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8/11 Bush is reading Camus "The Stranger" http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/08/11/060811231406.rsxjfr54.html \_ Bush is reading a book!!?! -Dexter Manley \_ It's a short book, and it involves killing an Arab. |
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www.breitbart.com/news/2006/08/11/060811231406.rsxjfr54.html US President George W Bush quoted French existential writer Albert Camus to European leaders a year and a half ago, and now he's read one of his most famous works: "The Stranger." White House spokesman Tony Snow said Friday that Bush, here on his Texas ranch enjoying a 10-day vacation from Washington, had made quick work of the Algerian-born writer's 1946 novel -- in English. The US president, often spoofed as an intellectual lightweight, quoted Camus in a February 21, 2005 speech in Brussels praising the US-Europe alliance and urging other nations to help Washington spread democracy in the world. "We know there are many obstacles, and we know the road is long. |