London, February 20 : U2 member The Edge is glad that frontman Bono ignored his advice not to meet former U. S. President George W. Bush to discuss poverty in Africa.

The rocker, whose real name is David Evans, has revealed that he was of the opinion that Bono would have "custard pies" thrown at him for holding talks with the controversial Republican in a bid to ease the plight of less economically developed nations.

However, he says, he is happy that the Beautiful Day singer proved his critics wrong.

Washington, Jan. 16: Outgoing US President George W. Bush on Thursday claimed in his farewell address that the decisions that he had taken during his eight years in office, had kept the country safe from another terrorist attack.

Stating that he was leaving office with a sense of gratitude, Bush urged the incoming Obama administration not to let down its guard.

Washington - US President George W Bush in his farewell address Thursday said there can be "little debate" that the controversial decisions he's made during his presidency have kept the United States safe.

Bush took up many of the themes that defined his eight years in office as he made his final speech to the nation as president. He warned that terrorism remains the "gravest threat to our people," more than seven years after the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington.

Washington  - US President George W Bush said in his farewell address Thursday that there can be "little debate" that the tough or controversial decisions he's made during his presidency have kept the United States safe.

"There is legitimate debate about many of these decisions. But there can be little debate about the results," Bush says in excerpts released by the White House in advance of his speech. "America has gone more than seven years without another terrorist attack on our soil."

London, Jan 12: White House Press Secretary for George W. Bush, Dana Perino, says that the President has been like a second father to her.

Perino, who is very loyal to Bush, will be heading to Britain where she will join her husband Peter MacMahon, children, and twin grandchildren.

"It's probably not professional to say it, but in many ways he has been like a second father to me," Times Online quoted her as saying.

Washington  - US President George W Bush on Friday called for a "meaningful ceasefire" to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East after a week of Israeli air raids on the Gaza Strip and missile attacks by the militant Islamic group Hamas into Israel.

In his weekly radio address to be delivered Saturday, Bush blamed the situation on Hamas' violation of a ceasefire to which Israel was forced to respond and stressed that any newly brokered ceasefire must be upheld by both parties.