Archive for July 14th, 2008
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Obama tells NAACP blacks must take responsibility (AP)
AP - Democrat Barack Obama received a prideful welcome from the annual NAACP convention Monday night, but in a stirring speech to the nation’s oldest civil rights organization, he nonetheless insisted blacks must show greater responsibility for improving their own lives. -
Obama’s focus is responsibility in NAACP speech
Sen. Barack Obama paid tribute Monday to the black leadership in the civil rights battles of the ’60s and ’70s, but reminded members of the NAACP that those leaders “were not much older than many of you when they made their mark on history.”
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Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Vermont
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Vermont and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms and flooding during the period of June 14-17, 2008.
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Nominations Sent to the Senate
A. Brian Albritton, Beverly Allen, Benton J. Campbell, Michael G. Considine, Timothy G. Dugan, Donald H. Dyal, Thomas J. Madison, David Reid Murtaugh, and Jeffrey B. Rudman.
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Personnel Announcement
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate five individuals and appoint seven individuals to serve in his Administration: Thomas J. Madison, David Reid Murtaugh, Beverly Allen, Donald H. Dyal, Jeffrey B. Rudman, Ronald R. Hall, David B. Jones, James Lorand Matory, Edward H. Gee, Phillip D. Jenkins, Nancy Ann Starnes, and Hans A. Van Winkle.
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Message to the House of Representatives
I am returning herewith without my approval H.R. 6331, the “Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008.” I support the primary objective of this legislation, to forestall reductions in physician payments. Yet taking choices away from seniors to pay physicians is wrong. This bill is objectionable, and I am vetoing it because:
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Press Conference by the President
President Bush on Tuesday said, “The bottom line is this: We’re going through a tough time, but our economy has continued growing, consumers are spending, businesses are investing, exports continue increasing, and American productivity remains strong. We can have confidence in the long-term foundation of our economy, and I believe we will come through this challenge stronger than ever before.”
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Poll: Voters split on Iraq-pullout positions
A new poll finds the country split down the middle on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Press Conference by the President - July 15, 2008
President Bush on Tuesday said, “The bottom line is this: We’re going through a tough time, but our economy has continued growing, consumers are spending, businesses are investing, exports continue increasing, and American productivity remains strong. We can have confidence in the long-term foundation of our economy, and I believe we will come through this challenge stronger than ever before.”
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New Yorker editor defends controversial Obama cover
Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign has sharply criticized The New Yorker magazine over the publication’s latest cover illustration, which appears to portray the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and his wife as terrorist enemies of the United States.