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Bush's Iraq-Afghan farewell tour marred by dissent (AP) Posted: 15 Dec 2008 04:06 AM CST AP - President George W. Bush wrapped up a whirlwind trip to two war zones Monday that in many ways was a victory lap without a clear victory. A signature event occurred when an Iraqi reporter hurled two shoes at Bush, declaring: "This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq."

Illinois lawmakers to focus on ousting governor (AP) Posted: 15 Dec 2008 03:32 AM CST AP - Republicans and Democrats alike are calling for Illinois lawmakers to begin impeachment proceedings against Gov. Rod Blagojevich, saying the step is necessary to restore public confidence in state government.

Obama to tackle foreign, domestic matters (AP) Posted: 15 Dec 2008 03:14 AM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama is tackling matters both domestic and foreign at the start of what is expected be a jam-packed final work week before he travels to his home state of Hawaii for the holidays.

Detroit automakers await deal on auto loans (AP) Posted: 15 Dec 2008 02:56 AM CST AP - Detroit automakers are awaiting a financial lifeline from the White House to provide short-term stability to two companies on the brink of collapse which the Bush administration is currently working on.

Ego trip: Historians say Obama is no Lincoln (Politico) Posted: 15 Dec 2008 03:36 AM CST Politico - In Barack Obama's appearance last month on CBS's "60 Minutes," the conversation turned to the president-elect's long-time love of Lincoln.

Exclusive: Questions of KGB ties for activist (AP) Posted: 15 Dec 2008 03:21 AM CST AP - Lira Tskhovrebova flew nearly 6,000 miles to Washington on a mission: The self-described independent activist from South Ossetia wanted to challenge the strong U.S. support for Georgia in its war with Russia over the breakaway region and describe atrocities by Georgian troops.

Obama left with little time to curb global warming (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2008 11:36 PM CST 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.

Report: Iraq rebuilding woes due to poor planning (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2008 04:52 PM CST AP - A detailed official history of the U.S. effort to reconstruct Iraq after Saddam Hussein's overthrow in 2003 blamed its failings on "blinkered and disjointed" prewar planning, a deadly insurgency and wasteful and ill-managed contracting.

BUSH NOTEBOOK: Bush ducks shoes in Baghdad (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2008 03:01 PM CST AP - It gives fresh meaning to the phrase shooed away.

Turnout in presidential elections hit 40-year high (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2008 04:52 PM CST AP - Enthusiasm among blacks and Democrats for Barack Obama's candidacy pushed voter turnout in this year's elections to the highest level in 40 years.

Obama Will Bring Different Approach to Use of Powers (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 15 Dec 2008 03:38 AM CST CQPolitics.com - President-elect Barack Obama is certain to dial back some of President Bush's views of executive power, including the use of executive privilege to prevent White House aides from complying with congressional subpoenas, a group of scholars said at a Washington conference last week.

Critics question likely EPA pick's record in NJ (Politico) Posted: 15 Dec 2008 03:37 AM CST Politico - Lisa Jackson, who President-elect Barack Obama is expected to name Monday evening to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, is already being hailed as a historic choice. The former head of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and transition team member would be the first African-American EPA chief, and supporters have praised her work ethic, approachability, and efforts to regulate greenhouse gasses in New Jersey.

Bush makes stop in Afghanistan to rally troops (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2008 10:41 PM CST AP - President George W. Bush got a firsthand look Monday at the deteriorating situation in the seven-year-old Afghanistan war, amid preparations in his administration to hand a broad strategy overhaul over to President-elect Barack Obama and to significantly increase the U.S. troop presence.

Few real mysteries found in Minn. Senate ballots (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2008 10:00 PM CST AP - Jesus, Bob Dylan and Mickey Mouse will play a part in determining Minnesota's next senator. So will voters who scrawled the same name for every local race. And so will people who marked their choice not just with a darkened oval but with an X, too — maybe for emphasis, or maybe for a do-over.

Palin and Fey top list of year's memorable quotes (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2008 09:38 PM CST AP - Sarah Palin lost the election, but she's a winner to a connoisseur of quotations.

Obama to convene meeting of top national security aides (AFP) Posted: 14 Dec 2008 09:03 PM CST AFP - Barack Obama was to convene a meeting Monday of his top national security aides, and all of president-elect's top military and diplomatic officials would be present, his transition team said.

Obama to announce energy, environment cabinet picks (AFP) Posted: 14 Dec 2008 08:09 PM CST AFP - President-elect Barack Obama is expected to announce on Monday cabinet picks to head the US agencies tasked with making America more energy efficient and ecologically friendly.

Obama to announce environment, energy team (Reuters) Posted: 14 Dec 2008 06:22 PM CST Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama, who has vowed to adopt an aggressive approach to global warming and the environment, will announce his choices to lead the effort at a news conference on Monday.

Perino bruised in shoe-hurling melee (Politico) Posted: 14 Dec 2008 04:55 PM CST Politico - White House Press Secretary Dana Perino was slightly bruised in the aftermath of the shoe-throwing melee at President Bush's news conference at the Prime Minister's Palace in Baghdad on Sunday, a senior administration official said.

Obama sightings not that novel anymore (Politico) Posted: 14 Dec 2008 04:46 PM CST Politico - CHICAGO—John McCain called him "the biggest celebrity in the world," but Barack Obama's appearance outside the Regents Park Luxury Apartments on a freezing-cold Thursday morning didn't move a half-dozen University of Chicago students waiting on a salt-and-snow layered sidewalk for the Chicago Transit Authority's 172 bus.

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