Archive for October 5th, 2008
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Obama Campaign Hits Back at McCain With Keating Five Web Video (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) — Barack Obama, after attacks on his
character and past associations, is hitting back by highlighting
John McCain’s ties to the “Keating Five” savings-and-loan
scandal that embroiled the Republican presidential nominee in the
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Memorandum for the Secretary of State
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 650(b) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 (Division J, Public Law 110-161) (the “Act”), as carried forward under section 1417 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252) (the “Supplemental”), I hereby certify that it is important to the national security interests of the United States to waive the provisions of section 650(a) of the Act, as carried forward under the Supplemental, in order to provide funds appropriated for fiscal year 2009 under the heading Economic Support Funds to the Palestinian Authority.
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Personnel Announcement
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to designate one individual to serve in his Administration.
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President Bush Discusses Judicial Accomplishments and Philosophy
President Bush on Monday said, “Our democracy requires us to come together and to get things done for the citizens of this great republic. I’m confident we can do that. And I’m grateful that there are dedicated people like you all who are working so hard to help us put good judges on the courts, and equally important, to help invest the American people in the process.”
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Fact Sheet: Judges Who Honor the Constitution
Today, President Bush will discuss the proper role of Federal judges and the caliber of judges he has appointed at the Ashbrook Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Few issues have been more hotly debated or had a more lasting impact on our country’s course. Of President Bush’s judicial nominees, the Senate has confirmed 61 Circuit Court judges and 261 District Court judges (as of October 6, 2008). Today more than one-third of all Federal judges have been appointed by him – and these men and women are jurists of the highest caliber with an abiding belief in the sanctity of our Constitution.
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President Bush Meets with Small Business Owners in Texas, Discusses Economy
President Bush on Monday said, “And it’s going to take a while. I signed the bill… last week, but it’s going to take a while to get in place a program that, one, is effective; two, that doesn’t waste taxpayers’ money — we don’t want to rush into this situation and not have the program be effective. It’s going to take a while to restore confidence in the financial system. But one thing people can be certain of is that the bill I signed is a big step toward solving this problem.”
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Analysis: Palin’s words may backfire on McCain (AP)
AP – And though she may have scored a political hit each time, her attack was unsubstantiated and carried a racially tinged subtext that John McCain himself may come to regret. -
High court’s future hinges on election
The greater likelihood of liberal justices’ retirement means a McCain win in November could tilt Supreme Court’s balance. -
McCain, Obama Endorse Different Philosophies on Treasury Choice (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) — John McCain and Barack Obama are
bringing different criteria to the choice of Treasury secretary,
arguably the next administration’s most powerful post, with the
Republican candidate looking for a big name and the Democrat
seeking someone to reassure markets. -
Obama Leading McCain in New Ohio, Pennsylvania, Minnesota Polls (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) — Democrat Barack Obama leads Republican
presidential nominee John McCain in battleground states of Ohio,
Pennsylvania and Minnesota, according to new polls.
