Rebate checks in the mail by spring (AP)

Bush defends government rescue of Citigroup (AP)
AP - President Bush argued Monday that the government's dramatic rescue of Citigroup was necessary to "safeguard the financial system" and help the economy recover, and he said there could be...

US military to abandon Iraqi cities (AP)
AP - The U.S. military in Iraq is abandoning — deliberately and with little public notice — a centerpiece of the widely acclaimed strategy it adopted nearly two years ago to turn the tide...

Bush wistfully salutes veterans on Intrepid in NYC (AP)
AP - President Bush wistfully saluted the nation's veterans Tuesday as he prepares to hand two ongoing wars over to his successor, saying he'll "miss being the commander in chief of such a...

Bush hands over power to Obama with grace (AP)
AP - No matter how people remember President Bush's time in office, let there be no doubt about how he wants to end it: gracefully.

Obama to get his first look at the Oval Office (AP)
AP - Barack Obama has never set foot in the Oval Office. Talk about making an entrance. In a sit-down discussion Monday with President Bush, the president-elect will get his first feel for...