Throughout his life, Mr. [George W. Bush] has idolized his father. There is ample evidence the principal motivation behind the 2000 presidential bid was to avenge the senior Bush's defeat at the hands of Bill Clinton in 1992. During an interview in July, the son slipped into the present tense when that election was brought up. During this year's ca...

Home is Midland, Tex.: The President-elect says if people want to understand him, they need to understand the remote oil town where he grew up. It is where he began to build a network of friends who remain loyal and where he met his wife, Laura: National Edition