| Bush speech 'empty rhetoric'
Tonight, for the seventh long year, the American people heard a State of the Union that didn't reflect the America we see, and didn't address the challenges we face," Senator Obama said of Mr Bush's annual keynote policy speech to Congress. "Tonight's State of the Union was full of the same empty rhetoric the American people have come to expect from this President," he said, criticising Mr Bush's "failed politics and policies of the past". Senator Obama hit out at Mr Bush for his economic stimulus plan announced last week that "leaves out seniors and fails to expand unemployment insurance". "We know it was George Bush's Washington that let the banks and financial institutions run amok, and take our economy down this dangerous road," he said. Senator Obama's leading rival for the White House, Senator Clinton, called Mr Bush's speech "more of the same - a frustrating commitment to the same failed policies that helped turn record surpluses into large deficits, and push a thriving 21st century economy to the brink of recession".
BRITNEY SPEARS - CELEBRITY CHRISTMAS WISH LISTS
Oh my God, don't you just, like, hate the way no one gets you what you want for Christmas? Well, fear not young A-list junkies. We've compiled the ultimate gift list for the celebrity and fashion-obsessed, featuring pressies only the hottest, richest, pickiest stars would choose to adorn their homes with. So, if your best friend's got a thing about Paris' trinkets, Britney's perfumes or Kylie's wardrobe, then look no further: your Christmas wish lists have arrived - and just in time! BRITNEY SPEARS Not a day goes by without Britney getting snapped clutching a pint-sized cup of her favourite 'double shot mocha-choca iced frappucino' (or some such thing) from Starbucks. So the obvious present for this party-loving pop star or any of her ardent supporters would be a voucher for the global coffee chain.
Richey heads for home at last
A Briton who spent 21 years on Death Row in the US is finally on his way home. Kenny Richey, 43, was freed from prison in Ohio on Monday after reaching a plea deal with prosecutors over an arson attack in which a two-year-old girl died. .
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