Bush would send troops inside Pakistan to catch bin Laden  —  NEW YORK (CNN) — President Bush said Wednesday he would order U.S. forces to go after Osama bin Laden inside Pakistan if he received good intelligence on the fugitive al Qaeda leader's location.  —  "Absolutely," Bush said.

Venezuelan Leader Demonizes Bush  —  Chavez Calls President a Racist 'Devil'  —  President Hugo Chavez, the combative Venezuelan leader, denounced President Bush in a U.N. speech Wednesday as a racist, imperialist "devil" who has devoted six years in office to military aggression and the oppression of the world's poorest people.

Iran's Leader Relishes 2nd Chance to Make Waves  —  When President Bush and his advisers decided to allow President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran into the country to address the United Nations, their strategy was simple: containment.  —  There would be no visits to other cities …

U.S. public takes dim view of job Congress is doing  —  NEW YORK With less than seven weeks to go until the midterm elections, Americans have a distinctly negative view of the Republican-controlled Congress, with overwhelming majorities saying they disapprove of the job it is doing …

COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN - SEPTEMBER 20, 2006  —  "COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN" (8:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M. ET)  —  Topics/Guests:  — WHITE HOUSE SHOWDOWN WITH REPUBLICANS: Dana Milbank, Washington Post  — THE CLINTONS: Jane Hamsher, firedoglake.com

Ideals and Realities Clash In Bush 'Freedom Agenda'  —  At the United Nations lectern this week, President Bush hailed the spread of democracy.  "From Beirut to Baghdad," he said, "people are making the choice for freedom."  Yet even as he spoke, tanks were rolling through the streets …