Bush
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Hard to get people to follow when you’ve lost your moral authority. Start the turnaround by closing Gitmo.
Blair
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Yo, Tony–welcome to the White House to hash out this Mideast, uh, stuff. Have a dog biscuit.
Condi
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Instead of talking to Syrians, she’s tickling the ivories in Kuala Lumpur. Get back on the shuttle.
Maliki
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After shaky anti-Israel start, Iraq P.M. gets back with the program in Cong. speech. Still, 100 bodies a day . . .
Kofi
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Has to retract reckless charge that Israel targeted U.N. observers. He’s the world’s top diplomat?
F. Landis
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Old CW: Mennonite Tour de France champ shows shades of Lance. New: The Barry Bonds of bikes?
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