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abcnews.go.com - 12/1/2008

Bush: 'I Did Not Compromise My Principles'

— abcnews.go.com — Looking back on his eight years in the White House, President George W. Bush pinpointed incorrect intelligence that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction as "biggest regret of all the presidency." "I think I was unprepared ... (more) Bush: 'I Did Not Compromise My Principles'

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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/1/2008

Bush: My Biggest Regret Was Failure Of Iraq Intelligence

— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — As if right on cue, Barack Obama's successful national security presser today, in which he declared that the "buck stops with me" and took full responsibility for his presidency's vision, is cast in an even more positive light by the deeply pathetic ... (more) Bush: My Biggest Regret Was Failure Of Iraq Intelligence

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juancole.com - 12/7/2008

Obama Taps Shinseki for Veterans Affairs; Ironies Abound

— juancole.com — Barack Obama will put forward retired Gen. Eric Shinseki as Secretary of Veterans Affairs in his cabinet. . WaPo quoted me: 'Juan Cole, a University of Michigan history professor who writes about the Iraq war and Islam, called Shinseki's ... (more) Obama Taps Shinseki for Veterans Affairs; Ironies Abound

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Perino Dismisses Pre-War Downing Street Memo: ‘It’s Been Debunked By Me’
Think Progress — ... Defending Bush’s pre-war intelligence failure, Perino claimed that “other leaders from all around the world” thought Saddam had WMD. When Thomas noted that British intelligence — referring to the the Downing Street Memo — disagreed with Bush, Perino simply said that the memo had been “ ...

Everything Right is Wrong Again
Shakesville — ... Defending Bush’s pre-war intelligence failure, Perino claimed that “other leaders from all around the world” thought Saddam had WMD. When Thomas noted that British intelligence — referring to the the Downing Street Memo — disagreed with Bush, Perino simply said that the memo had been “ ...

Cherry Picking Season
Daily Kos — ... the "White House Philosophy Stoked Mortgage Bonfire", has issued a blistering, 500 word response. One excerpt is particularly eye-catching: The Times' 'reporting' in this story amounted to finding selected quotes to support a story the reporters fully intended to write from the onset, while disregarding anything that didn't fit their point of view. Cherry picking information to further an agenda? One might even describe it as fixing facts around policy. Imagine that! ...

FOX News Manufactures Controversy To Smear Biden (And Change The Subject From Dick Cheney)
News Hounds — ... In Sammon's article, he took pains to cast doubt on Biden by pointing out other instances where he had been caught exaggerating. (No mention that Bush had been caught lying about something far more important - the threat posed by Iraq.) ...

Tom Ridge Shows Why The Republican Party Needs To Die: Prelude & Psychotic Fugue
Open Left - Front Page — ... Coupled with the complete lack of WMDs uncovered by the UN inspection teams headed by Hans Blix, it was openly obvious that Iraq WMDs posed no threat whatsoever to anyone, because they quite simply did not exist. Then, years later, we got additional confirmation from the Downing Street Memos, with their start revelations that "the intelligence and facts were being fixed around the policy." ...