Archive for July 15th, 2008
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Obama says New Yorker insulted Muslim Americans (AP)
AP - Democrat Barack Obama said Tuesday that the New Yorker magazine’s satirical cover depicting him and his wife as flag-burning, fist-bumping radicals doesn’t bother him but that it was an insult to Muslim Americans. -
President Bush Thanks Congress for Reauthorizing PEPFAR
I thank the Senate for the strong, bipartisan vote today to pass important, life-saving legislation reauthorizing the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). I appreciate the efforts of Majority Leader Reid, Senators Biden and Lugar, and all other Senators from both sides of the aisle who came together today to ensure that America’s generosity in battling HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases around the globe will continue in a manner consistent with the program’s successful founding principles.
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Notice: Continuation Of The National Emergency With Respect To The Former Liberian Regime Of Charles Taylor
On July 22, 2004, by Executive Order 13348, I declared a national emergency and ordered related measures, including the blocking of the property of certain persons connected to the former Liberian regime of Charles Taylor, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706). I took this action to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United States constituted by the actions and policies of former Liberian President Charles Taylor and other persons, in particular their unlawful depletion of Liberian resources and their removal from Liberia and secreting of Liberian funds and property, which have undermined Liberia’s transition to democracy and the orderly development of its political, administrative, and economic institutions and resources. I further noted that the Comprehensive Peace Agreement signed on August 18, 2003, and the related cease-fire had not yet been universally implemented throughout Liberia, and that the illicit trade in round logs and timber products was linked to the proliferation of and trafficking in illegal arms, which perpetuated the Liberian conflict and fueled and exacerbated other conflicts throughout West Africa.
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Message to the Congress of the United States
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date. In accordance with this provision, I have sent the enclosed notice to the Federal Register for publication, stating that the national emergency and related measures dealing with the former Liberian regime of Charles Taylor are to continue in effect beyond July 22, 2008.
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Message to the Congress of the United States
Pursuant to section 233(e)(1) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Social Security Amendments of 1977 (Public Law 95-216, 42 U.S.C. 433(e)(1)), I transmit herewith the Agreement Between the United States of America and Poland on Social Security, which consists of two separate instruments: a principal agreement and an administrative arrangement. The agreement was signed in Warsaw on April 2, 2008.
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President Bush Signs H.R. 430, H.R. 781, H.R. 1019, H.R. 2728, H.R. 3721, H.R. 4140, H.R. 4185, H.R. 5168, H.R. 5395, H.R. 5479, H.R. 5517, H.R. 5528, H.R. 5778, and H.R. 6040 Into Law
On Tuesday, July 15, 2008, the President signed into law: H.R. 430, H.R. 781, H.R. 1019, H.R. 2728, H.R. 3721, H.R. 4140, H.R. 4185, H.R. 5168, H.R. 5395, H.R. 5479, H.R. 5517, H.R. 5528, H.R. 5778, and H.R. 6040.
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President Bush Attends All-Star Tee Ball Game on the South Lawn
President Bush on Wednesday said, “Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this historic occasion. The Commissioner and I — that would be Frank Robinson… welcome you for the first All-Star game here on the South Lawn of the White House. We’ve got 50 players from 50 states, plus the District of Columbia, who have come to show off their great baseball skills. And we’re excited you’re here. We welcome you, we welcome your families.”
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Statement by the Press Secretary
Today, President Bush is pleased to announce that he has named Blake L. Gottesman to serve as Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations.
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President Bush Meets with President Compaore of Burkina Faso
President Bush on Wednesday said, “I first started my conversation with the President by complimenting him on his leadership in the United Nations and in the region. You’ve been a constructive force for peace and stability.”
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Poll: Obama leads by 8 points
A new poll finds the country split down the middle on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.