Archive for August 5th, 2007
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In Iowa, GOP candidates spar over abortion, criticize Bush
It was no holds barred Sunday as the Republican presidential hopefuls took part in the first Iowa debate of the 2008 elections.
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Fact Sheet: The Protect America Act of 2007
The Protect America Act Modernizes The Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act (FISA) To Give Intelligence Professionals The Tools
They Urgently Need To Gather Information About Our Enemies, While
Protecting The Civil Liberties Of Americans. The Act, passed with
bipartisan support in the House and the Senate, restores FISA to its
original focus on protecting the rights of Americans, while not acting
as an obstacle to conducting foreign intelligence surveillance on
foreign targets located overseas. -
Statement by the Press Secretary
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Women’s Equality Day, 2007
On Women’s Equality Day, we commemorate the adoption of the 19th Amendment to our Constitution and the strong leadership of extraordinary women who have made America a more perfect Union by advancing women’s suffrage.
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Statement by Deputy Press Secretary Tony Fratto on New York Times Story on FISA Legislation
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Fact Sheet: Combating Terrorism Worldwide
Since 9/11, The United States Has Been On The Offense Against Our
Enemies. We have built new institutions to better coordinate homeland
defense and intelligence collection, developed new tools to monitor
and track terrorists and their finances, established new coalitions to
combat violent extremists wherever they reside, and marshaled national
resources to attack the terrorist enemies at war with us. -
President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability with President Karzai of Afghanistan – August 6, 2007
President Bush on Monday said, “We’re working closely together to help the people of Afghanistan prosper. We work together to give the people of Afghanistan a chance to raise their children in a hopeful world. And we’re working together to defeat those who would try to stop the advance of a free Afghan society.”
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Remarks by President Bush and President Karzai of Afghanistan in Press Availability