Curious timing

A list in progress of remarkably timed news events:

1. Senator Craig announces his imminent resignation on Saturday of Labor Day weekend;
2. Bush makes a "surprise" visit to Iraq on the very day that the British withdraw from Basra, pushing news of this pullout, and critical remarks from British army chief, below the fold;
3. Said visit also comes ahead of the official release of the GAO report, which notes that Iraq "fails 11 of 18 key targets";

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