If this is sincere, then good: An Iraqi journalist arrested after throwing his shoes at George Bush, the US president, has reportedly sent a letter to the Iraqi prime minister to apologise for the incident and seek a pardon. A spokesman for Nuri al-Maliki, Iraq’s prime minister, said on Thursday that Muntazer al-Zaidi had acknowledged…

Steven Waldman points out that despite the lashing Obama is getting from the left about Rick Warren, there’s a lot of angst about it on the right as well. These reactions from Free Republic are illuminating: Pray for them, yes! try to convert them, yes! Recognize their authority over you, yes! Support them and give…

Robert Mugabe is not going quietly: BINDURA, Zimbabwe (AFP) — President Robert Mugabe declared Friday that “Zimbabwe is mine” and vowed never to surrender to calls to step down, as his political rival threatened to quit stalled unity government talks. Addressing his ZANU-PF party’s annual conference amid a ruinous political crisis and a deadly cholera…

The Republicans are furious with President Bush for agreeing to use TARP funds to bail out the auto industry: Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.), one of the architects of the $700 billion Wall Street bailout, thinks Bush may be skirting the Troubled Asset Relief Program rules. “These funds were not authorized by Congress for non-financial companies…

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