Barak Cites Barack
blogs.tnr.com 12/29/2008 — Facing catcalls in the Knesset, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak quotes Barack Obama's comments about self-defense to make the case for the massive response in Gaza. -- Michael Crowley

Barak: This is 'all out war' on Hamas
jpost.com 12/29/2008 — "If Hamas doesn't immediately stop the criminal and intentional firing of rockets, Israel will use all the legal resources and courses of action at its disposal to force the enemy to stop its aggressive and illegal action against its citizens," ...

A Hanging Offense
online.wsj.com 11/19/2008 — Former detainees were "subjected to brutal treatment" and now "live shattered lives." "The nightmare of Guantanamo did not end with the detainees' release," says a co-author of the report. "Guantanamo, like Abu Ghraib, has become a stain on the ...

Barak: Israel in 'all-out war' with Hamas
cnn.com 12/29/2008 — Palestinian civilians run Monday during an Israeli airstrike in the Jabalya refugee camp, northern Gaza.

Barak to MKs: This is all-out war against Hamas and its kind - Haaretz - Israel News
haaretz.com 12/29/2008 — Facing catcalls from Arab lawmakers, Defense Minister Ehud Barak told a stormy Knesset session on Monday that the operation in Gaza will be "widened and deepened as is necessary." "We have an all-out war against Hamas and its kind," Barak said, using ...

George W. Bush attends his own hanging
latimesblogs.latimes.com 12/7/2008 — He doesn't dominate the news much anymore, which is fine with his wife, Laura . George W. Bush lit the nation's Christmas tree for the last time the other night. He and the about-to-be-former-First Lady have bought a house in an affluent ...

Bush Unveils His Presidential Portrait: "Welcome To My Hanging"
huffingtonpost.com 12/7/2008 — Today, President Bush presided over the unveiling of his presidential portrait, at the Union League. "Welcome to my hanging," Bush joked to the crowd. The portrait "shows Bush staring straight ahead, looking comfortable but not quiet smiling, against ...

'It's like Hanging a Portrait of Hitler in a Synagogue Or In a Jewish Community'
jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com 11/15/2008 — Just imagine if it were a Hitler banner. Or better yet, savor the umbrage were someone hanging a 52-by-35 image of that most evil of all creatures, Dick Cheney. The crestfallen indignity if George W. Bush were immortalized in such fashion would have ...

Blagojevich: 'Nothing but sunshine hanging over me' | Clout Street - local political coverage
newsblogs.chicagotribune.com 12/8/2008 — Updated by Monique Garcia at 12:30 p.m. Gov. Rod Blagojevich responded today to the Chicago Tribune's report that he has been recorded by federal investigators, saying people should "feel free" to tape him because everything he says is lawful. The ...

HMM: “As excited as Europeans were to see Democratic senator Barak Obama elected president in the U….
pajamasmedia.com 11/26/2008 — HMM: “As excited as Europeans were to see Democratic senator Barak Obama elected president in the U.S., there turned out to be an unexpected cloud around that silver lining. Namely, it’s that blacks, and minorities in general, have made ...

Senate Dems urge Ill. gov not to make appointment (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 12/10/2008
AP - Senate Democrats are warning Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (bluh-GOY'-uh-vich)not to name a replacement for President-elect Barack Obama, hinting they may refuse to allow his choice to take the Senate seat.

Influential Democrat asks Obama to keep spy chiefs (Reuters) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 12/10/2008
Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama should retain the Bush administration's top spy chiefs, the U.S. House of Representatives intelligence committee's Democratic chairman said.

Influential Democrat asks Obama to keep spy chiefs — Reuters: Politics 12/10/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama should retain the Bush administration's top spy chiefs, the U.S. House of Representatives intelligence committee's Democratic chairman said.

Obama picks White House energy aide — POLITICO.com: Politics 12/10/2008
Carol Browner is Obama’s most pleasing pick so far for the politically potent left wing of the Democratic Party.

RNC Chair 'outraged;' brings up Rezko — First Read 12/10/2008
From NBC’s Domenico Montanaro In an interview with MSNBC’s Norah O’Donnell , RNC Chairman Robert M. "Mike" Duncan -- who is running for reelection to his RNC chair post -- continued his criticism of President-elect Obama for his lack of a ...