In this clip from WhiteHouse.gov, President Obama is seen congratulating CIA Drector Leon Panetta immediately after the death of Osama bin Laden. Vice President Biden is also seen on the phone in what the White House says is a call to either President Bush or President Clinton. Read full article > >

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Behind the scenes at the White House after bin Laden killed

“Now, next week I will have legislation out on the floor that ensures that we do have a strategy to deploy the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. When President Bush 1 used it during the first Persian Gulf War, the price of oil went down 33 percent. When Bill Clinton used it in September and October of 2000, the price went down 18 percent. When George Bush 2 used it after Katrina, it went down 9 percent. It is a message to speculators.” Read full article > >

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A gusher of oil rhetoric

Former President George W. Bush has opted against joining President Obama on Thursday at Ground Zero in New York City for an event to mark the death of Osama bin Laden . “President Bush will not be in attendance on Thursday,” said Bush spokesman David Sherzer, in a statement first reported by Politico late Tuesday. “He appreciated the invite, but has chosen in his post-presidency to remain largely out of the spotlight. He continues to celebrate with all Americans this important victory in the war on terror.” Read full article > >

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Bush will not join Obama at Ground Zero on Thursday

In a interview with the Dallas Morning News published yesterday, former President Bush touted his authorization of waterboarding as a key accomplishment to “leav[ing] behind a firmer foundation for my successors.” “[W]e passed laws that Congress endorsed and embraced, like the Terrorist Surveillance Program, military tribunals and enhanced interrogation techniques. read more

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UN Torture Rapporteur: "Couldn’t Be More Clear" That Waterboarding Is Torture, "Immoral and Illegal"

The New York Times won the race to get the first copy of George W. Bush’s memoir, Decision Points. What are the revelations? The former President Bush considered dropping Dick Cheney from the 2004 ticket, so that he could “demonstrate that I was in…

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Bush Considered Dropping Cheney in ’04

Sarah Palin has endorsed Tom Tancredo, the independent candidate for governor of Colorado who was so anti-immigrant as a congressman that President Bush banned him from the White House. In a robocall, Palin says, “Tom is the right man for the job, and…

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Palin Endorses Tom Tancredo

In 2003, President Bush launched a blistering “shock and awe” invasion of Iraq. At 5 p.m. ET today, the U.S. combat mission in Iraq officially ends.

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U.S. combat mission in Iraq nears end