Archive for August 13th, 2008
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Arkansas Democratic chairman shot at HQ dies (Reuters)
Reuters – The chairman of the Arkansas Democratic
Party, Bill Gwatney, died in a hospital after being shot by a
lone gunman at the party’s headquarters in Little Rock,
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Obama, McCain aim for faith vote at forum (Reuters)
Reuters – U.S. presidential rivals Barack Obama
and John McCain target religious voters on Saturday when as
guests of one of America’s foremost evangelists they discuss
faith in public life, AIDS, the environment and other issues. -
Fox News to air Obama, McCain documentaries (Reuters)
Reuters – Fox News Channel will
devote key segments of its primetime schedule in the next week
to documentaries on Barack Obama and John McCain. -
Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for New Mexico
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of New Mexico and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms and flooding beginning on July 26, 2008, and continuing.
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President Bush Visits CIA Headquarters, Participates in Briefings
President Bush on Thursday said, “We also had a couple of briefings, one on the war on terror and the other on the situation in Georgia. Got a lot of folks, smart folks analyzing the situation on the ground and, of course, briefing us on different possibilities that could develop in the area and the region.”
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President Bush Signs H.R. 4040, H.R. 4137, and H.R. 6432 Into Law
On Thursday, August 14, 2008, the President signed into law: H.R. 4040, H.R. 4137, and H.R. 6432
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Ark. Dems’ party chairman shot dead
A man recently fired from a store barged into the Arkansas Democratic headquarters Wednesday and fatally shot the state party chairman before being shot and killed by police. -
Entravision, Univision Political Ads May Soar in U.S. Election (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) — Spanish-language broadcasters in the
U.S. project their political advertising sales will soar this
year as presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain woo
Hispanics in states that have a chance to tip the election. -
Obama Woos Abortion Foes With Platform Embracing Motherhood (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) — Democratic presidential candidate
Barack Obama and his supporters are working to win over voters
who want to ban or reduce abortions with a call for measures to
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Press Briefing by Dana Perino – 08/14/2008
MS. PERINO: Good afternoon. I know it’s very strange to be briefing this late, but it was due to the President’s schedule. He had a very good day at the CIA with two briefings and then a chance to meet with many members of the CIA, many of the employees, many of the young employees. He spent about a little over two hours in the cafeteria shaking hands, signing autographs, talking with the employees there. And then he also, while he had lunch, sat with a table of — a long table filled with employees who had just joined in the last four to five years — so, since he’s been President. So he very much enjoyed that.
