Laura Bush

The New York Times regularly breaks embargoes to reveal excerpts before the book's release date, angering rivals and publishers. The paper's deal with an airport bookstore chain may be the secret to its access ahead of competitors.

President George W. Bush is headed toward ending up the most disliked president in American history, with an approval rating which has slowly declined to somewhere around 25%. The media scorns him, the liberals scoff at him, and he's still a favorite mud-slinging target of David Letterman. He...