President Bush's decision to nominate Ben Bernanke, a leading monetary-policy expert, to succeed Alan Greenspan as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board was warmly received in the United States and abroad; the job is sometimes said to be more important than that of the Chief Justice of the US. However, Mr Bush's choice of Harriet Miers for a vacancy on the Supreme Court was less successful; it drew mockery and hostility and she withdrew her nomination. As Commander-in-Chief, Mr Bush spoke to the wives of servicemen in Iraq, telling them that America's enemies wee trying to establish a “totalitarian empire”. His speech coincided with the news that the 2'000th US serviceman had lost his life in Iraq. At the end of the week the Special Prosecutor appointed to look into the release of the name of a covert CIA agent said that the Vice-President's Chief of Staff, Lewis Libby would be indicted on five charges.
THE WEEK THAT WAS
03/11/2013 00:00
Also in Holiday
- Spain wants Britons to show they have 113.40 euros, £97, per day for their holidays
- Over two hours for Britons to get through Palma airport queues
- Palma Airport passport control "collapse" put down to unscheduled flights
- Living in a motorhome in Palma: "It'll only get worse"
- Watch those prices in Mallorca
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