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Mr. Bush Gets Another Look Into Mr. Putin’s Eyes
By CARLA ANNE ROBBINS
The Russian president arrives Sunday at the Bush family compound in Kennebunkport — the only foreign leader to get such an invitation from this President Bush.


Needlenose on Powell:
One gem which the audience enjoyed was the retelling of Powell and President Bush’s first encounters with Russian President Vladimir Putin. As Powell recalled it after the meeting he and Bush were reviewing events and comparing notes and seemingly they disagreed. At one point Bush looked at his Secretary of State and said (with a suitable Texas twang) “Powell, I looked into Putin’s eyes and I saw his soul” to which Powell replied: “Mr. President, I looked into President Putin’s eyes and I saw the KGB”.

The Break-In That History Forgot
By EGIL KROGH
I finally realized that what had gone wrong in the Nixon White House was a meltdown in personal integrity.

Smuggling Tunnel Is Found on Arizona-Mexico Border
By GREG CLARK
A smuggling tunnel freshly excavated under the border with Mexico was sealed Friday after a joint raid by United States and Mexican authorities.

U.S. tightens security at some airports 1 hour, 21 minutes ago
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine - U.S. airports and mass transit systems will tighten security in response to apparent terrorist incidents in Britain, the Bush administration said Saturday.

Two civilians among seven killed in Israeli Gaza air strikes 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
GAZA CITY (AFP) - Two civilians were among seven Palestinians killed in two Israeli air strikes in Gaza on Saturday, as Hamas vowed to resist any international peacekeeping force in the embattled territory.