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In 2001, George Bush ran for presidency against Albert Gore. Though it was a close election, Bush mostly had large, midwestern states vote for him. He won the election with 271 electoral votes, while his opponent had 266.

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On September 11th of 2001, President Bush was going to visit Emma E Booker elementary to gain support for his education reform policy until he had received a report that the World Trade Center had been hit. These attacks still greatly impact today's society, especially how we keep ourselves safe in airports such as the TSA making guidelines of what is, and isn't allowed to be in your luggage on planes

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In 2002, Bush passed the No child Left Behind Act, which tried to keep schools accountable for their students' educations by setting mandated standards, and increasing federal funding for schools. As an effect of this act, eighth grade math and 4th grade reading were at their highest recorded levels in history.

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In 2003, President Bush passed PEPFAR which was a plan to help Africa fight the spread of HIV and AIDS. This plan mainly focused on helping women and children, but over 3 million Africans were able to receive medical help by 2008.

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On March 20, 2003 President Bush sent over 160,000 troops to Iraq, because he believed that the country was a threat, as it was one of the countries he had declared were a part of an "Axis of Evil." This war significantly effected Iraq's economy, and Al Qaeda was able to exploit Iraq's instability because of this.

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In 2004, George W Bush was reelected president, during the 2004 presidential election against democratic candidate John Kerry. Similar to the 2001 election, he had mostly gained southern, and midwestern states with the addition of New Mexico.

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In May of 2004, there was major controversy over images that were released, showing the abuse of Iraqi war prisoners that were in US custody. Over 44 incidents of abuse were reported in Abu Ghraib, which was a US detainment center 20 miles west of Baghdad.

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Youtube, the now 23 billion dollar company, was founded and made its debut in February of 2005, with the first ever video being unedited footage of a zoo in San Diego, taken by one of the founders Jawed Karim. This invention made it possible for millions of people around the globe be able to upload videos, comment, and even created job opportunities for those interested in content creation

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President Bush had announced his new strategy for Iraq, which involved thousands of US troops being dispatched in Baghdad. This event is mostly known as "The Surge," and is also considered the most deadly year for US soldiers during the war.