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Analysis: How Bush pushed the United States to embrace free trade; Retropolis: How Barbara fell in love with George

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The Take | Analysis Bush was the accidental catalyst that built the new Republican Party His broken tax pledge in 1990 empowered anti-government conservatives and moved the GOP ever further to the right. The party has never been the same since. By Dan Balz  •  Read more » Analysis: How Bush pushed the United States to embrace free trade The 41st president saw trade as a tool for increasing international cooperation and peace. By Amanda Erickson  •  Read more »   Retropolis: How Barbara fell in love with George They met as teenagers. Their marriage of 73 years led them to the White House. By Rachel Siegel  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Bush will lie in state at the Capitol. Here's what you need to know. The former president's casket will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda from 5 p.m. Monday until 7 p.m. Wednesday. By Katherine Shaver  •  Read more »   Trump's loudest GOP critics make last stand in Congress Republican critics of President Trump are asserting themselves during their final weeks in Congress, as the party prepares to usher in a new class of lawmakers poised to show stronger support for the White House. By Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »   'Twists but no plot': Trump's diminishing overseas travel reflects a president scaling back foreign ambition Rather than using foreign travel as a way of flexing executive muscle, President Trump has cut back on such trips amid mounting political concerns in Washington. By David Nakamura and John Hudson  •  Read more »   Lawmakers in both parties wary of Trump's threat to cancel NAFTA The president's move would pressure a reluctant Congress to approve his replacement for the long-standing trade pact. By Paige Winfield Cunningham  •  Read more »   Cohen's guilty plea suggests Russia has 'leverage' over Trump, top Democrat says "Does the Kremlin have a hold on him over other things?" asked the incoming chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), in an appearance on NBC News. By Felicia Sonmez and Paige Winfield Cunningham  •  Read more »   'I had no contact with Assange,' Roger Stone says In an interview on ABC News, the longtime Trump adviser also said that he has not been contacted by the special counsel's team. By Felicia Sonmez  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Comey gives up lawsuit challenging House subpoena, will testify Former FBI director James B. Comey will appear voluntarily on Friday before the House Judiciary Committee, which has agreed to withdraw a subpoena. By Spencer Hsu and Felicia Sonmez  •  Read more »   Oklahoma joins Alabama, Clemson and Notre Dame in College Football Playoff field The final spot was given to Oklahoma, which won the Big 12 championship on Saturday and edged out Big Ten champion Ohio State and SEC runner-up Georgia. By Chuck Culpepper  •  Read more »   His assistant priest was just arrested. Now he must tell the parish. With every sex abuse crisis to hit the Catholic church, the Rev. Brian Christensen had allowed himself to hope that it would be the last one. But this year's explosive allegations plunged the church at large into turmoil — and his own obscure corner of it. By Terrence McCoy  •  Read more »   Israeli police recommend charging Netanyahu in third corruption case Officials said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu eased regulations for the country's largest telecommunications firm in exchange for favorable coverage on the company's news website. By Ruth Eglash  •  Read more »   People are upset about 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.' Here's why. The Christmas classic has sparked a discussion about bullying and political correctness. By Michael Brice-Saddler  •  Read more »   NFL Week 13 Giants, Bears go to overtime; Aaron Rodgers, Packers fall to Cardinals A Green Bay loss would all but doom the team's playoff hopes, a predicament plenty of teams can identify with. By Cindy Boren  •  Read more »

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