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Pakistan PM Gilani to Meet With President Bush

Fox News (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani left Saturday on a three-day visit to Washington to defend his government's reluctance to use force against Islamic militants blamed by U.S. officials for soaring violence in neighboring Afghanistan.

• Pakistani prime minister embarks on crucial US visit - The Earth Times Online Newspaper
• Pakistani leader to defend anti-militant strategy - kansascity.com
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U.S. House Holds Hearing to Criticize President Bush

Hispanic Business Magazine (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

A U.S. House committee held a hearing on Friday for critics of President George W. Bush's policies. The Democratic-dominated Judiciary Committee insisted that the hearing was not about impeachment of President Bush but a chance to charge him with all his impeachable "high crimes and misdemeanors." ...

Homeowner rescue awaits President Bush's signature

Examiner (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

Congress approved mortgage relief for 400,000 struggling homeowners as part of an election-year housing plan that also aims to calm jittery financial markets and bolster the sagging economy. President Bush said he would sign it promptly, despite reservations.

Homeowner rescue awaits President Bush’s signature

OTB News (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress approved mortgage relief for 400,000 struggling homeowners as part of an election-year housing plan that also aims to calm jittery financial markets and bolster the sagging economy. President Bush said he would sign it promptly, despite reservations….

How Should the Next President Deal with the Bush White House’s Crimes?

The Hollywood Liberal (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

How Should the Next President Deal with the Bush White House’s Crimes? A debate between two progressive legal experts on the FISA bill and the idea of prosecuting of Bush and White House officials for criminal acts.

GOP snubbed Bush on housing vote The president dropped a vow to veto a rescue package, but Republicans still voted against it.

Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago

WASHINGTON - President Bush pulled the rug out from under Republicans this week when he abruptly dropped his opposition to a housing rescue.

How Should the Next President Deal with the Bush White House's Crimes?

Alternet (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago

A debate between two progressive legal experts on the FISA bill and the idea of prosecuting of Bush and White House officials for criminal acts.

Amy Goodman: How Should the Next President Deal with the Bush White House's Crimes?

Alternet (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago

A debate between two progressive legal experts on the FISA bill and the idea of prosecuting of Bush and White House officials for criminal acts.

Why Obama Should Not Be President Part 9,874

The Violence Worker! (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago

From a speech by John McCain today with a military veteran audience in Denver: Eighteen months ago, America faced a crisis as profound as any in our history. Iraq was in flames, torn apart by violence that was escaping our...

Media advance false claim that Obama's reported transition plans are unusual or unprecedented -- but Presidents Bush, Clinton, Reagan, and Carter also planned ahead

Media Matters (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago

On the July 24 edition of Fox News' Your World with Neil Cavuto , guest host David Asman falsely claimed of Sen. Barack Obama's reported plans for a White House transition months before the November election: "It's never been done before." After Temple University assistant professor Marc Lamont Hill said, "I'm not convinced that it's never been done before," Asman replied: "Well, I can't think of...

Obama: Iran should not wait for next U.S. president

Democratic Underground (Free subscription) | 22 hours ago

Source: [b]Reuters[/b] "Iran should accept the proposals that President Sarkozy and the EU 3 plus 3 are presenting now. Don't wait for the next president because the pressure, I think, is only going to build," Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSLA22129020080725?feedType=RSS&feed...

Obama says Iran should accept EU nuclear proposal and not wait for next US president

StarTribune.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

I'm not sure why but it seems that of late, many "haters" and racists (as someone commented "Go Home negro-man" in German yesterday) are flocking to these comment sites to anonymously use the web as the new white hood of the 21st century. They can do their thing, rant their hate and spill their venom with no chance of being publicly singled out. These comments are typically inside a stereotypic characterization,...

• Obama says Iran should accept EU nuclear proposal and not wait for next US president - Star Tribune

4/08 - McCain Said "No one has supported President Bush on Iraq more than I have."

TalkLeft (Free subscription) | yesterday

John McCain was right. No one has supported Bush more than McCain has on Iraq. TPM has a great timeline . Some of the highlights: 3/18/03, Fox, "O'Reilly Factor" O'Reilly: "All right, Senator, if you were president, what would you have done differently in the run-up to this war?" McCain: "Nothing." O'Reilly: "Nothing?" McCain: "The president has handled this, in my view, skillfully." More . . . 6/11/03,...

Statement by U.S. President on Sanctions Against Illegitimate Government

The Shebeen (Free subscription) | yesterday

United States President George W. Bush introduced new sanctions Friday July 25 intended to put further pressure on Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe...

President Bush and Batman

Morton's Musings (Free subscription) | yesterday

A few days ago I commented that the new Batman movie was a reflection of the current "war on terror". To my surprise, this concept has been taken up by Andrew Klavan in today's Wall Street Journal. Mr. Klavan suggests that President Bush and Batman are both heroes -- not a point I pushed -- but his thesis is interesting. He says: " There seems to me no question that the Batman film "The Dark Knight,"...

Bush and Israel issue Terror threats via the New York Times.

graphictruth | 07/19/2008

There are certain things you simply do not publish. Terror threats for the benefit of one another nation against another are not things you need even bother running past the State Department. One is either the editor of one of the most respected newspapers in the world, or one is a willing shill and agent of a foreign power. And I word that latter part charitably, for without the context of the editorial

Tony Snow - Former Bush spokesman Dies of Cancer

richardpalace | 07/12/2008

Tony Snow, President George W. Bush’s former press secretary, has died of colon cancer, the White House confirmed on Saturday.

Bush to attend Olympics opening ceremony

rockport | 07/09/2008

Check out latest Sports News US President George W Bush will attend the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games in China next month, the White House has confirmed.