Archive for June 24th, 2008
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Obama asks contributors to help Clinton with debt
Sen. Barack Obama has asked top contributors to help his former rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, Sen. Hillary Clinton, retire her debt, an Obama campaign source said Tuesday.
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Evangelist accuses Obama of ‘distorting’ Bible
A top U.S. evangelical leader is accusing Sen. Barack Obama of deliberately distorting the Bible and taking a “fruitcake interpretation” of the U.S. Constitution.
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Utah Rep. Cannon ousted in Republican primary (AP)
AP - U.S. Rep. Chris Cannon, one of the nation’s most conservative congressmen, lost his bid for a seventh term Tuesday in a Republican primary that focused on whether he was conservative enough for Utah’s 3rd District.
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Utah GOP Rep. Cannon Defeated in Primary (CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - Six-term Utah Republican Rep. Chris Cannon on Tuesday became the third House member unseated in a primary election this year, losing by a wide margin to first-time candidate Jason Chaffetz in the state’s 3rd District.
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McCain says only World War III would justify draft (Reuters)
Reuters - Only World War III would
prompt Republican presidential candidate John McCain to bring
back the military draft, McCain said on Tuesday. -
Remarks by the President at Max M. Fisher National Republican Award Dinner
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you for the warm welcome. I’m fresh in from Washington, bringing greetings from First Lady Laura Bush, who’s done a fabulous job. And I’m so pleased to be back in Michigan. I’ve spent some quality time in your state. I’ve enjoyed it every time I’ve come. I remember — you know, we’ve got a lot of fond memories here, such as the time when the Republican Party nominated a really good guy to be the vice presidential candidate with Ronald Reagan. That would be the first President George Bush.
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Nominations Sent to the Senate
Santanu K. Baruah, Michael Bruce Donley, Jason J. Fichtner, James A. Williams
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Press Briefing by Teleconference with Jay Hein, Director of the Faith-Based and Community Initiative
MR. HEIN: Good afternoon. This is Jay Hein. Thank you for joining this call and for your interest in the conference. Tomorrow, Thursday, the 26th, and Friday, the 27th, the White House is convening over 1,000 policymakers and faith-based and community leaders, researchers and others who are interested in the initiative. The purpose of this national conference is to survey the landscape of the changes that have been made and the progress that’s been achieved since the President launched the Faith-Based and Community Initiative during the second week of his first administration.
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Just the Facts: All Presidential Nominees Deserve Fair Up or Down Votes
There are 394 total nominations pending in the Senate, of which 30 are career civilian appointments and 152 are military promotions. Of the remaining 212, about 60 percent have been pending longer than 90 days. These nominations cumulatively represent more than 50,000 days of missed opportunity in roles that are critical to our nation’s security and prosperity. Most of these nominations are for military promotions, career promotions, or non-controversial appointments whose terms expire at the end of this administration. Before leaving for its 4th of July recess the Senate should fulfill its constitutional obligations to provide these pending nominees a fair up or down vote. The President believes it’s time for the Senate to finally judge the President’s nominees by their qualifications and not by the political calendar.
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Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Minnesota
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Minnesota and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms and flooding beginning on June 7, 2008, and continuing.