Archive for August 13th, 2007

  • Press Gaggle by Dana Perino

    MS. PERINO: Good morning, everybody, from Crawford junior high [sic].
    Today the President had his normal briefings this morning. He also had
    three foreign leader calls, which I will read out for you. The
    President spoke this morning separately to President Karzai and to
    President Musharraf. He congratulated both leaders on the successful
    conclusion of the joint peace jirga which was held in Kabul on August
    9th through the 12th, just last week.

  • Personnel Announcement

  • Poll: Democrats see Clinton as strongest, most experienced leader

    Potential Democratic primary voters see Sen. Hillary Clinton as more experienced and a stronger leader than her major rivals for the 2008 Democratic nomination, according to a poll released Monday.

  • Dems take on mortgage meltdown

    In the wake of the subprime mess, Democratic presidential candidates are grabbing hold of the issue and offering their own solutions. And the problem, according to many of them, lies with the mortgage broker.

  • Part II: CNN/YouTube Democratic presidential debate transcript

    QUESTION: Hi, my name is Shawn and I’m from Ann Arbor, Michigan. There is a scientific consensus for man-caused climate change, and I’ve heard each of you talk in previous debates about alternative energy sources like solar or wind, but I have not heard any of you speak your opinion on nuclear power. I believe that nuclear power is safer, cleaner, and provides a quicker avenue to energy independence than other alternatives.