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Via Wired: NSA whistleblower Russell Tice was back on Keith Olbermann’s MSNBC program Thursday evening to expand on his Wednesday revelations that the National Security Agency spied on individual U.S. journalists, entire U.S. news agencies as well as “tens of thousands” of other Americans. Tice said on Wednesday that the NSA had vacuumed in all domestic communications of Americans, including, …

Except I don’t think Saddam’s statue got face-humped after it was pulled down. Via Slog contributor Anthony Hecht, who was at the inauguration: A father and son team brought the statue from Minnesota and set it up here without a permit. They told us they had asked authorities if they needed one, but police said they had no specific rules …

A perfect beginning: President Obama has wasted no time handling the Bush administration’s unfinished business. White House officials tell CNN Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel sent a memo Tuesday to all agencies and departments of the federal government. The memo halts further consideration of pending regulations throughout the government until a legal and policy review can be conducted by …

Sing it with me, brothers and sisters!

Dubya left a personal note for Barack Obama in the top drawer of his desk. Continuing a White House ritual, President George W. Bush left a note in the Oval Office for President-elect Barack Obama, wishing him well as he takes the reins of the executive branch. “I won’t provide any details, but the theme is similar to what he’s …

Three federal lawsuits have been filed to block Dubya’s parting shot at health care, which allows providers to withhold treatment in situations where they personally object to the care requested. In three lawsuits filed in U.S. District Court in Connecticut, the states and groups sought an immediate court order preventing the regulation from going into effect Tuesday and a permanent …

Turn it up and sing along. (Unless you’re at work; there be dirty words here.)

Dubya gave his final press conference this morning. In a nostalgic farewell news conference, Bush recalled the start of his own presidency, called Obama “a smart, engaging person” and said he wishes his successor all the best. As for his own presidency, Bush defended his decisions on the Iraq war, the issue that will define his presidency like no other. …

Via Pew’s Then And Now poll.

Insiders speculate that Laura Bush will get an advance for her First Lady memoir that will match or better the $8M that Hillary got for hers. First lady Laura Bush has sealed a deal worth millions with Scribner to publish a memoir that will encompass her recollections of personal and historical moments, including her eight years in the White House. …

Dick Cheney has an approval rating of 29% and he says he doesn’t know why. From his hometown newspaper, the Casper Star-Tribune: How do you explain your low approval rating? “I don’t have any idea. I don’t follow the polls. My experience has been over the years that if you govern based upon poll numbers, upon trying to improve your …

Last week our ignoble leader issued a set of rules that would protect health care providers who refuse to provide treatment or medication based on personal objections. The Bush administration yesterday granted sweeping new protections to health workers who refuse to provide care that violates their personal beliefs, setting off an intense battle over opponents’ plans to try to repeal …

Maybe a few beatings have him changing his tune? A spokesman for Iraq’s prime minister says the journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush has asked for a pardon. Spokesman Yassin Majid says that in a letter sent Thursday to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki the journalist described his behavior as “an ugly act” and asked to be …

Via press release: Please join CODE PINK: Women for Peace, AfterDowningStreet, and Democrats.com this Wednesday, December 17, 2008, in Washington, D.C., at Lafayette Square Park in front of the White House. We will have with us a large supply of shoes labeled with the names of Iraqis who have died in Bush’s war. We encourage you to bring your old …

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OMG, shoes. Thousands of Iraqis have gathered in Baghdad to protest the arrest of the local journalist who threw his shoes at George Bush during a press conference there. Crowds gathered in Baghdad’s Sadr City district, calling for “hero” Muntadar al-Zaidi to be freed from custody. There were similar scenes in Najaf. Officials at the Iraqi-owned TV station, al-Baghdadiya, also …