"President" Dick Cheney  - since our little boy Bush was being occupied by a dinner with a pope - attended the 2008 dinner for Radio and TV correspondents as a guest speaker.

Either he wrote his own gags or he had a team of army sergeants and neo-con neo-comics who wrote them for him, splurging on the bad taste like mouldy marmalade on toast.  

The effects of the sub-prime mortgage crisis and the downturn in the U.S. economy have cascaded into Mexico, causing a sudden, precipitous drop in the flow of money sent home by Mexican immigrants and highlighting this country's dependence on its wealthier northern neighbour. 

Heavy security for torch in Delhi 

No exact times were given for the torch relay amid fears of protests. 

President George Bush today announced a new national goal to help tackle climate change: to stop the growth of US greenhouse gas emissions by 2025. 

Bush, in a speech devoted to climate change, said power stations would need to reduce emission levels to well below previously projected targets. 

Pope Benedict XVI is greeted by George W Bush on 15 April 2008.  

Pope Benedict XVI has received an unprecedented presidential greeting from George W Bush after arriving for his first official visit to the US. 

New Queensland research has found coral reefs can survive a nuclear explosion but may not be able to survive global warming. 

Scientists at Townsville's James Cook University have found healthy coral reef populations growing inside the Bravo atomic bomb crater in the Marshall Islands. 

Nearly a year into his term President Nicolas Sarkozy of France has hardly mentioned the arts or culture. In late February he said that French cuisine should be added to the Unesco World Heritage list. 

At a rare weekend cabinet meeting, the Premier hauled ministers over the coals and delivered a startling attack on journalists following the continuing fiasco about political donations and patronage. 

A senior MP privy to last weekend's meeting said Mr Iemma said he was not going to 'cop any more attacks from journalists and would be hitting back'. 

Quentin Bryce is a great person ……

If I may say she is one of the quiet elegant sisters of feminism, in the sense she has empowered many women, by encouraging and mentoring them, to fulfil their careers. Her own family life has been a model for women who have big careers and family to balance - although these days, her position entitles her to some help, like her governor-colleagues, in exchange for hard work and utmost dedication.  

Declaring that the United States had averted failure in Iraq, President Bush said on Thursday that the senior commander there could “have all the time he needs” before reducing troops further.

China sprays Rudd over Tibet human rights claims ….. 

Senior Chinese Government officials have publicly attacked Prime Minister Kevin Rudd over his comments on Tibet. 

No matter what happens in Iraq, Bushit & ‘play it again’ John McCain always have an answer - 6 more months. 

When the "surge" began a year ago, they told America things would get better by September. In September they said we'd know more by spring. And this week, General Betraeus was on Capitol Hill asking for - you guessed it - 6 more months. 

President Bush urged Congress on Monday to resist efforts by Democrats to pass a second economic stimulus package, saying that while the economy is “in a rough time right now,” he is confident it will begin to rebound by the end of the year.

Iraqi Prime Minister Threatens to Block Shiite Cleric's Party.