Europe

1. IHT The 'legacy' question trails Bush on his European Tour
2. BBC Bush and Brown's warning to Iran
3. BBC Bush compliments Sarkozy on wife
4. Washington Post On European tour, Bush visits Queen Elizabeth II

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For an update of Bush's European farewell tour see this IHT article.

The main aim of the tour is to bolster support for clamping down on Iran.

UPDATE: Roger Cohen of the New York Times comments on the lack of protests over Bush's visit. Not so long ago, Bush was greeted with massive protests whenever he went to Western Europe. Europeans not even bothering to protest the vilified George W. is a clear sign that his lame-duck status has taken effect.
UPDATE 2: Soon after updating this post I read this foxnews article about Italians protesting Bush's visit to Rome. read more...

Here is a news report on the Bush-Putin Summit. Seems like no big break-through on the missile shield or NATO enlargement. On the positive side, there's rough agreement to negotiate / re-authorize SALT when it expires next year. read more...