From Bush to Gonzo...

From American Progress:

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A recent poll finds 52 percent of Australians believe President Bush is the worst U.S. president ever, primarily due to his Iraq war policy. Yesterday, Australian Prime Minister John Howard told Bush he would not reduce the 1,600 Australian forces in Iraq.

The nation's Medicaid directors yesterday told the Bush administration that its new restrictions on the federally funded State Children's Health Insurance Program will limit the number of children covered. In a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt, the National Association of State Medicaid Directors "said the new standards reduce flexibility, making it difficult for states to expand coverage."

"A half-hour before his Saturday news conference announcing his plans to resign, Sen. Larry Craig left a voice mail -- at a number he apparently didn't intend to dial -- stating his intent to possibly rethink the decision.' Listen to the audio here.

The Americans Against Escalation in Iraq have released a new ad calling out President Bush's suggestion that he will reduce troop levels. "Do they really mean it this time?" Watch the ad here.

By a vote of 69-24, the Senate approved Jim Nussle to replace Rob Portman as the director of the Office of Management and Budget. Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) voted against Nussle's confirmation because he feared Republicans could portray a yes vote "as a sign of support for the president's failed fiscal policy."

"His speech will be noticeably slower and he'll be zipping around in a motorized wheel chair, but Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD) will do something on Wednesday that did not seem possible last December -- he'll give an address on the Senate floor."

The controversial docudrama Path to 9/11 has hit a snag in its plans for a nationwide DVD release. The $40-million, five-hour ABC miniseries "is for now on the path to nowhere." Cyrus Nowrasteh, the conservative activist who produced the series, is blaming the Hillary Clinton campaign for the stalled release.

And finally: Al Gore (No. 1) tops President Bush (No. 2) -- at least in the second annual "Harvard 100" ranking, recognizing the university's most influential living alumni. "Interestingly enough, newly resigned Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales finished last on the list at No. 100."

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