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HEADS UP:

C-Span will re-broadcast the President's meeting with the Iraqi PM and THE PRESIDENT'S REMARKS TO HIS TROOPS at midnight EDT, (9 PM for those of you on the west coast):

The President's remarks to his troops MUST BE SEEN TO BE APPRECIATED -- He is soooooooooooooo incredibly emotional (I lost it with his "I thank you from the bottom of my heart" comment as he was fighting back the tears!)
http://inside.c-spanarchives.org:8080/cspan/schedule.csp

MUST READS:

BUSH MAKES A SURPRISE VISIT TO BAGHDAD
By JOHN F. BURNS and DEXTER FILKINS
Published: June 13, 2006

BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 13 — President Bush made a surprise visit to Baghdad today and held direct talks with Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, offering a dramatic show of support to the new government while driving home that the country's future lay in Iraqi hands.

This article provides the best chronology I've read so far! (and it's even from the NYTimes):
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/13/world/middleeast/13cnd-iraq.html?hp&ex=1150257600&en=5129d14357181634&ei=5094&partner=homepage

A LIFT IN IRAQ AND A BUMP BACK HOME
Bush, in Baghdad Tuesday, rides a wave of welcome news - including a rise in job approval.
By Linda Feldmann
The Christian Science Monitor

WASHINGTON – The pictures out of Baghdad Tuesday morning spoke volumes. George W. Bush is beaming, the new Iraqi leader at his side, after pulling off a secret flight to the country that is the make-or-break project of his presidency. On his five-hour visit, President Bush met with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, other top Iraqis, and US troops, in a show of resolve aimed at war-weary audiences in Iraq, America, and the rest of the world.
But Mr. Bush has more to smile about than recent successes in Iraq, foremost the completion of the new government and elimination of terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Bush's top political adviser, Karl Rove, has learned he won't be indicted in the CIA leak case. And the latest Gallup poll shows Bush at his highest job approval - 38 percent of the public - since February.

You can read the rest of the article at
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0614/p01s02-uspo.html

SO, HOW CAN THE PRESIDENT TOP TODAY'S VISIT TO IRAQ? Read the next article . . .

BUSH AND KOIZUMI TO VISIT ELVIS HOME
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush and Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, a huge Elvis Presley fan, will visit Graceland Mansion on June 30 to pay homage to the king of rock and roll.

You can read the entire article at
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060613/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_bush_elvis;_ylt=Ai4qrYVpkpZrdOJudug5Ro8UewgF;_ylu=X3oDMTA3b3JuZGZhBHNlYwM3MjE-

POLLING UPDATE:

Gallup/USAToday discovered a "bounce":
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-06-13-poll-results_x.htm

IBD/TIPP discovered a "bounce":
http://www.investors.com/editorial/IBDArticles.asp?artsec=5&issue=20060609

And actually, Rasmussen also discovered a bounce! Remember, Rasmussen tightly controls his 'weightings'. This control reduces swings in measures such as JA ratings -- So it's noteworthy for a Rasmussen poll to find a change from
39A 60D (-21)
to
42A 57D (-15)
particularly given the current stock market correction and another rise in gas prices!

FYI:
The following MSM pollsters will NEVER record a "bounce" for the President. Why? It's the sample stupid!

CBSNEWS
CBS just posted the internals of their BOGUS 4.5 MOE poll:
29% Republicans
36% Democrats
35% Independents (i.e., more Democrats)
http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/june122006.pdf

AP/IPSOS REID
AP/Ipsos Reid just published a poll which boasted the following breakdown:

37% Republican/Republican-leaning Independents
53% Democrat/Democrat-leaning Independents
-16 UNBELIEVABLE

BOTTOM LINE: It's been a GREAT week for the President, the free world, and us BUSHBOTS!