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January 13, 2009

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Bush reflects on scope of years in White House

With rare public emotion, George W. Bush sat in judgment on his controversial, consequential presidency yesterday, lamenting mistakes but claiming few as his own, heatedly defending his record in Iraq and at home and offering kindly advice to a successor who won largely because the nation ached for something new.

Obama's bailout request advances

Acting at Barack Obama's behest, President Bush asked Congress yesterday for the final $350 billion in the financial bailout fund, effectively ceding economic reins to the president-elect in an extraordinary display of transition teamwork.

Politicians tap into MySpace generation

San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders “tweets” on Twitter, or rather his staff is doing it on his behalf, sending out short messages about water conservation or his upcoming State of the City address. Councilman Carl DeMaio promotes causes on Facebook and YouTube. DeMaio's colleague, Councilman Todd Gloria, invited people via MySpace to join him on a march to City Hall for his swearing-in last month, and 150 people turned out.

If you're sick of sneezing, try snoozing, study finds

Fluff up the pillows and pull up the covers. Preventing the common cold might be as easy as getting more sleep. Researchers paid healthy adults $800 to have cold viruses sprayed up their noses, then wait five days in a hotel to see if they got sick. Habitual eight-hour sleepers were much less likely to get sick than those who slept less than seven hours or slept fitfully.

Local News

• Bidding farewell to area veterans
• Small businesses face loss of trash pickup
• Life sentence for cop's killer
• Overtime trial under way for S.D. Police Department

Opinion

• U-T Editorial: A test for Shelia Jackson
• U-T Editorial: It's all about leadership
• Letters to the editor
• Obama's health care headache

Business

• GM's grand plan
• Mass. firm: Sequenom offer isn't best value
• Madoff bail stands; hints of plea talks
• Burnham president receives a warning

Sports

• Does LT = Last Time?
• Players worried window of opportunity could be closing
• Hall calls Rickey in first year; Rice in last
• Subs the rule for referees

Currents Health

• Ill manor
• Desserts healthier with a little tweaking
• Firehouse Fitness: Come on strong
• Hunger At Home program promotes healthy eating

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