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To: jlallen who wrote (326125)	2/16/2007 2:12:44 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1587689

All sorts of good news... U.S. rejects investigator's Guantanamo visit request Reuters - Fri Feb 16, 9:26 AM ET Avg. Rating: 4.7 PARIS (Reuters) - A European investigator probing alleged CIA abuses of detainees said on Friday the United States has refused his request to visit the controversial U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba to talk to inmates. Ex-Bush Aides: It's Over U.S. News & World Report - Thu Feb 15, 2:46 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.7 More former top aides to President Bush this week have joined the chorus that the administration is deep into lame-duck status with little energy to address much of its outstanding agenda. GOP Activists: Bush Won't Listen on Iraq U.S. News & World Report - Thu Feb 15, 2:46 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.6 Here's another measure of how much trouble President Bush is in politically: Even once-loyal Republican activists are complaining that Bush's senior advisers, including political architect Karl Rove, don't want to listen to their ideas about changing policy in Iraq. Gulf states plan weapons buying binge AP - Fri Feb 16, 4:18 AM ET Avg. Rating: 4.6 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Deep fears about the war in Iraq and growing tension between the United States and Iran are driving the wealthy oil states of the Persian Gulf to go on shopping sprees for helicopters, ships and tanks, officials say. Backlash grows against free trade The Christian Science Monitor - Fri Feb 16, 3:00 AM ET Avg. Rating: 4.6 Worries about the dark side of free trade are surfacing in the United States in ways that could affect the course of globalization worldwide. news.yahoo.com