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Ben Armbruster / Think Progress:
Iraqi Journalist Throws His Shoes At Bush During Press Conference In Baghdad (Updated)» — President Bush is in Baghdad today on a surprise farewell visit highlighting the security deal recently reached between the U.S. and Iraq. CNN Baghdad correspondent Michael Ware reports …
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Shoes thrown at Bush on Iraq trip — President Bush ducks as the shoes are thrown — A surprise visit by US President George Bush to Iraq has been overshadowed by an incident in which two shoes were thrown at him during a news conference. — An Iraqi journalist was wrestled to the floor …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: The obligatory “Iraqi journalist throws shoes at Bush” clip — Christmas comes early for the left. As one of our commenters snarked in Headlines, between this and the fact that the guy's in media, he's now qualified for his own show on MSNBC. — Maliki, to his credit, went for the block.
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Juan Cole / Informed Comment:
Two BBC Stories 5 Years Apart: Leaders and Shoes — A journalist, Muntazir al-Zaidi of Baghdadiya Television, aimed two shoes at W. during a news conference in Baghdad during which Bush attempted to justify his invasion of Iraq. Baghdadiya, based in Cairo, Egypt, supports …
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Bush ducks two shoes hurled by Iraqi — Welcome to Baghdad. An Iraqi reporter set off pandemonium Sunday by hurling two shoes at President Bush during a news conference that was the centerpiece of his secret goodbye visit. — Bush was cool under fire and prevented an even bigger incident …
Gateway Pundit:WOAH!... Troops Give Bush Tremendous Sendoff in Iraq (Video)
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Adam Ashton / McClatchy Washington Bureau:Iraqi journalist hurls shoes at Bush during news conference
Steven Lee Myers / New York Times:Bush Arrives in Iraq for a Final Visit
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Scarce / Crooks and Liars:Iraqi journalist throws shoes at Bush during press conference
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Sarah Baxter / Times of London:
Senate scandal snares Obama's chief aide — THE bullish, foul-mouthed but effective Chicago arm-twister Rahm Emanuel has come under pressure to resign as Barack Obama's chief of staff after it was revealed that he had been captured on court-approved wire-taps discussing the names of candidates for Obama's Senate seat.
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Jitendra Joshi / NEWS.com.au:
Barack Obama chief Rahm Emanuel drawn into Rod Blagojevich corruption investigation — BARACK Obama's chief of staff is under pressure over reported contacts with Illinois's corruption-tainted governor, who faces impeachment proceedings this week. — Rahm Emanuel, a combative congressman …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
The Lasting Effects of Political Poison — WASHINGTON — It came to John D. Podesta during a jog through the scenic Rock Creek Park over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. His boss was going to be impeached and there was no way around it. It took Rahm Emanuel a little longer to reach that conclusion.
Mike Allen / The Politico:
McCain scolds GOP for whacking Obama — In a surprising rebuke to the warriors who fought for him through tough times, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Sunday sided with President-elect Barack Obama and scolded the Republican National Committee for fanning the Illinois corruption scandal.
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Amie Parnes / The Politico:
No Southerners yet in Obama Cabinet — Barack Obama is 15 picks into his Cabinet — he announced New Yorker Shaun Donovan as his Housing and Urban Development head on Saturday—but has yet to name one who hails from the South. — “Not a one,” grumbles a one senior Democratic aide who hails from the South.
Seth Borenstein / Associated Press:
Obama left with little time to curb global warming — WASHINGTON (AP) - When Bill Clinton took office in 1993, global warming was a slow-moving environmental problem that was easy to ignore. Now it is a ticking time bomb that President-elect Barack Obama can't avoid.
Michael Calderone / Michael Calderone's Blogs:
NYT wiretap source revealed — When the New York Times published its investigation of the NSA's warrantless wiretap program, the paper ignored President Bush's request to hold off on revealing details of the secret program. In an Oval Office meeting, Bush gave the following message …
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Carol E. Lee / The Politico:
Biden to shrink VP role — big time — Joe Biden is laying plans to significantly shrink the role of the vice presidency in Barack Obama's White House, according to an official familiar with his thinking. — It's not just that Biden won't sit in on Senate Democrats' weekly caucus meetings …
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David Neiwert / Crooks and Liars:
Nazis in the military: 'I'm so proud of my kills' — [Shawn Stuart, Iraq War veteran, at a 2006 neo-Nazi rally in Olympia, WA.] — Two years ago, the Southern Poverty Law Center ran a devastating report describing the infiltration of neo-Nazis into the ranks of the American military.
Jordy Yager / The Hill:
State official says Blagojevich may step aside Monday — Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) may give up his seat on Monday, according to the state's attorney general. — “We have heard that there is a possibility that tomorrow he will make an announcement that he will step aside,” Lisa Madigan said Sunday on NBC's “Meet the Press.”
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