Bush intervened in Northern Ireland dispute

03/11/10: The New York Times reports that former President George W. Bush personally intervened last week in a dispute over the peace process in Northern Ireland in his first known direct involvement in a public policy debate since leaving the White House. Mr. Bush called David Cameron, the leader of the Conservatives in Britain, to urge him to press allies in Northern Ireland to support the latest step in the peace process. But the effort proved unsuccessful, as Mr. Cameron’s allies in Belfast refused to go along in a vote on Tuesday.