Bush

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Gets bump from foiled terror plot. But wary public may not give him credit for long.

Cheney

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Increasingly Queeg-like veep suggests Dems voting against Joe give comfort to “Al Qaeda types.” Sheesh.

Lieberman

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Primary? What primary? Holy Joe thinks he has divine right to Senate seat. Check the ego.

Brit intel

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Old: Keystone bobbies shoot the wrong people. New: Saved us from another 9/11. Thank you, 007.

Mideast

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Finally a U.N.-backed ceasefire is on the way in Lebanon. How long will it hold?

BP

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Billions in profits, but pinch pennies on Alaska pipeline maintenance. Paging 007.

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