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huffingtonpost.com - 1/6/2009
Stephen Zunes: Feinstein: Bad Choice for Intelligence
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Ignoring the pleas of those calling for a more credible figure, Senate Democrats have instead chosen Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) to lead the Senate Committee on Intelligence. Feinstein was among those who falsely claimed in 2002 -- despite the lack of any apparent credible evidence -- that Saddam ...

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Firedoglake:  Feinstein, Harman, and Panetta: Obama Apologizes to Feinstein

foxnews.com - 1/11/2009
Bush Says He Refused to Bail Out Republicans With Iraq Withdrawal - FOXNews.com Transition Tracker
— foxnews.com — President Bush says he refused to "bail out my political party" by withdrawing troops "during the darkest days of Iraq," a decision now lauded by his father in an unprecedented joint interview of both presidents by Brit Hume on "FOX News Sunday." ... (more) Bush Says He Refused to Bail Out Republicans With Iraq ...

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news.yahoo.com - 1/5/2009
US inaugurates $700 million embassy in Iraq - Yahoo! News
— news.yahoo.com — BAGHDAD The United States inaugurated its largest embassy ever on Monday, a fortress-like compound in the heart of the Green Zone— and the most visible sign of what U.S. officials call a new chapter in relations between America and a more sovereign ... (more) US inaugurates $700 million embassy in Iraq - Yahoo! News

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President Bush's Legacy: One of Our Greatest Presidents
jonswift.blogspot.com - 1/11/2009
President Bush's Legacy: One of Our Greatest Presidents
— jonswift.blogspot.com — As I recently predicted , in few months, with the benefit of hindsight, historians will look back on the Bush presidency as an unalloyed success and consider President Bush to be one of our greatest presidents. Although the White House has sent ... (more) President Bush's Legacy: One of Our Greatest Presidents

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Feinstein, Harman, and Panetta: Obama Apologizes to Feinstein
Firedoglake — ... Meanwhile, Feinstein herself has come under fire for her unintelligent and slavish backing of Bush's decision to invade Iraq -- a decision based on what was soon found to be bogus intelligence: ...

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Cheney: U.S. close to achieving its goals in Iraq — Reuters: Politics 1/4/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney said on Sunday the United States was close to achieving its aims in Iraq.
Pentagon Chief Sees Opportunities In Russia and the War on Terrorism — Wash Post Federal Page 1/5/2009
As Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates becomes the bridge between the outgoing and incoming administrations, the views he has offered in interviews and essays since agreeing to remain as Pentagon chief merit a second look.
RNC Chair: Iraq conduct Bush's biggest failure (Politico) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 1/5/2009
Politico - The Chairman of the Republican National Committee, Mike Duncan, said President Bush's early prosecution of the Iraq war was his biggest failure in two terms in office.
Bush gives Uribe, Blair, Howard high honors — msnbc.com: Politics 1/6/2009
The president is giving the nation's highest civilian award to three foreign leaders who have been among his most loyal partners on the world stage, particularly in the Iraq war.
Joint Chiefs: No final agreement on Iraq and Afghanistan — CNN Political Ticker 1/7/2009
Gen. Petraeus and President-elect Obama can not reach a consensus on troop plans for Iraq and Afghanistan. WASHINGTON (CNN) – A closed door meeting Monday with Joint Chiefs of Staff and General David Petraeus, who is in charge of the Iraq and ...