From the "Who Needs Karl Rove When You've Got the New York Times" Department, there's this line from today's Adam Nagourney-Elisabeth Bumiller piece on the plight of the president's senior strategist: "One person who met Mr. Rove said he attributed Mr. Bush's problems more to external events, in particular Hurricane Katrina and Iraq, than to anything the White House did wrong."
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Hang up and driveThink driving while talking on the cellphone is safe as long as you use a headset, as new laws require? Stop yammering and read this article.
Vive la Obama différence!
The Obama show lands in IsraelBecause the institutions that are designed to check the government have been failing so profoundly, the ACLU and similar groups have been forced to step into that role.
There are still risks to his big trip, but Obama has plenty of reason to be riding high on the adoring crowds greeting him abroad.
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