Archive for August 21st, 2007
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Stocks surge on merger talk
Stocks rocketed out of the gates Wednesday, as takeover talk helped soothe investors worried that a tightening credit market would curtail the recent run of mergers and acquisitions.
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Yen slides broadly as markets calm
The yen weakened broadly and high-yielding currencies strengthened on Wednesday as calm across financial markets encouraged investors to adopt a more aggressive profile and re-enter carry trades.
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Wall Street takes a breath
Stocks are likely to open higher Wednesday on increasing expectations of a rate cut by the Federal Reserve.
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President Bush Meets with Community Leaders in Missouri – August 22, 2007
President Bush on Wednesday said, “I’m visiting with some of the area’s finest citizens. We talked about businesses and opportunities and sports and culture. It’s good to be with you. Thank you. I hope you leave here with the sense that I’m upbeat about the future of this country. I believe strongly we can do anything we put our minds to do.”
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Setting the Record Straight: President Bush’s View on Iraq’s Elected Government Consistent
Some Media Reports Wrongly Claim President Bush’s Comments Yesterday
On Political Progress In Iraq Represent A “Striking Attempt By The
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President Bush Attends Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention, Discusses War on Terror – August 22, 2007
On Wednesday, President Bush said, “The greatest weapon in the arsenal of democracy is the desire for liberty written into the human heart by our Creator. So long as we remain true to our ideals, we will defeat the extremists in Iraq and Afghanistan. We will help those countries’ peoples stand up functioning democracies in the heart of the broader Middle East. And when that hard work is done and the critics of today recede from memory, the cause of freedom will be stronger, a vital region will be brighter, and the American people will be safer.”
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Proclamation by the President: National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, 2007
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Proclamation by the President: Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, Constitution Week, 2007
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Fact Sheet: Promoting Democracy to Help Make America Safer
Today, President Bush Will Address The Veterans Of Foreign Wars
National Convention In Kansas City And Further Illustrate Why Helping
Democracies Of The Middle East Stand Up To Violent Islamic Extremists
Is The Reasonable Path Toward A Safer World For The American People.
Using the example of Asia’s development, he will show that there is
long precedent for the work we are doing in the Middle East that will
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President Bush Meets with Community Leaders in Missouri
President Bush on Wednesday said, “I’m
visiting with some of the area’s finest citizens. We talked about
businesses and opportunities and sports and culture. It’s good to be
with you. Thank you. I hope you leave here with the sense that I’m
upbeat about the future of this country. I believe strongly we can do
anything we put our minds to do.”
