Archive for November 18th, 2007

  • Romney: Punish states that let illegal immigrants get licenses

    Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said this week that if elected president he would punish states that provide illegal immigrants with tuition breaks or those that issue them driver’s licenses.

  • Executive Order: President Bush Designates The ITER International Fusion Energy Organization As a Public International Organization

    By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
    laws of the United States of America, including section 1 of the
    International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288), I hereby designate the ITER International Fusion Energy Organization as a public international organization entitled to enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and immunities provided by the International Organizations Immunities Act.

  • Press Gaggle by Dana Perino

    Regarding the cyclone in Bangladesh, the President and Mrs. Bush on
    Saturday night expressed their deepest sympathy and of course that
    continues as the death toll apparently continues to rise. We are
    concerned about the individuals in Bangladesh who were affected by the
    cyclone. In response to a request for international help, the United
    States is providing $2.1 million in emergency funds to help the relief
    efforts.

  • President Bush Signs S. 2206 Into Law

    On Monday, November 19, 2007, the President signs S. 2206 into law.

  • President Bush Offers Thanksgiving Greetings

    President Bush on Monday said, “In the four centuries since the founders of Berkeley first knelt on these grounds, our nation has changed in many ways. Our people have prospered, our nation has grown, our Thanksgiving traditions have evolved… Yet the source of all our blessings remains the same: We give thanks to the Author of Life who granted our forefathers safe passage to this land, who gives every man, woman, and child on the face of the Earth the gift of freedom, and who watches over our nation every day. I wish you all a safe and happy Thanksgiving. I offer Thanksgiving greetings to every American citizen. May God bless you, and may God continue to bless the United States of America.”

  • President Bush Offers Thanksgiving Greetings – November 19, 2007

    President Bush on Monday said, “In the four centuries since the founders of Berkeley first knelt on these grounds, our nation has changed in many ways. Our people have prospered, our nation has grown, our Thanksgiving traditions have evolved… Yet the source of all our blessings remains the same: We give thanks to the Author of Life who granted our forefathers safe passage to this land, who gives every man, woman, and child on the face of the Earth the gift of freedom, and who watches over our nation every day. I wish you all a safe and happy Thanksgiving. I offer Thanksgiving greetings to every American citizen. May God bless you, and may God continue to bless the United States of America.”

  • President’s Statement on Resignation of Frances Fragos Townsend

    Over the past four and a half years, Fran Townsend has served my Administration with distinction as Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism. Fran has always provided wise counsel on how to best protect the American people from the threat of terrorism. She has been a steady leader in the effort to prevent and disrupt attacks and to better respond to natural disasters.

  • Romney: Punish states that let illegal immigrants get licenses

    Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said this week that if elected president he would punish states that provide illegal immigrants with tuition breaks or those that issue them driver’s licenses.

  • Giuliani backs A-Rod’s return to New York

    HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Rudy Giuliani can’t wait to keep cheering for A-Rod.