Archive for January 14th, 2008
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Roundtable Interview of the President by Print, Wire and Television Reporters
THE PRESIDENT: Decided when it looked like that there was serious
momentum on the legislative front, that she could help push the
momentum by her very presence. So I can’t remember the exact moment; I
would say it was maybe 10 days ago or something like that, when we
were getting word that their budget moving, the deBaath law was on its
— it had gone through two readings I think before the holidays. So it
seemed to make sense that she go sit down with the — and the
Presidency Council happened to meet yesterday, which was good, so
she’s going to go and sit down with the leaders and encourage them to
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President Bush Participates in Roundtable with Saudi Entrepreneurs
President Bush on Tuesday said, “One thing that’s for certain: The United States benefits when people come to my country. And one of my concerns was after September the 11th that our visa policy, particularly for Saudis, was tightened to the point where we missed opportunity to show young and old alike what our country is really about. I love the fact that some of you were educated in America. I think you’ll find you got a good education there, but more importantly, Americans get to see you, and you get to see them. And the best way to achieve better understanding in the world is for folks just to get together, and get to understand that we share the same God, and we share the same aspirations for children and for our futures.”
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Readers react to Clinton-Obama tiff
They’ve been tussling since they first tossed their hats in the ring — about health care, the war in Iraq, each other’s breadth of experience.
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Bill Clinton complains about Obama’s attacks
Former President Clinton on Monday complained about attacks from Sen. Barack Obama on Sen. Hillary Clinton in the latest in the back-and-forth between the two rival Democratic presidential campaigns.
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Could Race Destroy the Democrats?
The war of coded words about race between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama has the potential to cause the internal crack-up the party always fears
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Commentary: Super Tuesday about a lot more than guacamole
You’ll hear a lot about the Hispanic vote leading up to “Super Duper Tuesday” on February 5. That’s when presidential primaries occur in 23 states, several with large Hispanic populations.
