The Facts On the GroundTonight at 9 p.m. ET President Bush will address the nation in response to this week's congressional testimony by Gen. Petraeus and Amb. Crocker and triumphantly announce the withdrawal of some 30,000 U.S. troops from Iraq by next summer. Call it a cold hunch, but we have a feeling he will link the drawdown directly to "progress on the ground," or "facts on the ground," possibly "signs of success on the ground." Something to do with the ground. But what's the real story behind the troop withdrawal? In today's episode of TPMtv we attempt to preemptively inoculate you against the President's spin by watching the administration getting its story straight in real time, with a little help from Press Secretary Tony Snow, who delivered a magisterial performance in his final televised press briefing ... Tony Snow's September 12 WH Press BriefingPetraeus Concedes Drawdown Depends on Deployment LengthPutting Lipstick on a Pig watch
Sunday Show Roundup: Vacation, All They Ever Wanted...August is Summer vacation time in Iraq, at least for members of the floundering young parliament. In our Sunday Show Roundup we take a look at National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley's artful method of eliding the vacation issue, plus plenty of other Iraq war chatter.Vacation, All They Ever Wanted...Twin bombings in northern Iraq kill 80Hamilton doubtful Iraq can secure nationVIDEO: Iraqi Leaders in June: We Won't Take Long Vacation VIDEO: Tony Snow Spills the Iraqi Parliament's Vacation Plans watch
The annual Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah is about to begin and the celebrities come out to the W Hotel in Westwood to nab some free merchandise in order to get ready for the chaos and cold weather that always comes with the popular festival. Rumer Willis tells Young Hollywood what she likes to wear for fun and what she plans to do during her first trip to Sundance. Sanaa Lathan, star of the indie film, "A Raisin in the Sun," talks about winning a Tony for her role in the stage version of the film, and describes what it is like to work with rapper/entrepreneur. P Diddy, on both the stage and screen. Zachary Levi, the star of NBC's hit show, "Chuck," arrives with his friend, Joel David Moore, to explore all the warm jackets available for the snow. Hosted by Michelle Marie. watch
