Archive for December 2nd, 2007
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Presidential Message: Hanukkah 2007
I send greetings to all those celebrating Hanukkah, the festival of lights. Hanukkah commemorates a victory for freedom and the courage and faith that made it possible. As Jewish Americans prepare to light the Hanukkah candles, we are reminded of the many blessings in our lives. Laura and I wish all people of the Jewish faith a Happy Hanukkah.
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Personnel Announcement
President George W. Bush today announced that he has named Daniel M.
Price to be Assistant to the President for International Economic
Affairs while continuing to serve as Deputy National Security Advisor
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Statement by National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley
Today’s National Intelligence Estimate offers some positive news. It
confirms that we were right to be worried about Iran seeking to
develop nuclear weapons. It tells us that we have made progress in
trying to ensure that this does not happen. But the intelligence also
tells us that the risk of Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon remains a
very serious problem. The estimate offers grounds for hope that the
problem can be solved diplomatically – without the use of force – as
the Administration has been trying to do. And it suggests that the
President has the right strategy: intensified international pressure
along with a willingness to negotiate a solution that serves Iranian
interests while ensuring that the world will never have to face a
nuclear armed Iran. The bottom line is this: for that strategy to
succeed, the international community has to turn up the pressure on
Iran – with diplomatic isolation, United Nations sanctions, and with
other financial pressure – and Iran has to decide it wants to
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President and Mrs. Bush Host Childrens Holiday Reception and Performance
President Bush on Monday said, I know it’s hard when you have a loved one, somebody you love a lot, not going to be around for the Christmas season. And one way we hope to help you through the moment is to invite you here to the White House for what’s going to be a pretty special moment.
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President Bush Meets with U.S.-Palestinian Public-Private Partnership
President Bush on Monday said, “And so we’re proud you’re here in America. We want to thank you for
your commitment to living side by side with Israel in peace. You have
a friend here in the United States to help you achieve this objective.” -
Press Briefing by National Security Advisor Steven Hadley – 12/3/2007
MR. HADLEY: Good afternoon, I’m Steve Hadley, the President’s National Security Advisor. I want to talk a little bit about the recent National Intelligence Estimate that was released to the executive branch and to the Congress today. There was an earlier briefing this afternoon by the Deputy Director of National Intelligence, Don Kerr, and also by the Director of Central Intelligence, Mike Hayden. And I wanted to give a little bit more context and set the findings of the NIE in a broader historical perspective.
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President Bush Discusses Congress’s Legislative Priorities for the Remainder of the Year
President Bush on Monday said, “The end of 2007 is approaching fast, and the new Congress has little
to show for it. I call on members to use the time left to support our
troops, and to protect our citizens, prevent harmful tax increases,
and responsibly fund our government.” -
President Bush Discusses Congress’s Legislative Priorities for the Remainder of the Year – December 3, 2007
President Bush on Monday said, “The end of 2007 is approaching fast, and the new Congress has little to show for it. I call on members to use the time left to support our troops, and to protect our citizens, prevent harmful tax increases, and responsibly fund our government.”
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President and Mrs. Bush Host Children’s Holiday Reception and Performance – December 3, 2007
President Bush on Monday said, “I know it’s hard when you have a loved one, somebody you love a lot, not going to be around for the Christmas season. And one way we hope to help you through the moment is to invite you here to the White House for what’s going to be a pretty special moment.”
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President Bush Meets with U.S.-Palestinian Public-Private Partnership – December 3, 2007
President Bush on Monday said, “And so we’re proud you’re here in America. We want to thank you for your commitment to living side by side with Israel in peace. You have a friend here in the United States to help you achieve this objective.”
