Archive for September 10th, 2008
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On 9/11, Obama-McCain (Briefly) Unite (Time.com)
Time.com – After days of trading insults, the candidates make two joint appearances. Will the suspension of hostilities last?
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Obama tripped, but wasn’t calling Palin a ‘pig’ (Rocky Mountain News)
Rocky Mountain News – John McCain and Barack Obama are trading barbs over women’s cosmetics, and we in the media will spend a few days parsing sound bites to determine whether someone was being sexist.
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Obama accuses McCain camp of lies, phony outrage (AP)
AP – Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Wednesday accused Republican John McCain’s campaign of using “lies and phony outrage and Swift-boat politics” in claiming he used a sexist comment against vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. -
Statement on Federal Emergency Assistance for Louisiana
The President today declared an emergency exists in the State of Louisiana and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Ike beginning on September 7, 2008, and continuing.
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Executive Order: Executive Branch Responsibilities with Respect to Orders of Succession
Section 1. Policy. It is the policy of the Federal Government to ensure that each executive branch agency can perform its essential functions and remain an effectively functioning part of the Federal Government under all conditions. Accordingly, each agency shall take all appropriate actions to establish, maintain, and, as necessary, revise an order of succession, or to propose presidential action to establish or revise an order of succession.
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President Bush Attends Dedication of 9/11 Pentagon Memorial
President Bush on Thursday said, “Seven years ago at this hour, a doomed airliner plunged from the sky, split the rock and steel of this building, and changed our world forever. The years that followed have seen justice delivered to evil men and battles fought in distant lands. But each day on this year — each year on this day, our thoughts return to this place. Here, we remember those who died. And here, on this solemn anniversary, we dedicate a memorial that will enshrine their memory for all time.”
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President Bush Pleased to Approve U.S.-India Agreement for Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation
The President is pleased to approve the U.S.-India Agreement for Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation (also known as the 123 Agreement). The conclusion of this agreement, which completes the U.S-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative, has been a priority for both President Bush and Prime Minister Singh, and strengthens the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership.
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McCain, Palin to campaign together
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will spend much of the next few weeks campaigning with Sen. John McCain, a move that capitalizes on the Republican enthusiasm for her and limits her exposure to the news media. -
Obama, McCain Put Politics Aside to Mark Sept. 11 Anniversary (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – Sept. 11 (Bloomberg) — Barack Obama and John McCain will
put their presidential ambitions on hold today to make an
unprecedented joint appearance at a commemoration marking the
seventh anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil. -
President Bush Attends Dedication of 9/11 Pentagon Memorial – September 11, 2008
President Bush on Thursday said, “Seven years ago at this hour, a doomed airliner plunged from the sky, split the rock and steel of this building, and changed our world forever. The years that followed have seen justice delivered to evil men and battles fought in distant lands. But each day on this year — each year on this day, our thoughts return to this place. Here, we remember those who died. And here, on this solemn anniversary, we dedicate a memorial that will enshrine their memory for all time.”
