Also before Christmas, Congress agreed to Mr Obama's deal with Republicans that extends the Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy in return for more stimulus spending.

另外在圣诞节前，美国国会同意奥巴马同共和党人的意向：延长布什时代旨在进一步刺激消费的富人减税措施时效。

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Perhaps the giver, George Bush, was stuck for ideas, and tried to think of something he'd like to find in his stocking on Christmas morning.

也许是布什实在想不出送什么礼物好，所以索性就送了个他自己希望得到的圣诞礼物。

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Laura Bush called her last Christmas in the White House "bittersweet."

劳拉·布什把她上一次在白宫的圣诞节称做是“苦乐参半的”。

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Mr.Obama's handling of the Christmas Day incident has sparked comparisons with his predecessor, former President George W.Bush.

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Fourth, a sharp turn at the fiscal cliff, as President Mitt Romney would have renewed the Bush tax cuts, as a Christmas gift to American taxpayers and Wall Street traders alike as it could help maintain consumer-spending momentum.

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In more ways than seemed possible before Christmas, the credibility of Mr Bush's foreign policy is now on the line.

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Mr Bush wants it on his desk ready for signature before Christmas.

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