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Outgoing US President George W Bush plans to open a presidential library in Texas and found a Freedom Institute to promote democracy, his wife Laura Bush confirmed to Peru's El Comercio daily. "The President will build a library in Dallas, where we will move to, and a Freedom Institute," she said in an interview published on Sunday, as her husband wrapped up his participation in a weekend summit in Lima by Asia-Pacific leaders. "The institute will give us both the opportunity to work on issues that are very important to us," she said, according to the Spanish-language translation by the...

September 2, 2007 In Book, Bush Peeks Ahead to His Legacy By JIM RUTENBERG WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 — When President Bush is asked what he plans to do when he leaves office, he often replies curtly: “I don’t have that much time to think beyond my presidency” or “I’m going to sprint to the finish.” But in an interview with a book author in the Oval Office one day last December, he daydreamed about the next phase of his life, when his time will be his own. First, Mr. Bush said, “I’ll give some speeches, just to replenish the ol’...

Welcome to the Freedom Institute "I make a fortune from criticizing the policy of the government, and then hand it over to the government in taxes to keep it going" - George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950). The Institute is a radical new initiative, designed to develop policies to make Ireland a better place for all of its citizens. Its membership is drawn from an array of backgrounds, and is rising on a monthly basis. Our principles can be described in four key points, namely pro-freedom, pro-enterprise, less government and strengthened security. The core activities of the Freedom Institute are simple. We...

Hello I am formulating the following petition which I will send to the heads of government and to Kofi Annan and the UN for the end of this week or when the vote takes place. Please can you help with this as I am aiming at getting as many different signatures as possible for this and sending in an email to them as our first official campaign by the Freedom Institute. Any advice would be gratefully received. As well as some additional help getting the documents translated at least into French. Jonathan Williams Editor Freedom Institute www.freedominstitute.ca Should you want...