Iraqi Journalist Throws His Shoes At Bush During Press Conference In Baghdad (Updated)»  —  President Bush is in Baghdad today on a surprise farewell visit highlighting the security deal recently reached between the U.S. and Iraq.  CNN Baghdad correspondent Michael Ware reports …

Senate scandal snares Obama's chief aide  —  THE bullish, foul-mouthed but effective Chicago arm-twister Rahm Emanuel has come under pressure to resign as Barack Obama's chief of staff after it was revealed that he had been captured on court-approved wire-taps discussing the names of candidates for Obama's Senate seat.

McCain scolds GOP for whacking Obama  —  In a surprising rebuke to the warriors who fought for him through tough times, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Sunday sided with President-elect Barack Obama and scolded the Republican National Committee for fanning the Illinois corruption scandal.

No Southerners yet in Obama Cabinet  —  Barack Obama is 15 picks into his Cabinet — he announced New Yorker Shaun Donovan as his Housing and Urban Development head on Saturday—but has yet to name one who hails from the South.  —  “Not a one,” grumbles a one senior Democratic aide who hails from the South.

Obama left with little time to curb global warming  —  WASHINGTON (AP) - When Bill Clinton took office in 1993, global warming was a slow-moving environmental problem that was easy to ignore.  Now it is a ticking time bomb that President-elect Barack Obama can't avoid.

NYT wiretap source revealed  —  When the New York Times published its investigation of the NSA's warrantless wiretap program, the paper ignored President Bush's request to hold off on revealing details of the secret program.  In an Oval Office meeting, Bush gave the following message …

Biden to shrink VP role — big time  —  Joe Biden is laying plans to significantly shrink the role of the vice presidency in Barack Obama's White House, according to an official familiar with his thinking.  —  It's not just that Biden won't sit in on Senate Democrats' weekly caucus meetings …

Nazis in the military: 'I'm so proud of my kills'  —  [Shawn Stuart, Iraq War veteran, at a 2006 neo-Nazi rally in Olympia, WA.]  —  Two years ago, the Southern Poverty Law Center ran a devastating report describing the infiltration of neo-Nazis into the ranks of the American military.

Bush says auto bailout not ready  —  KABUL (Reuters) - President George W. Bush said on Monday an announcement on a auto industry rescue was not imminent, leaving the industry's fate clouded in uncertainty for a little longer.  —  “We're not quite ready to announce that yet,” …

State official says Blagojevich may step aside Monday  —  Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) may give up his seat on Monday, according to the state's attorney general.  —  “We have heard that there is a possibility that tomorrow he will make an announcement that he will step aside,” Lisa Madigan said Sunday on NBC's “Meet the Press.”