Archive for January 7th, 2008
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Clinton chokes up, is applauded, at campaign stop
Hillary Clinton became visibly emotional at a New Hampshire campaign event Monday after a friendly question from a voter.
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Clinton chokes up, is applauded, at campaign stop
Hillary Clinton became visibly emotional at a New Hampshire campaign event Monday after a friendly question from a voter.
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President Bush Signs H.R. 660, H.R. 3690, S. 863, and H.R. 2640
On Monday, January 7, 2008, the President signed into law H.R. 660, H.R. 3690, and S. 863. On Tuesday, January 8, 2008, the President signed into law H.R. 2640.
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Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Nevada
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of
Nevada and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery
efforts in the area struck by severe winter storms and flooding
beginning on January 5, 2008, and continuing. -
Setting the Record Straight: President Bush Consistently Focused on Defining a Palestinian State
“[O]ne report today c suggested that the President is backtracking c suggesting that the President had said that we would actually have a sovereign, final Palestinian state by the end of 2008. The President has never said that. We’ve been very clear that what 2008 should be used for is to help the negotiating parties focus on the big picture, but also get into some of the nitty gritty and very difficult issues, such as borders and settlements, that are going to have to be solved.”
White House Press Secretary Dana Perino, 1/8/08
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Statement by the President on Progress Toward and Challenges to Lasting Peace in Sudan
Tomorrow marks the third anniversary of the signing of the
Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Sudan, which ended 21 years of civil
war in that country. I am proud of the role the United States played
in achieving that historic result. I remain committed to assisting
both sides with the rigorous and complete implementation of all
aspects of the agreement. While much progress has been made in forming
a Government of National Unity, sharing wealth, and respecting a
cessation of hostilities, many challenges remain to the agreement’s
full implementation. Every effort should be made to ensure that a
nationwide census is immediately conducted to allow national elections
to be held on time next year. The work of Sudan’s border commission
also must be reinvigorated, along with efforts to redeploy troops away
from disputed border areas, to reduce the chances of a return to
violence. The Comprehensive Peace Agreement laid the groundwork for
lasting peace and unity for all of Sudan, and its vigorous application
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President Bush Meets with President Gul of Turkey
President Bush on Tuesday said, “Turkey is a strategic partner of the United States. Relations between the United States and Turkey are important for our country. And we have worked hard to make them strong and I believe they are strong. We deal with common problems. One such problem is our continuing fight against a common enemy, and that’s terrorists, and such a common enemy as the PKK. It’s an enemy to Turkey, it’s an enemy to Iraq, and it’s an enemy to people who want to live in peace.”
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President Bush Participates in Video Teleconference with Iraq Provincial Reconstruction Team Leaders and Brigade Combat Commanders
President Bush on Tuesday said, “Today I just had a good discussion with some of our bravest citizens
— members of our nation’s provincial reconstruction teams and their
brigade commanders in Iraq, three of whom are with me today, along
with the Secretary and Deputy Secretary. Thank you all for coming. And
the others were by SVTS, by video from Baghdad. I first of all thanked
them for the progress they’ve helped make possible during the past
year, and the important work that they’re doing in the communities all
across Iraq.” -
President Bush Meets with President Gul of Turkey – January 8, 2007
President Bush on Tuesday said, “Turkey is a strategic partner of the United States. Relations between the United States and Turkey are important for our country. And we have worked hard to make them strong and I believe they are strong. We deal with common problems. One such problem is our continuing fight against a common enemy, and that’s terrorists, and such a common enemy as the PKK. It’s an enemy to Turkey, it’s an enemy to Iraq, and it’s an enemy to people who want to live in peace.”
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President Bush Participates in Video Teleconference with Iraq Provincial Reconstruction Team Leaders and Brigade Combat Commanders – January 8, 2007
President Bush on Tuesday said, “Today I just had a good discussion with some of our bravest citizens — members of our nation’s provincial reconstruction teams and their brigade commanders in Iraq, three of whom are with me today, along with the Secretary and Deputy Secretary. Thank you all for coming. And the others were by SVTS, by video from Baghdad. I first of all thanked them for the progress they’ve helped make possible during the past year, and the important work that they’re doing in the communities all across Iraq.”
