5%) in the State of Florida, where the outcome had been so close in 2000 <ref>[http://election.dos.state.fl.us/elections/resultsarchive/SummaryRpt.asp?ElectionDate=11/2/2004&Race=PRE&DATAMODE= Florida Election Records], ''[[Florida Dept. of State]]''</ref>. Democratic candidate [[John Kerry]] quickly conceded defeat the day after the election.

== Foreign policy ==
George W. Bush has spent most of his Presidency focusing on foreign policy issues, namely the war on terror in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the USA. As part of the fight against terrorism, he received Congressional approval to invade the countries of [[Afghanistan]] and [[Iraq]], and the military has successfully effected regime changes in those countries. He is now working to end the Iraqi insurgency and stabilize the region.

Egyptian President [[Hosni Mubarek]] and Libyan [[Socialist]] General Secretary [[Muammar Gaddafi]] in negotiations with [[Saddam Hussein]] relayed a message through Italian Prime Minister [[Silvio Berlusconi]] and Spanish President [[Jose Maria Aznar]] to UK Prime Minister [[Tony Blair]] and President Bush] that Saddam would be willing to avoid removal by force and voluntarily go into exile, provided Saddam was allowed to take $1 billion dollars and "all the information he wants about [[weapons of mass destruction]]." <ref>[http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2007/09/saddam_risked_his_life_for_wmd_1.asp Saddam Risked His Life for WMD Secrets], ''WeeklyStandard.com. Spetember 29, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003646639 Scoop for Spanish Daily: Transcript of Private 2003 Bush Talk Promising Iraq Invasion], ''Editor & Publisher'', September 26, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/26/AR2007092602414.html Report Says Hussein Was Open To Exile Before 2003 Invasion], He Is Said to Have Sought $1 Billion and Information on Arms, By Karen DeYoung and Michael Abramowitz, ''[[Washington Post]], September 27, 2007; Page A17.</ref><ref>[http://www.elpais.com/articulo/espana/Llego/momento/deshacerse/Sadam/elpepunac/20070926elpepinac_1/Tes Llegó el momento de deshacerse de Sadam], ''El Pais'', 26/09/2007. (In Spanish).</ref>

In a show down with Congressional Democrats after taking control of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate in the 2006 Congressional Midterm elections, Democrats retreated on their pledge to end the [[Iraq War]] early and bring the troops home. Democrats had threatened to withhold funding for the troops unless a date certain for withdrawal was set. After the final vote, 280-142 in the House and 80-14 in the Senate, the anti-War movement was defeated. The deal cut with Democratic leaders in exchange for their acquiescing to fund the troops calls for the President to sign legislation raising the [[minimum wage]]. <ref>[http://washingtontimes.com/national/20070525-122215-4854r.htm Congress OKs war bill sans time-line,] By S.A. Miller, The Washington Times'', May 25, 2007. </ref> One commentator remarked, "Despite all the talk of standing up to George W. Bush, despite all the bravado about taking control of Congress, despite the so-called mandate to change direction, Democrats caved....They claim that the majority of Americans are with them on the Iraq issue, but...President Bush, at the weakest moment of his presidency, still bested his Democratic rivals." <ref>[http://www.newmediajournal.us/staff/phyrillas/05292007.htm Democrats Show True Colors], Tony Phyrillas, ''New Media journal'', May 29, 2007, </ref>

== Economic issues ==
Though the liberal media continues to disparage Bush's handling of the economy, they neglect to report all aspects of the economy are at historically high levels. This is partially due to changes in the stock market that lead to a record high in 2007. Corporations show profits growing by double digits growth.<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/money/markets/us/2006-05-08-mart-usat_x.htm</ref> Even the working class is benefiting from the Bush economy, as unemployment hits an all time low in March 2007.<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/economy</ref> Bush worked with Democrats to raise the minimum wage to a more livable level.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/20/AR2006122001784.html</ref> Tax policies have been favorable to reducing the Capital Gains Tax, with a subsequent surge in investment.

== Family ==
[[Image:GWBush.jpg|thumb|300px|right|President Bush admires pictures of his family in the Oval Office.]]
George W. Bush is the son of [[George H. W. Bush]], who served as vice-president from 1981 to 1989 and as president from 1989 to 1993, and [[Barbara Bush]]. President Bush is married to Laura Welch Bush, a former teacher and librarian, and they have twin daughters, Barbara and Jenna. John Ellis "Jeb" Bush, Neil Bush and Marvin Bush are his brothers. Dorothy Bush Koch is his only surviving sister, as Pauline Robinson Bush died at age four of leukemia.

==Faith==
George W. Bush is a member of the [[United Methodist Church]], and most people feel that George W. Bush's faith is sincere and profound. ''The Faith of George W. Bush'', a non-political book by author Stephen Strang, made the [[New York Times]] best-sellers list. <ref>http://www.christianlifemissions.org/ministries/georgewbush.htm</ref>
When asked where he would be without the influence of family friend [[Billy Graham]], George W. Bush said "I wouldn't be president." "It was just a conversation," said the younger Bush about a talk with Graham in the mid-'80s that changed his life. During the pivotal conversation Bush recalled saying, "'You know, Billy, I'm longing for something.' And I know that he sent me a Bible I still have. All I can tell you is that as a result of being inspired by Billy Graham, I started reading the Bible and shortly after, I quit drinking." <ref>Billy Graham and the White House [http://religion.beloblog.com/archives/2007/08/billy_graham_and_the_white_hou_1.html]</ref>

==Threats==
[[Nobel Prize|Nobel Peace Prize]] winner Betty Williams said she "could kill George Bush” because he has repeatedly violated the Constitution and committed crimes against humanity.<ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/12/when-peaceniks-attack/ When peaceniks attack: “Right now, I could kill George Bush”] by [[Michelle Malkin]], July 12, 2007</ref>

<blockquote>
“Right now, I could kill George Bush,” she said at the Adam’s Mark Hotel and Conference Center in Dallas. “No, I don’t mean that. How could you nonviolently kill somebody? I would love to be able to do that.”
</blockquote>

==Reaction==

George W. Bush recently reached the lowest popularity levels of any president in history, passing both [[Jimmy Carter]], an extremely unpopular Democrat president, and [[Richard Nixon]], who was disliked serevely for his illegal activities during his presidential compaign.

==See Also==
*[[Previous Breaking News/George W. Bush|Articles about '''George W. Bush''' from previous "Breaking News"]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

[[Category:Presidents of the United States]]
[[Category:Political people]]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bush, George W.}}
{{USPresidents}}

George W. Bush

2008-01-08T18:23:28Z

BSGfan: /* Reaction */

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'''George Walker Bush''' (born New Haven, [[Connecticut]] 1946) was the Governor of [[Texas]] (1996-2001) and has served as the [[Republican]] [[President of the United States of America]] since 2001. Campaigning on the notion that the United States should not be in the business of nation-building,<ref>http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2000/debates/transcripts/u221003.html</ref> he won the office by a narrow margin in the decisive State of [[Florida]]. Legal challenges to the certified vote count went all the way to the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] in 2000. Democratic contender [[Al Gore]] initially conceded defeat on the night of the election, but then contested the outcome for weeks until the Supreme Court case [[Bush v. Gore]].

In 2004 Bush won reelection, helped in part by a 300,000 vote victory (5%) in the State of Florida, where the outcome had been so close in 2000 <ref>[http://election.dos.state.fl.us/elections/resultsarchive/SummaryRpt.asp?ElectionDate=11/2/2004&Race=PRE&DATAMODE= Florida Election Records], ''[[Florida Dept. of State]]''</ref>. Democratic candidate [[John Kerry]] quickly conceded defeat the day after the election.

== Foreign policy ==
George W. Bush has spent most of his Presidency focusing on foreign policy issues, namely the war on terror in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the USA. As part of the fight against terrorism, he received Congressional approval to invade the countries of [[Afghanistan]] and [[Iraq]], and the military has successfully effected regime changes in those countries. He is now working to end the Iraqi insurgency and stabilize the region.

Egyptian President [[Hosni Mubarek]] and Libyan [[Socialist]] General Secretary [[Muammar Gaddafi]] in negotiations with [[Saddam Hussein]] relayed a message through Italian Prime Minister [[Silvio Berlusconi]] and Spanish President [[Jose Maria Aznar]] to UK Prime Minister [[Tony Blair]] and President Bush] that Saddam would be willing to avoid removal by force and voluntarily go into exile, provided Saddam was allowed to take $1 billion dollars and "all the information he wants about [[weapons of mass destruction]]." <ref>[http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2007/09/saddam_risked_his_life_for_wmd_1.asp Saddam Risked His Life for WMD Secrets], ''WeeklyStandard.com. Spetember 29, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003646639 Scoop for Spanish Daily: Transcript of Private 2003 Bush Talk Promising Iraq Invasion], ''Editor & Publisher'', September 26, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/26/AR2007092602414.html Report Says Hussein Was Open To Exile Before 2003 Invasion], He Is Said to Have Sought $1 Billion and Information on Arms, By Karen DeYoung and Michael Abramowitz, ''[[Washington Post]], September 27, 2007; Page A17.</ref><ref>[http://www.elpais.com/articulo/espana/Llego/momento/deshacerse/Sadam/elpepunac/20070926elpepinac_1/Tes Llegó el momento de deshacerse de Sadam], ''El Pais'', 26/09/2007. (In Spanish).</ref>

In a show down with Congressional Democrats after taking control of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate in the 2006 Congressional Midterm elections, Democrats retreated on their pledge to end the [[Iraq War]] early and bring the troops home. Democrats had threatened to withhold funding for the troops unless a date certain for withdrawal was set. After the final vote, 280-142 in the House and 80-14 in the Senate, the anti-War movement was defeated. The deal cut with Democratic leaders in exchange for their acquiescing to fund the troops calls for the President to sign legislation raising the [[minimum wage]]. <ref>[http://washingtontimes.com/national/20070525-122215-4854r.htm Congress OKs war bill sans time-line,] By S.A. Miller, The Washington Times'', May 25, 2007. </ref> One commentator remarked, "Despite all the talk of standing up to George W. Bush, despite all the bravado about taking control of Congress, despite the so-called mandate to change direction, Democrats caved....They claim that the majority of Americans are with them on the Iraq issue, but...President Bush, at the weakest moment of his presidency, still bested his Democratic rivals." <ref>[http://www.newmediajournal.us/staff/phyrillas/05292007.htm Democrats Show True Colors], Tony Phyrillas, ''New Media journal'', May 29, 2007, </ref>

== Economic issues ==
Though the liberal media continues to disparage Bush's handling of the economy, they neglect to report all aspects of the economy are at historically high levels. This is partially due to changes in the stock market that lead to a record high in 2007. Corporations show profits growing by double digits growth.<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/money/markets/us/2006-05-08-mart-usat_x.htm</ref> Even the working class is benefiting from the Bush economy, as unemployment hits an all time low in March 2007.<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/economy</ref> Bush worked with Democrats to raise the minimum wage to a more livable level.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/20/AR2006122001784.html</ref> Tax policies have been favorable to reducing the Capital Gains Tax, with a subsequent surge in investment.

== Family ==
[[Image:GWBush.jpg|thumb|300px|right|President Bush admires pictures of his family in the Oval Office.]]
George W. Bush is the son of [[George H. W. Bush]], who served as vice-president from 1981 to 1989 and as president from 1989 to 1993, and [[Barbara Bush]]. President Bush is married to Laura Welch Bush, a former teacher and librarian, and they have twin daughters, Barbara and Jenna. John Ellis "Jeb" Bush, Neil Bush and Marvin Bush are his brothers. Dorothy Bush Koch is his only surviving sister, as Pauline Robinson Bush died at age four of leukemia.

==Faith==
George W. Bush is a member of the [[United Methodist Church]], and most people feel that George W. Bush's faith is sincere and profound. ''The Faith of George W. Bush'', a non-political book by author Stephen Strang, made the [[New York Times]] best-sellers list. <ref>http://www.christianlifemissions.org/ministries/georgewbush.htm</ref>
When asked where he would be without the influence of family friend [[Billy Graham]], George W. Bush said "I wouldn't be president." "It was just a conversation," said the younger Bush about a talk with Graham in the mid-'80s that changed his life. During the pivotal conversation Bush recalled saying, "'You know, Billy, I'm longing for something.' And I know that he sent me a Bible I still have. All I can tell you is that as a result of being inspired by Billy Graham, I started reading the Bible and shortly after, I quit drinking." <ref>Billy Graham and the White House [http://religion.beloblog.com/archives/2007/08/billy_graham_and_the_white_hou_1.html]</ref>

==Threats==
[[Nobel Prize|Nobel Peace Prize]] winner Betty Williams said she "could kill George Bush” because he has repeatedly violated the Constitution and committed crimes against humanity.<ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/12/when-peaceniks-attack/ When peaceniks attack: “Right now, I could kill George Bush”] by [[Michelle Malkin]], July 12, 2007</ref>

<blockquote>
“Right now, I could kill George Bush,” she said at the Adam’s Mark Hotel and Conference Center in Dallas. “No, I don’t mean that. How could you nonviolently kill somebody? I would love to be able to do that.”
</blockquote>

==Reaction==

George W. Bush recently reached the lowest popularity levels of any president in history, passing both [[Jimmy Carter]], an extremely unpopular Democrat president, and [[Richard Nixon]], who was disliked serevely for his illegal activities during his presidential compaign {{fact}}.

==See Also==
*[[Previous Breaking News/George W. Bush|Articles about '''George W. Bush''' from previous "Breaking News"]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

[[Category:Presidents of the United States]]
[[Category:Political people]]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bush, George W.}}
{{USPresidents}}

Star Trek franchise

2008-01-07T22:13:29Z

BSGfan: /* The series and films */

[[Image:startrektoscast.jpg|thumb|right|The crew of the Enterprise from the original 1960s show.]]

'''Star Trek''' is an American TV series created by [[Gene Roddenberry]], which premiered on [[NBC]] September 8th, 1966 and ended June 3rd, 1969. The show featured a crew of space explorers traveling around the galaxy in a ''Constitution''-class starship called the ''USS Enterprise NCC-1701'', set in the 23rd century. It never caught on with late night viewers and was cancelled due to low ratings, but soon established a strong following in syndication that saw the show become much more popular than it had ever been in its original run. The original TV show became a franchise. Many different spin-offs of the original program have now been made, the last of which was a prequel with the original 'Enterprise' space ship.

== Extraterrestrial life ==
The drama of the shows typically arises from the crew's contact with various forms of [[extraterrestrial life]], mostly, but not always, [[humanoid]] (e.g. the "Crystalline Entity"). In various ways, the [[premise]] of the [[ancient astronaut theory]] is used to assert the seeding of [[life]] throughout the [[galaxy]] as brought up in ''The Next Generation'', although not to the overt extent of a later, unrelated, TV series, [[Stargate SG-1]].

== Religion in Star Trek ==
As a humanist, Gene Roddenberry infused Star Trek with humanism's dream of a world (or galaxy in this case) where humanity (and many other intelligent beings) had achieved a Utopian state.
People worked together for the common good, rather than for money, and without any class or other distinctions.
This is similar to [[Christianity|Christianity's]] view of [[heaven]], except that humanism believes that mankind can achieve this through its own efforts, rather than with the help of God.

Roddenberry rarely had the shows overtly reject religion, seeming instead to simply ignore it.
Later series, under the control of other producers particularly after Roddenberry died, brought religious concepts into the show to a greater extent.

=== The Next Generation ===

An episode of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' has one major example of anti-religion bias. The third-season episode entitled "Who Watches the Watchers," implies that an alien culture discarding religious beliefs is a positive development.
In the episode "Tapestry", Captain Picard dies and goes to the "afterlife" where he meets his erstwhile adversary "Q" who implies that he is God. Picard refuses to believe this, and makes a comment that "The Universe is not so badly run." This suggests that Picard was aware of the concept of God, but does not indicate that he believed in God. That phrase might be pointed more toward the character of Q controlling the universe than God's existance. However the majority of episodes remain silent on religion.

=== Bajoran religion ===

''Star Trek: Deep Space 9'' included religion more than any other series. An overarching theme of the series was the relation of the main character, Captain Benjamin Sisko, to the Bajoran religion in his role as the emissary to the Bajoran prophets. The prophets were beings who lived in a stable wormhole (a unique phenomenon in the Star Trek universe referred to by the Bajorans as the Celestial Temple) that perceived all of time as a single event with no concept of past, present, or future. Despite their immense dissimilarity to other races in the galaxy, the Prophets took unusual interest in Bajor, sending 'orbs' which were used as tools of prophecy by the Bajoran clergy, and in Sisko who it is revealed exists solely to fulfill a predetermined historical path in an Armageddon-like showdown as the avatar of the prophets against the 'Pah Wraiths' (aliens like the Prophets who were expelled from the Celestial Temple).

=== Other religions ===

''Star Trek: Deep Space 9'' also had the Dominion, in which the Founders (shape-shifting aliens sometimes called changelings) are treated as living gods by the races under their control.

The Klingon religion in various series suggests that the first Klingons realized they had no need for their gods, and killed them, although they still hold to an afterlife where the honorable dead join with the deified Kahless and the dishonorable dead are forced to spend eternity on the Barge of the Dead with the Demon like figure Fecklarr.

The Ferengi (mainly in ''Star Trek: Deep Space 9'') had a religion of sorts based on the concept of The Great River (as shown in "Faith, Treachery and The Great River"), which was similar to "[[The invisible hand]]" a phrase coined by [[Adam Smith]]. Ferengi also hold that if they achieve enough profit during their lives, they will meet the Blessed Exchequer who will grant them access to the Divine Treasury, whereas an unsuccessful Ferengi may find himself left in the Vault of Eternal Destitution.

== The Prime Directive ==
Starfleet had The Prime Directive which said that they should not interfere with the natural progression of a species. The directive sometimes clashed with morality or common sense and on many occasions was ignored by Starfleet officers. There was also a Temporal Prime Directive which said that when going into the past (by various means) they should not try to alter the course of history. When someone from Starfleet (or elsewhere) violated the directive officers were justified in working to stop them as long as they did not violate the directive themselves.

== The series and films ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Series Name
| Star Trek: The Original Series (TOS)
| Star Trek: The Animated Series (TAS)
| Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG)
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (DS9)
| Star Trek: Voyager (VOY)
| Star Trek: Enterprise (ENT)
|-
! Original Air Dates
| 1966-1969
| 1973-1974
| 1987-1994
| 1993-1999
| 1995-2001
| 2001-2005
|-
! Number Of Episodes
| 80
| 22
| 178
| 176
| 172
| 98
|}

{| class="wikitable"
!Movie Name
|Star Trek: The Motion Picture
|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
|Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
|Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
|Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
|Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
|Star Trek: Generations
|Star Trek: First Contact
|Star Trek: Insurrection
|Star Trek: Nemesis
|Star Trek
|-
! Year of Release
| 1979
| 1982
| 1984
| 1986
| 1989
| 1991
| 1994
| 1996
| 1998
| 2002
| 2008
|-
! MPAA Rating
| PG
| PG
| PG
| PG
| PG
| PG
| PG
| PG-13
| PG
| PG-13
| N/A
|}

== The Original Series ==
The main characters from the original series were:
*[[Captain Kirk]]
*[[Spock]]
*[[Dr. McCoy]]
*[[Scotty]]
*[[Sulu]]
*[[Uhuru]]
*[[Chekov]]

== External Links ==

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060028/ IMDB website (Original Series)]

[[Category:Television Shows]]
[[Category:Movies]]
[[Category:Science fiction]]
[[Category:Star Trek]]

Star Trek franchise

2008-01-07T22:11:01Z

BSGfan: /* The Next Generation */

[[Image:startrektoscast.jpg|thumb|right|The crew of the Enterprise from the original 1960s show.]]

'''Star Trek''' is an American TV series created by [[Gene Roddenberry]], which premiered on [[NBC]] September 8th, 1966 and ended June 3rd, 1969. The show featured a crew of space explorers traveling around the galaxy in a ''Constitution''-class starship called the ''USS Enterprise NCC-1701'', set in the 23rd century. It never caught on with late night viewers and was cancelled due to low ratings, but soon established a strong following in syndication that saw the show become much more popular than it had ever been in its original run. The original TV show became a franchise. Many different spin-offs of the original program have now been made, the last of which was a prequel with the original 'Enterprise' space ship.

== Extraterrestrial life ==
The drama of the shows typically arises from the crew's contact with various forms of [[extraterrestrial life]], mostly, but not always, [[humanoid]] (e.g. the "Crystalline Entity"). In various ways, the [[premise]] of the [[ancient astronaut theory]] is used to assert the seeding of [[life]] throughout the [[galaxy]] as brought up in ''The Next Generation'', although not to the overt extent of a later, unrelated, TV series, [[Stargate SG-1]].

== Religion in Star Trek ==
As a humanist, Gene Roddenberry infused Star Trek with humanism's dream of a world (or galaxy in this case) where humanity (and many other intelligent beings) had achieved a Utopian state.
People worked together for the common good, rather than for money, and without any class or other distinctions.
This is similar to [[Christianity|Christianity's]] view of [[heaven]], except that humanism believes that mankind can achieve this through its own efforts, rather than with the help of God.

Roddenberry rarely had the shows overtly reject religion, seeming instead to simply ignore it.
Later series, under the control of other producers particularly after Roddenberry died, brought religious concepts into the show to a greater extent.

=== The Next Generation ===

An episode of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' has one major example of anti-religion bias. The third-season episode entitled "Who Watches the Watchers," implies that an alien culture discarding religious beliefs is a positive development.
In the episode "Tapestry", Captain Picard dies and goes to the "afterlife" where he meets his erstwhile adversary "Q" who implies that he is God. Picard refuses to believe this, and makes a comment that "The Universe is not so badly run." This suggests that Picard was aware of the concept of God, but does not indicate that he believed in God. That phrase might be pointed more toward the character of Q controlling the universe than God's existance. However the majority of episodes remain silent on religion.

=== Bajoran religion ===

''Star Trek: Deep Space 9'' included religion more than any other series. An overarching theme of the series was the relation of the main character, Captain Benjamin Sisko, to the Bajoran religion in his role as the emissary to the Bajoran prophets. The prophets were beings who lived in a stable wormhole (a unique phenomenon in the Star Trek universe referred to by the Bajorans as the Celestial Temple) that perceived all of time as a single event with no concept of past, present, or future. Despite their immense dissimilarity to other races in the galaxy, the Prophets took unusual interest in Bajor, sending 'orbs' which were used as tools of prophecy by the Bajoran clergy, and in Sisko who it is revealed exists solely to fulfill a predetermined historical path in an Armageddon-like showdown as the avatar of the prophets against the 'Pah Wraiths' (aliens like the Prophets who were expelled from the Celestial Temple).

=== Other religions ===

''Star Trek: Deep Space 9'' also had the Dominion, in which the Founders (shape-shifting aliens sometimes called changelings) are treated as living gods by the races under their control.

The Klingon religion in various series suggests that the first Klingons realized they had no need for their gods, and killed them, although they still hold to an afterlife where the honorable dead join with the deified Kahless and the dishonorable dead are forced to spend eternity on the Barge of the Dead with the Demon like figure Fecklarr.

The Ferengi (mainly in ''Star Trek: Deep Space 9'') had a religion of sorts based on the concept of The Great River (as shown in "Faith, Treachery and The Great River"), which was similar to "[[The invisible hand]]" a phrase coined by [[Adam Smith]]. Ferengi also hold that if they achieve enough profit during their lives, they will meet the Blessed Exchequer who will grant them access to the Divine Treasury, whereas an unsuccessful Ferengi may find himself left in the Vault of Eternal Destitution.

== The Prime Directive ==
Starfleet had The Prime Directive which said that they should not interfere with the natural progression of a species. The directive sometimes clashed with morality or common sense and on many occasions was ignored by Starfleet officers. There was also a Temporal Prime Directive which said that when going into the past (by various means) they should not try to alter the course of history. When someone from Starfleet (or elsewhere) violated the directive officers were justified in working to stop them as long as they did not violate the directive themselves.

== The series and films ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Series Name
| Star Trek: The Original Series (TOS)
| Star Trek: The Animated Series (TAS)
| Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG)
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (DS9)
| Star Trek: Voyager (VOY)
| Star Trek: Enterprise (ENT)
|-
! Original Air Dates
| 1966-1969
| 1973-1974
| 1987-1994
| 1993-1999
| 1995-2001
| 2001-2005
|-
! Number Of Episodes
| 80
| 22
| 178
| 176
| 172
| 98
|}

{| class="wikitable"
!Movie Name
|Star Trek: The Motion Picture
|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
|Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
|Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
|Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
|Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
|Star Trek: Generations
|Star Trek: First Contact
|Star Trek: Insurrection
|Star Trek: Nemesis
|-
! Year of Release
| 1979
| 1982
| 1984
| 1986
| 1989
| 1991
| 1994
| 1996
| 1998
| 2002
|-
! MPAA Rating
| PG
| PG
| PG
| PG
| PG
| PG
| PG
| PG-13
| PG
| PG-13
|}

== The Original Series ==
The main characters from the original series were:
*[[Captain Kirk]]
*[[Spock]]
*[[Dr. McCoy]]
*[[Scotty]]
*[[Sulu]]
*[[Uhuru]]
*[[Chekov]]

== External Links ==

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060028/ IMDB website (Original Series)]

[[Category:Television Shows]]
[[Category:Movies]]
[[Category:Science fiction]]
[[Category:Star Trek]]

Battlestar Galactica

2008-01-07T22:08:07Z

BSGfan: /* Main Plot */

[[Image:Bsg.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
'''Battlestar Galactica''' is a television show on the [[SciFi Channel]], currently on hiatus between seasons 3 and 4.<ref>http://www.scifi.com/battlestar</ref> It is a revival of a 1970's era [[cult classic]] of the same name. However, unlike the 1970's version, Battlestar Galactica is critically acclaimed, and won one of Time magazine's "Best of 2005: Television" awards.<ref>http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1141640,00.html</ref>

==The 2004 Revival==
===Background===
The show follows the conflict between the human race, as represented by the residents of the Twelve Colonies of [[Kobol]], and the [[Cylon]] race, a robotic race created by the humans fifty years prior to the events of the television show. Shortly after their creation, these [[Cylons]], appearing as metallic robots, rebelled and fought a long war against the humans. At great loss, humanity was victorious.

===Main Plot===
In the main plot of the show, the [[Cylons]] return to fight the human race. However, the [[Cylons]] have evolved - or developed themselves - to appear human. Using various sleeper agents, they permeate the Twelve Colonies and bring about a massive surprise attack, leaving only around 40,000 humans alive.

The first season describes humanity's escape from the Twelve Colonies after the [[Cylon]] attack. The second follows humanity's attempt to forge a political system within the fleet, ending in a presidential election and the settlement of a new planet. The third season covers humanity's recuperation from the fall-out from both of these events, and the search for the elusive "Thirteenth Colony," [[Earth]], a world shrouded in mythology, which the humans believe will be their safe haven from the [[Cylons]]. The third season also significantly develops the prophetic plotline, and reveals a great secret of the show - the identity of four of the Final Five [[Cylon|Cylons]]. The fourth and final season will most likely focus on the search for [[Earth]] as well as Starbuck's destiny and the identity of the final Cylon. <ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407362/</ref>

===Artistic Notes===
Common themes involve the topics of prophetic religions in society, the tension between liberty and safety in a world riddled with terrorism, interfamily conflicts, and the meaning of "survival" after a catastrophic event.

The show can be noted for its use of muted sounds in space combat - an artistic flourish that, while strictly factual, has been absent from mainstream [[science fiction]] like [[Star Wars]] or the [[Star Trek]] series. It is thought that the producers of the show drew heavily from [[Joss Wheedon]]'s short running television show, [[Firefly]], which muted all noises in space scenes.

== Other titles ==
'''The Original Series''': It was similar to the 2004 revival. It related how humanity struggles to survive against the Cylon threat

'''1980 Version''': It was a continuation of the Original Series. The Galacica and the fleet discover Earth; only it is in a primitive stage in the year 1980. The crew of the Galactica decides to try and advance Earth civilization subtlely to the point where they can help battle the Cylons.

== Common Characters ==

'''Adama''': Adama is the commander of the ship called Galactica. This also means he is the commander of the entire colonial military in all of the Battlestar Galactica series.
In the Original Series and the 1980 version he was also a member the Quroum of Twelve that was the colonial government. In the 2004 series his name was changed from Adama to William Adama.

'''Starbuck''': Starbuck was a male fighter pilot in the Original Series and a female fighter pilot in the 2004 version. In the 2004 series she also became a field officer. Her real name is Kara Thrace; "Starbuck" being a callsign.

'''Boomer''': Boomer was a male fighter pilot in the Original Series and a female fighter pilot in the 2004 series. In the 1980 version he took on the role as the executive officer (second in command) of the Galactica.
In the 2004 series she was once again a fighter pilot and mechanic. Her real name was Sharon Valeri and used the callsign Boomer. She was later found to be a Humanoid Cylon sleeper agent, although being a sleeper she did not realize this herself until an exact replica of her got on board the Galactica and shot Adama. Another copy of Boomer was found by Helo, a pilot trapped on Caprica. She helped him escape, falling in love with him in the process. Being a cylon she was imprisoned when the pair rejoined the fleet. She helped the fleet avoid Cylon attacks, and rescue other refugees from Caprica. She became pregnant through an unmarried relationship with Helom and gave birth to a cylon-human cross breed. Her cylon title was Number 8.

'''Apollo''': Apollo is Adama's son (in all series). He was a fighter pilot, although in the 2004 series he advanced to command his own ship, the ''Pegasus''. In the 2004 series he is named Lee Adama, with "Apollo" being his callsign.

'''Tigh''': Tigh is the executive officer for the Galactica in the Original and the 2004 versions. In the 2004 series he is named Saul Tigh. In the third season finale, he discovers that he is a cylon humanoid, like Boomer.

'''Baltar''': Baltar is a traitor to the colonials. In the original series he was a member of the Quroum of Twelve, who helped the cylons attack the colonies. This was used for his personal ambition to rule over cylons and humans. However he had to escape the fleet and join the cylons as the commander of a cylon basestar. In the 2004 version he was a timid scientist who became the vice-president, and later the president.
He created a defence grid around the twelve colonies that the cylons were able to hack. He was seduced by a humanoid cylon (number 6) who appeared to him but not to anybody else. During his brief presidency the fleet built a city on New Caprica. This was captured by cylons and Baltar was forced to sign the surrender of the colonies. When the people from New Caprica were rescued Baltar was captured and forced to stand trial.

==References==
<references/>
[http://www.Battlestarwiki.org Battlestarwiki]
[[Category:Broadcasting]]
[[category:Science fiction]]

Battlestar Galactica

2008-01-07T22:06:31Z

BSGfan: /* Main Plot */

[[Image:Bsg.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
'''Battlestar Galactica''' is a television show on the [[SciFi Channel]], currently on hiatus between seasons 3 and 4.<ref>http://www.scifi.com/battlestar</ref> It is a revival of a 1970's era [[cult classic]] of the same name. However, unlike the 1970's version, Battlestar Galactica is critically acclaimed, and won one of Time magazine's "Best of 2005: Television" awards.<ref>http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1141640,00.html</ref>

==The 2004 Revival==
===Background===
The show follows the conflict between the human race, as represented by the residents of the Twelve Colonies of [[Kobol]], and the [[Cylon]] race, a robotic race created by the humans fifty years prior to the events of the television show. Shortly after their creation, these [[Cylons]], appearing as metallic robots, rebelled and fought a long war against the humans. At great loss, humanity was victorious.

===Main Plot===
In the main plot of the show, the [[Cylons]] return to fight the human race. However, the [[Cylons]] have evolved - or developed themselves - to appear human. Using various sleeper agents, they permeate the Twelve Colonies and bring about a massive surprise attack, leaving only around 40,000 humans alive.

The first season describes humanity's escape from the Twelve Colonies after the [[Cylon]] attack. The second follows humanity's attempt to forge a political system within the fleet, ending in a presidential election and the settlement of a new planet. The third season covers humanity's recuperation from the fall-out from both of these events, and the search for the elusive "Thirteenth Colony," [[Earth]], a world shrouded in mythology, which the humans believe will be their safe haven from the [[Cylons]]. The third season also significantly develops the prophetic plotline, and reveals a great secret of the show - the identity of four of the Final Five [[Cylon|Cylons]]. The fourth and final season will most likely focus on the search for [[Earth]].<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407362/</ref>

===Artistic Notes===
Common themes involve the topics of prophetic religions in society, the tension between liberty and safety in a world riddled with terrorism, interfamily conflicts, and the meaning of "survival" after a catastrophic event.

The show can be noted for its use of muted sounds in space combat - an artistic flourish that, while strictly factual, has been absent from mainstream [[science fiction]] like [[Star Wars]] or the [[Star Trek]] series. It is thought that the producers of the show drew heavily from [[Joss Wheedon]]'s short running television show, [[Firefly]], which muted all noises in space scenes.

== Other titles ==
'''The Original Series''': It was similar to the 2004 revival. It related how humanity struggles to survive against the Cylon threat

'''1980 Version''': It was a continuation of the Original Series. The Galacica and the fleet discover Earth; only it is in a primitive stage in the year 1980. The crew of the Galactica decides to try and advance Earth civilization subtlely to the point where they can help battle the Cylons.

== Common Characters ==

'''Adama''': Adama is the commander of the ship called Galactica. This also means he is the commander of the entire colonial military in all of the Battlestar Galactica series.
In the Original Series and the 1980 version he was also a member the Quroum of Twelve that was the colonial government. In the 2004 series his name was changed from Adama to William Adama.

'''Starbuck''': Starbuck was a male fighter pilot in the Original Series and a female fighter pilot in the 2004 version. In the 2004 series she also became a field officer. Her real name is Kara Thrace; "Starbuck" being a callsign.

'''Boomer''': Boomer was a male fighter pilot in the Original Series and a female fighter pilot in the 2004 series. In the 1980 version he took on the role as the executive officer (second in command) of the Galactica.
In the 2004 series she was once again a fighter pilot and mechanic. Her real name was Sharon Valeri and used the callsign Boomer. She was later found to be a Humanoid Cylon sleeper agent, although being a sleeper she did not realize this herself until an exact replica of her got on board the Galactica and shot Adama. Another copy of Boomer was found by Helo, a pilot trapped on Caprica. She helped him escape, falling in love with him in the process. Being a cylon she was imprisoned when the pair rejoined the fleet. She helped the fleet avoid Cylon attacks, and rescue other refugees from Caprica. She became pregnant through an unmarried relationship with Helom and gave birth to a cylon-human cross breed. Her cylon title was Number 8.

'''Apollo''': Apollo is Adama's son (in all series). He was a fighter pilot, although in the 2004 series he advanced to command his own ship, the ''Pegasus''. In the 2004 series he is named Lee Adama, with "Apollo" being his callsign.

'''Tigh''': Tigh is the executive officer for the Galactica in the Original and the 2004 versions. In the 2004 series he is named Saul Tigh. In the third season finale, he discovers that he is a cylon humanoid, like Boomer.

'''Baltar''': Baltar is a traitor to the colonials. In the original series he was a member of the Quroum of Twelve, who helped the cylons attack the colonies. This was used for his personal ambition to rule over cylons and humans. However he had to escape the fleet and join the cylons as the commander of a cylon basestar. In the 2004 version he was a timid scientist who became the vice-president, and later the president.
He created a defence grid around the twelve colonies that the cylons were able to hack. He was seduced by a humanoid cylon (number 6) who appeared to him but not to anybody else. During his brief presidency the fleet built a city on New Caprica. This was captured by cylons and Baltar was forced to sign the surrender of the colonies. When the people from New Caprica were rescued Baltar was captured and forced to stand trial.

==References==
<references/>
[http://www.Battlestarwiki.org Battlestarwiki]
[[Category:Broadcasting]]
[[category:Science fiction]]

Battlestar Galactica

2008-01-07T22:05:57Z

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[[Image:Bsg.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
'''Battlestar Galactica''' is a television show on the [[SciFi Channel]], currently on hiatus between seasons 3 and 4.<ref>http://www.scifi.com/battlestar</ref> It is a revival of a 1970's era [[cult classic]] of the same name. However, unlike the 1970's version, Battlestar Galactica is critically acclaimed, and won one of Time magazine's "Best of 2005: Television" awards.<ref>http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1141640,00.html</ref>

==The 2004 Revival==
===Background===
The show follows the conflict between the human race, as represented by the residents of the Twelve Colonies of [[Kobol]], and the [[Cylon]] race, a robotic race created by the humans fifty years prior to the events of the television show. Shortly after their creation, these [[Cylons]], appearing as metallic robots, rebelled and fought a long war against the humans. At great loss, humanity was victorious.

===Main Plot===
In the main plot of the show, the [[Cylons]] return to fight the human race. However, the [[Cylons]] have evolved - or developed themselves - to appear human. Using various sleeper agents, they permeate the Twelve Colonies and bring about a massive surprise attack, leaving only around 40,000 humans alive.

The first season describes humanity's escape from the Twelve Colonies after the [[Cylon]] attack. The second follows humanity's attempt to forge a political system within the fleet, ending in a presidential election and the settlement of a new planet. The third season covers humanity's recuperation from the fall-out from both of these events, and the search for the elusive "Thirteenth Colony," [[Earth]], a world shrouded in mythology, which the humans believe will be their safe haven from the [[Cylons]]. The third season also significantly develops the prophetic plotline, and reveals a great secret of the show - the identity of four of the Final Five [[Cylon|Cylons]]. The fourth season (which may be the last) will most likely focus on the search for [[Earth]].<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407362/</ref>

===Artistic Notes===
Common themes involve the topics of prophetic religions in society, the tension between liberty and safety in a world riddled with terrorism, interfamily conflicts, and the meaning of "survival" after a catastrophic event.

The show can be noted for its use of muted sounds in space combat - an artistic flourish that, while strictly factual, has been absent from mainstream [[science fiction]] like [[Star Wars]] or the [[Star Trek]] series. It is thought that the producers of the show drew heavily from [[Joss Wheedon]]'s short running television show, [[Firefly]], which muted all noises in space scenes.

== Other titles ==
'''The Original Series''': It was similar to the 2004 revival. It related how humanity struggles to survive against the Cylon threat

'''1980 Version''': It was a continuation of the Original Series. The Galacica and the fleet discover Earth; only it is in a primitive stage in the year 1980. The crew of the Galactica decides to try and advance Earth civilization subtlely to the point where they can help battle the Cylons.

== Common Characters ==

'''Adama''': Adama is the commander of the ship called Galactica. This also means he is the commander of the entire colonial military in all of the Battlestar Galactica series.
In the Original Series and the 1980 version he was also a member the Quroum of Twelve that was the colonial government. In the 2004 series his name was changed from Adama to William Adama.

'''Starbuck''': Starbuck was a male fighter pilot in the Original Series and a female fighter pilot in the 2004 version. In the 2004 series she also became a field officer. Her real name is Kara Thrace; "Starbuck" being a callsign.

'''Boomer''': Boomer was a male fighter pilot in the Original Series and a female fighter pilot in the 2004 series. In the 1980 version he took on the role as the executive officer (second in command) of the Galactica.
In the 2004 series she was once again a fighter pilot and mechanic. Her real name was Sharon Valeri and used the callsign Boomer. She was later found to be a Humanoid Cylon sleeper agent, although being a sleeper she did not realize this herself until an exact replica of her got on board the Galactica and shot Adama. Another copy of Boomer was found by Helo, a pilot trapped on Caprica. She helped him escape, falling in love with him in the process. Being a cylon she was imprisoned when the pair rejoined the fleet. She helped the fleet avoid Cylon attacks, and rescue other refugees from Caprica. She became pregnant through an unmarried relationship with Helom and gave birth to a cylon-human cross breed. Her cylon title was Number 8.

'''Apollo''': Apollo is Adama's son (in all series). He was a fighter pilot, although in the 2004 series he advanced to command his own ship, the ''Pegasus''. In the 2004 series he is named Lee Adama, with "Apollo" being his callsign.

'''Tigh''': Tigh is the executive officer for the Galactica in the Original and the 2004 versions. In the 2004 series he is named Saul Tigh. In the third season finale, he discovers that he is a cylon humanoid, like Boomer.

'''Baltar''': Baltar is a traitor to the colonials. In the original series he was a member of the Quroum of Twelve, who helped the cylons attack the colonies. This was used for his personal ambition to rule over cylons and humans. However he had to escape the fleet and join the cylons as the commander of a cylon basestar. In the 2004 version he was a timid scientist who became the vice-president, and later the president.
He created a defence grid around the twelve colonies that the cylons were able to hack. He was seduced by a humanoid cylon (number 6) who appeared to him but not to anybody else. During his brief presidency the fleet built a city on New Caprica. This was captured by cylons and Baltar was forced to sign the surrender of the colonies. When the people from New Caprica were rescued Baltar was captured and forced to stand trial.

==References==
<references/>
[http://www.Battlestarwiki.org Battlestarwiki]
[[Category:Broadcasting]]
[[category:Science fiction]]

Battlestar Galactica

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BSGfan:

[[Image:Bsg.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
'''Battlestar Galactica''' is a television show on the [[SciFi Channel]], currently on hiatus between seasons 3 and 4.<ref>http://www.scifi.com/battlestar</ref> It is a revival of a 1970's era [[cult classic]] of the same name. However, unlike the 1970's version, Battlestar Galactica is critically acclaimed, and won one of Time magazine's "Best of 2005: Television" awards.<ref>http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1141640,00.html</ref>

==The 2004 Revival==
===Background===
The show follows the conflict between the human race, as represented by the residents of the Twelve Colonies of [[Kobol]], and the [[Cylon]] race, a robotic race created by the humans fifty years prior to the events of the television show. Shortly after their creation, these [[Cylons]], appearing as metallic robots, rebelled and fought a long war against the humans. At great loss, humanity was victorious.

===Main Plot===
In the main plot of the show, the [[Cylons]] return to fight the human race. However, the [[Cylons]] have evolved - or developed themselves - to appear human. Using various sleeper agents, they permeate the Twelve Colonies and bring about a massive surprise attack, leaving only around 40,000 humans alive.

The first season describes humanity's escape from the Twelve Colonies after the [[Cylon]] attack. The second follows humanity's attempt to forge a political system within the fleet, ending in a presidential election and the settlement of a new planet. The third season covers humanity's recuperation from the fall-out from both of these events, and the search for the elusive "Thirteenth Colony," [[Earth]], a world shrouded in mythology, which the humans believe will be their safe haven from the [[Cylons]]. The third season also significantly develops the prophetic plotline, and reveals a great secret of the show - the identity of four of the Final Five[[Cylon|Cylons]]. The fourth season (which may be the last) will most likely focus on the search for [[Earth]].<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407362/</ref>

===Artistic Notes===
Common themes involve the topics of prophetic religions in society, the tension between liberty and safety in a world riddled with terrorism, interfamily conflicts, and the meaning of "survival" after a catastrophic event.

The show can be noted for its use of muted sounds in space combat - an artistic flourish that, while strictly factual, has been absent from mainstream [[science fiction]] like [[Star Wars]] or the [[Star Trek]] series. It is thought that the producers of the show drew heavily from [[Joss Wheedon]]'s short running television show, [[Firefly]], which muted all noises in space scenes.

== Other titles ==
'''The Original Series''': It was similar to the 2004 revival. It related how humanity struggles to survive against the Cylon threat

'''1980 Version''': It was a continuation of the Original Series. The Galacica and the fleet discover Earth; only it is in a primitive stage in the year 1980. The crew of the Galactica decides to try and advance Earth civilization subtlely to the point where they can help battle the Cylons.

== Common Characters ==

'''Adama''': Adama is the commander of the ship called Galactica. This also means he is the commander of the entire colonial military in all of the Battlestar Galactica series.
In the Original Series and the 1980 version he was also a member the Quroum of Twelve that was the colonial government. In the 2004 series his name was changed from Adama to William Adama.

'''Starbuck''': Starbuck was a male fighter pilot in the Original Series and a female fighter pilot in the 2004 version. In the 2004 series she also became a field officer. Her real name is Kara Thrace; "Starbuck" being a callsign.

'''Boomer''': Boomer was a male fighter pilot in the Original Series and a female fighter pilot in the 2004 series. In the 1980 version he took on the role as the executive officer (second in command) of the Galactica.
In the 2004 series she was once again a fighter pilot and mechanic. Her real name was Sharon Valeri and used the callsign Boomer. She was later found to be a Humanoid Cylon sleeper agent, although being a sleeper she did not realize this herself until an exact replica of her got on board the Galactica and shot Adama. Another copy of Boomer was found by Helo, a pilot trapped on Caprica. She helped him escape, falling in love with him in the process. Being a cylon she was imprisoned when the pair rejoined the fleet. She helped the fleet avoid Cylon attacks, and rescue other refugees from Caprica. She became pregnant through an unmarried relationship with Helom and gave birth to a cylon-human cross breed. Her cylon title was Number 8.

'''Apollo''': Apollo is Adama's son (in all series). He was a fighter pilot, although in the 2004 series he advanced to command his own ship, the ''Pegasus''. In the 2004 series he is named Lee Adama, with "Apollo" being his callsign.

'''Tigh''': Tigh is the executive officer for the Galactica in the Original and the 2004 versions. In the 2004 series he is named Saul Tigh. In the third season finale, he discovers that he is a cylon humanoid, like Boomer.

'''Baltar''': Baltar is a traitor to the colonials. In the original series he was a member of the Quroum of Twelve, who helped the cylons attack the colonies. This was used for his personal ambition to rule over cylons and humans. However he had to escape the fleet and join the cylons as the commander of a cylon basestar. In the 2004 version he was a timid scientist who became the vice-president, and later the president.
He created a defence grid around the twelve colonies that the cylons were able to hack. He was seduced by a humanoid cylon (number 6) who appeared to him but not to anybody else. During his brief presidency the fleet built a city on New Caprica. This was captured by cylons and Baltar was forced to sign the surrender of the colonies. When the people from New Caprica were rescued Baltar was captured and forced to stand trial.

==References==
<references/>
[http://www.Battlestarwiki.org Battlestarwiki]
[[Category:Broadcasting]]
[[category:Science fiction]]