Archive for July 30th, 2008
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Obama trip abroad doesn’t move poll numbers
It was a weeklong trip that drew blanket media coverage and sharp criticism from Republicans, but Sen. Barack Obama’s recent tour abroad did little to alter his standing in the presidential race, according to a new CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll.
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Nominations Sent to the Senate
J. Richard Barry, of Mississippi, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi, vice William H. Barbour, Jr., retired.
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Interview of the President by Fuqing Yang, CCTV
Q The much anticipated Beijing Olympic Games will be opening in Beijing in just about a week’s time. And you will be attending the Opening Ceremonies on August the 8th. And the Chinese people are very much looking forward to your visit. So, at this moment, what are your expectations for the Beijing Games? And what kind of messages will you bring to the Chinese people? THE PRESIDENT: First message to the Chinese people is, I respect the Chinese people — respect the history, tradition. And I’m coming as the President of a friend, and I’m coming as a sportsman. And I’m looking forward to the competition.
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Interview of the President by Suthichai Sae-Yoon, the Nation Multimedia Group (Thailand)
Q You plan to deliver a major speech in Bangkok on Asia. Is that your farewell speech? What will be the main theme, sir? THE PRESIDENT: A farewell speech will occur shortly before the next President is sworn in. This will be probably my last speech in the Far East.
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Personnel Announcement
The President, Mrs. Laura Bush, and Miss Barbara Bush will attend the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing, People’s Republic of China, on August 8, 2008.
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Interview of the President by Jei Choon Yun, KBS TV, Korea
Q You are scheduled to go pay a visit to Korea next month. And if you have any particular message to Korean people, let us know, please. THE PRESIDENT: My message is, one, I’m honored to come back. I’m looking forward to visiting with your President. I’m looking forward to seeing the beautiful country. And I bring a message of friendship. And we’ve had a long history together. We’ve got many ties, whether it be economic ties, or political ties, or ties of people on both — people who live here in America that were born in Korea, and people who got relatives in Korea. There’s a lot of ties. And we’ve had good relations in the past, we’ll have good relations in the present and good relations in the future.
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Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Idaho
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Idaho and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by flooding during the period of May 15 to June 9, 2008.
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Roundtable Interview of the President by Foreign Print Media
THE PRESIDENT: Looking forward to my trip. As you all know, the itinerary is South Korea, Thailand and then China. China will be a mix of — South Korea will be all diplomacy; get a chance to see my friend, the President; a good discussion about common issues. I’ll see the Prime Minister of Thailand for a nice dinner. He’ll have some interesting events related to Burma the next day. And then of course we go into China for the Olympics, but there will be a fair amount of diplomacy while I’m there.
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President Bush Signs H.R. 4841, S. 2565, S. 3298, and S. 3352 Into Law
On Thursday, July 17, 2008, the President signed into law: H.R. 4841, S. 2565, S. 3298, and S. 3352.
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President Bush Attends 2008 Annual Meeting of the West Virginia Coal Association
President Bush on Thursday said, “I want to talk about the energy today. …And I’m going to talk about the fact that this country needs a common-sense, realistic energy policy, that there’s not a single solution, and that we got to work to have a comprehensive plan that takes advantage of our assets and is realistic and provides a hopeful future for our citizens.”