newsbusters.org - 12/14/2008
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The country awoke to surprising news that President George W. Bush had flown off to visit Iraq in a sort of farewell tour of the place that drove his presidency. With an early report, Reuters gave a few backhanded slaps at Bush that we are sure to see grow throughout the Old Media as the day ...
michaeltotten.com - 12/15/2008
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michaeltotten.com —
by Michael J. Totten BAGHDAD -- If your
men conduct any raids, I said to Captain Todd...
Looney at Combat Outpost Ford on the outskirts of Sadr City, Baghdad, I want to go. We might have something come up, he said. If so, I'll get you out ...
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On the Hunt in Baghdad
thinkprogress.org - 12/15/2008
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thinkprogress.org —
Yesterday, after an Iraqi journalist used “ [t]wo
of the worst insults in Islam ” against him,...
an unfazed President Bush sat down with ABC’s Martha Raddatz for an exit interview in Iraq. When Raddatz asked Bush about his legacy, ...
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Bush On Al Qaeda Not Existing In Iraq Before Invasion: ...
julescrittenden.com - 12/14/2008
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julescrittenden.com —
Bush makes a last visit to Iraq. Reuters:
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - President George W. Bush made an...
unannounced farewell visit to Baghdad on Sunday, just weeks before he leaves office and bequeaths the unpopular Iraq war to President-elect Barack ...
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SUNDAY ROUNDUP Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) praise for President-elect Barack Obama's transition draws acclaim from liberals today, while conservative bloggers wonder why McCain refused to endorse Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) for the 2012 race. Also, bloggers on both sides get a laugh after an Iraqi journalist throws his shoes at President Bush. While McCain's praise may not hold up over time, his defense of Obama is a positive sign that the president-elect may be able to accomplish an ambitious agenda in Congress, MyDD's Jonathan Singer asserts. McCain's bipartisanship talk has long been part of a strategy to cultivate his maverick image, d-day notes, but his self-interest ...
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Bush makes farewell visit to Iraq —
Reuters: Politics 12/14/2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - President George W. Bush made an unannounced farewell visit to Baghdad on Sunday, just weeks before he leaves office and bequeaths the unpopular Iraq war to President-elect Barack Obama.
Bush targeted by Iraqi shoe-thrower —
CNN Political Ticker 12/14/2008
President Bush, left, ducks a thrown shoe as Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki tries to protect him Sunday.
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — President Bush made an unannounced, farewell visit Sunday to Baghdad, Iraq, where he met with Iraqi leaders, ...
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