Archive for September 1st, 2008
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Scrutiny engulfs McCain’s VP pick (AFP)
AFP – A flurry of personal and legal revelations battering Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin Tuesday raised new questions about John McCain’s risky running mate pick. -
Republican Convention Eclipsed by Pregnancy, Gustav, Protests (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) — Laura Bush and Cindy McCain closed a
shortened first day of a Republican convention that was knocked
off course by news that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s 17-year-
old daughter is pregnant, the landfall of Hurricane Gustav in
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Laura Bush on Gustav: Americans ‘are here to do what we can’
First lady Laura Bush appealed Monday to the nation to put aside partisan interests and donate generously to charities to help Gulf Coast residents affected by Hurricane Gustav.
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Remarks by the President to the Republican National Convention
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Laura. Good evening. As you know, my duties have me here in Washington tonight to oversee the federal government’s efforts to help citizens recover from Hurricane Gustav. We are thankful that the damage in New Orleans and across the Gulf Coast was less than many had feared.
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Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Louisiana
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Louisiana and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by Hurricane Gustav on September 1, 2008, and continuing.
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Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate
Pursuant to my constitutional authority and as contemplated by section 446 of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act as amended in 1989, I am transmitting the District of Columbia’s 2009 Budget Request Act. This transmittal does not represent an endorsement of the contents of the D.C. government’s requests.
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Personnel Announcement
President George W. Bush today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to Lusaka, Zambia to attend the Funeral of His Excellency Levy Patrick Mwanawasa, President of Zambia, on September 3, 2008. Members of the Presidential Delegation are: Honorable Jendayi Frazer, Admiral R. Timothy Ziemer, and Mr. Michael Koplovsky
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President Bush Participates in Briefing on Hurricane Gustav, Discusses Energy
President Bush on Tuesday said, “And I know the Congress has been on recess for a while, but this issue hasn’t gone away. And this storm should not cause the members of Congress to say, well, we don’t need to address our energy independence; it ought to cause the Congress to step up their need to address our dependence on foreign oil. And one place to do so is to give us a chance to explore in environmentally friendly ways on the Outer Continental Shelf.”
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Republicans Spurn McCain, Bush in Opposing Financial Bailouts (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) — The Republican Party platform took
aim yesterday at President George W. Bush and presidential
nominee John McCain for supporting big-government bailouts. -
McCain Turns Sour on His Onetime Media `Base’ as Election Nears (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) — The longtime love affair between
John McCain and what he once called his “base” — the national
news media — is on the rocks.
