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Bush Gets a Taste of the Sheik's Life

President Bush bids farewell to UAE President Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan, who gave him a bejeweled necklace. (By Pablo Martinez Monsivais -- Associated Press)

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In his maiden "Trip Notes" entry, describing Bush's meeting with his Iraq commanders on Saturday, Stephen J. Hadley the blogger sounded pretty much like Stephen J. Hadley the cautious lawyer White House reporters know well:

"General Petraeus described continued progress on the security side but emphasized that there was still hard work to do. We are up against a very resilient and brutal enemy that is very good at adapting to our change in tactics."

Matt Drudge probably does not need to worry yet.

Quotes of the Week

"Checkpoints create frustrations for people. They create a sense of security for Israel; they create massive frustrations for the Palestinians. You'll be happy to hear that my motorcade of a mere 45 cars was able to make it through without being stopped."

"I'm not a timetable person. Actually, I am on a timetable -- got 12 months."

-- Bush at Thursday's news conference with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah.

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