Politics Afternoon Edition: Obama hails Bush as 'a good man'; U.S. officials cite small-scale chemical weapons use by Assad in Syria

Politics Afternoon Edition from The Washington Post

Politics moves fast. Here's a quick afternoon update on the top stories in the world of politics.

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Thursday, April 25, 2013

HEADLINES

Obama hails Bush as 'a good man'

The president joins his predecessors in Texas to dedicate the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum
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U.S. officials cite small-scale chemical weapons use by Assad in Syria

Conclusion is preliminary, White House says, and will not necessarily trigger U.S. intervention in conflict.
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Higher revenues, lower spending might mean debt limit breather

President Obama and Congress may have more time to come up with an agreement to raise the debt ceiling.
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THE FIX: What George W. Bush meant for politics

Remember "compassionate conservatism"? that was the message that then Texas Gov. George W. Bush ran on when he sought the presidency in 2000, a mantra that was aimed at re-inventing the Republican party by casting it as caring and committed to core values, more interested in uniting than dividing.
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Clinton jokes about getting nude portrait from Bush (video)

Former president Bill Clinton indulged in some (literal) bathroom humor at the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library, joking that he didn't want his successor painting his portrait.
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MULTIMEDIA

Video: Bush: Presidency an 'honor of a lifetime'

An emotional President George W. Bush called his presidency "an honor of a lifetime" at the dedication of his presidential library Thursday in Dallas, Texas.