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Most Memorable Presidential Goodbyes

(Newser) - Since the days of George Washington, outgoing presidents have found saying goodbye to the nation to be cathartic—and sometimes used the speech to warn of worries to come. Ahead of tomorrow's Bush address, the Houston Chronicle looks at some favorites.
  1. Washington: Set the tone, paying tribute to the “
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Upcoming Novel Portrays JFK as Sex Maniac

Book paints prez as sex fiend

(Newser) - John F. Kennedy: beloved president, tragic hero, and…sex fiend? That’s how he’ll be painted when American Adulterer is published in July, the New York Post reports. The novel by British writer Jed Mercurio portrays JFK as a “compulsive philanderer” with an “uncontrollable and unrelenting appetite...

Barack Caught Shirtless Again
 Barack Caught Shirtless Again 
Dec 23, 2008 6:33 AM CST

Barack Caught Shirtless Again

Ooh-la-la, president-elect is quite fit

(Newser) - New vacation photos of Barack Obama raise the next big question of his transition: How much skin is too much? Once again the president-elect has been photographed shirtless, reports Politico, prompting one Web poster to declare the well-toned Obama “smokin hot.” Observers say the pictures, snapped by a...

Bush Contemplates His Legacy
 Bush Contemplates His Legacy 
Nov 29, 2008 11:17 AM CST

Bush Contemplates His Legacy

'I didn't sell my soul:' Bush

(Newser) - President Bush wants to be remembered foremost as someone who "did not sell his soul in order to accommodate the political process." In an intimate interview conducted by his sister Doro for an oral history project of the Library of Congress, Bush lists liberating Iraqis, fighting AIDS in...

It's a Good Time to Have a Smart Guy in Charge: Broder

Financial crisis calls for brainpower at the top and Obama looks ready to deliver

(Newser) - The smartest people don't always make the best presidents, David Broder writes in the Washington Post, but America's lucky it will soon have Barack Obama's brainpower at the top. We're faced with a financial crisis that stumps even the eggheads, Broder writes, admitting that he, personally, has "not a...

Palin: 'It Would Be My Honor' to Help Obama

Alaska governor says Ayers ties still concern her

(Newser) - Sarah Palin said it would be her "honor" to help the Obama administration, though she's “still concerned” about his ties to “an unrepentant domestic terrorist,” CNN reports. Palin said that while it was fair to continue discussing William Ayers, it's “time to move on.”...

Newsweek Searches for Obama Mamas
Newsweek Searches for Obama Mamas
Nov 12, 2008 11:43 AM CST

Newsweek Searches for Obama Mamas

Mag is anticipating Election Night-inspired baby boom

(Newser) - Did you find yourself roused to more than tears of joy at Barack Obama's historic victory Election Night? If so, Newsweek wants you. One of the mag’s reporters submitted a query to Help A Reporter Out, reports Gawker, looking for sources who “made love in the name of...

Spry Justices May Forestall Obama Court Makeover
Spry Justices May Forestall Obama Court Makeover
analysis
Nov 11, 2008 4:56 PM CST

Spry Justices May Forestall Obama Court Makeover

Aging Stevens, Ginsburg show no sign of retiring, defying conventional wisdom

(Newser) - One of the boons for the next president was thought to be the chance to appoint a justice or two to the Supreme Court. But though John Paul Stevens is 88 and Ruth Bader Ginsburg 75, neither has indicated an intention to retire. Ginsberg has twice demurred, saying Stevens, who...

Bush, Obama Salute Veterans
Bush, Obama
Salute Veterans
Nov 11, 2008 1:00 PM CST

Bush, Obama Salute Veterans

Dem joins Iraq vet at Chicago memorial; prez speaks in NYC aboard WWII carrier

(Newser) - Barack Obama joined a disabled veteran of the Iraq war in laying a wreath at a memorial in Chicago today, the Tribune reports, with a few dozen spectators witnessing the president-elect’s long Veterans Day appearance. President Bush, meanwhile, was in New York, WCBS-TV reports, praising military members as part...

Race Is on for Laura's Memoirs; Dubya Not So Much

Book deal could be worth millions; lame-duck President must shelve ambitions

(Newser) - Laura Bush is likely to net millions from publishers bidding on her memoirs, the New York Post reports—not exactly the case for her lame-duck husband. “The wives of presidents generally write books that have a greater public interest,” one insider says. “Husbands usually try to rewrite...

Meet 'Renegade,' 'Rosebud,' 'Radiance,' 'Renaissance'

Secret Service will use 'R' names for First Family

(Newser) - John McCain called himself a “maverick,” but the Secret Service has dubbed Barack Obama the real “Renegade," according to the Chicago Tribune. In keeping with tradition that’s been around since Harry Truman (“General”), the agency has given the president-elect’s family corresponding alliterative...

Ladies First in Shaping Obama
 Ladies First in Shaping Obama 
ANALYSIS
Nov 6, 2008 10:09 AM CST

Ladies First in Shaping Obama

Obama's "modern masculinity" won over Hillary supporters

(Newser) - If behind every strong man is a strong woman, then Barack Obama has a veritable female army at his back, Janice Turner writes in the Times of London. But despite the powerful feminine influence in his life, one of his primary challenges was to win Hillary supporters, who saw him...

Ranking the Dads-in-Chief
 Ranking the 
 Dads-in-Chief 
OPINION
Nov 4, 2008 3:08 PM CST

Ranking the Dads-in-Chief

Carter among the best, FDR one of the worst

(Newser) - Enough with debates on Sarah Palin being a mommy and a vice president. A look at the best and worst fathers-in-chief, as compiled by Madeline Holler for Babble, starting with the worst:
  • Thomas Jefferson only acknowledged (the white) half of the "kajillion kids" he had.
  • FDR might have saved
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On Film, a Black President Is Nothing New

From 24 to The Fifth Element

(Newser) - America may be on the verge of electing its first black president, but pop culture is way ahead of reality. James Earl Jones portrayed the first in The Man (1972), and several have followed. As an entertainment-obsessed nation, asks Slate, might these fictional forebears affect our perception of the real...

Bush Already Rejiggering $700B Bailout

Initial reluctance to buy stock may have hurt rescue

(Newser) - The White House is abruptly overhauling plans for the $700 billion bailout package it pushed through Congress just two week ago—raising fears that valuable time was lost on a plan not carefully considered, reports the New York Times. Instead of using funds to buy up troubled securities as initially...

Stop Bashing Washington Insiders; You'll Need Them

Consensus within the establishment is necessary for change

(Newser) - Voters have loved to hate Washington insiders since Washington’s founding, and politicians have sought to capitalize on those feelings for just as long. So it makes sense that even the GOP ticket, fortified by Sarah Palin, is running as an outsider insurgency. But, Norman Ornstein points out in the...

Oval Office Handover Opens Critical Security Gap

9/11 Commission members call for changes to smooth transition

(Newser) - January's transition in Oval Office occupants opens up a national security gap for America's enemies to exploit, Jamie Gorelick and Slade Gorton write in the New York Times. The handover from Clinton to Bush was deeply flawed, the 9/11 Commission members note, with "no effective dialog" between the two....

First Kids Are Kids First
 First Kids Are Kids First  
Jul 8, 2008 5:23 PM CDT

First Kids Are Kids First

McCain, Obama clans will follow many who've used White House as playground

(Newser) - Whether the Obama girls or the McCain brood move into the White House next, all eyes will be on the new presidential offspring. Saturday Night Live's infamous dig at 13-year-old Chelsea Clinton and Jenna Bush's public underage drinking are reminders that nothing, from braces to boyfriends, escapes the spotlight. Some...

War Power Must Be Jointly Held
War Power Must Be Jointly Held
OPINION
Jul 8, 2008 12:05 PM CDT

War Power Must Be Jointly Held

Ex-State chiefs propose bill requiring Congress, prez to have defined, cooperative roles

(Newser) - Calling the current system “ineffective at best and unconstitutional at worst,” two former Secretaries of State propose a sweeping update of law governing powers to declare war—whereby the president would be required to seek permission from Congress for “significant armed conflict” (lasting more than a week)....

Book Reawakens Doubts About Polish Hero Walesa

Did the country's democratic pioneer collaborate with Poland's secret police?

(Newser) - A new book is stirring up an old debate in Poland: Did democratic hero Lech Walesa, leader of the Solidarity union and former president, collaborate with the secret police? Walesa has successfully defended himself against the claim for 15 years, in and out of court. But historians working with police...

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